Dehumanization of Warfare

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This book addresses the technological evolution of modern warfare due to unmanned systems and the growing capacity for cyberwarfare. The increasing involvement of unmanned means and methods of warfare can lead to a total removal of humans from the navigation, command and decision-making processes in the control of unmanned systems, and as such away from participation in hostilities – the “dehumanization of warfare.” This raises the question of whether and how today’s law is suitable for governing the dehumanization of warfare effectively. Which rules are relevant? Do interpretations of relevant rules need to be reviewed or is further and adapted regulation necessary? Moreover, ethical reasoning and computer science developments also have to be taken into account in identifying problems. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach the book focuses primarily on international humanitarian law, with related ethics and computer science aspects included in the discussion and the analysis.
Provides an overview of current discussion on autonomous weapons and cyberwarfare Offers a new approach that considers different new weapon technologies under the same legal rulesIncludes ethical and philosophical reasoning on new weapon technologies – a central part of the current discussionsOffers insights into the status quo in robotics and digital forensics, fostering a common understanding of the challenges of new weapon technologiesWritten by leading experts, which guarantees the high quality of the contributions

Provides an overview of current discussion on autonomous weapons and cyberwarfare Offers a new approach that considers different new weapon technologies under the same legal rules Includes ethical and philosophical reasoning on new weapon technologies – a central part of the current discussions Offers insights into the status quo in robotics and digital forensics, fostering a common understanding of the challenges of new weapon technologies Written by leading experts, which guarantees the high quality of the contributions

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Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg

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