This publication considers lethal autonomous weapon systems, approaching the issue from five different perspectives. It has been published ahead of the first meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons mandated to examine issues related to emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapon systems in the context of the objectives and purposes of the Convention.
Foreword / Izumi Nakamitsu -- Introduction / Amandeep S. Gill -- A legal perspective: Autonomous weapon systems under international humanitarian law / Neil Davison -- A security perspective: Security concerns and possible arms control approaches / Paul Scharre -- A robotocist’s perspective on lethal autonomous weapon systems / Ronald C. Arkin -- An ethical perspective on autonomous weapon systems / Karolina Zawieska -- A military perspective on lethal autonomous weapon systems / Ajey Lele.

vi, 61 p.

Includes bibliographical references.

9789211423242
9789213628942 (eISBN)