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Preventive regulation of autonomous weapon systems: need for action by Germany at various levels
Präventive Regulierung autonomer Waffensysteme: Handlungsbedarf für Deutschland auf verschiedenen Ebenen
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract The authors argue that in order for Germany to do justice to its claim of outlawing lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) internationally, the Federal Government should first define the term "human control", for example in a strategic document from the Federal Ministry of Defence. The aim should b... view more
The authors argue that in order for Germany to do justice to its claim of outlawing lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) internationally, the Federal Government should first define the term "human control", for example in a strategic document from the Federal Ministry of Defence. The aim should be to facilitate the regulation of the development and use of LAWS - at the international level - thus making the issue of military robotics politically manageable. The international framework for negotiating the regulation of LAWS is currently the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. A Common Position of the EU member states that demands human control - or, better still, suggests proposals for its design - could have a decisive influence on the negotiations. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
proliferation; arms control; artificial intelligence; legal factors; disarmament; weapon; ethics; robot; security policy
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Weltweite Rüstungskontrolle; Initiativen/Absichtserklärungen zu Rüstungskontrolle; Autonomes Waffensystem; Unbemannte Fahrzeuge; Unbemanntes Bodenfahrzeug; Unbemanntes Luftfahrzeug; Unbemanntes Unterwasserfahrzeug; Einsatzkonzeption für Waffensysteme; Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Waffen/Waffensystemen; Neue Waffen/neues Gerät
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
24 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 3/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019RP03
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications