This interesting essay, by Vik Kanwar of Jindal Global Law School (India), reviews four new books that examine how the laws of warfare may or should change in response to the development of autonomous weapons a/k/a “warbots.”
This interesting essay, by Vik Kanwar of Jindal Global Law School (India), reviews four new books that examine how the laws of warfare may or should change in response to the development of autonomous weapons a/k/a “warbots.”
Sarcastro's Little Brother says:
Maybe John Yoo can write a memo on how to treat robotic enemy combatants.
July 31, 2010, 3:57 pmdaedalus says:
I think a warning would be in order, S’s Lil Bro. Maybe “Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!”?!
(Not really, OK?)
July 31, 2010, 4:55 pmtamerlane says:
But first, let’s settle that old issue in international law about how to banish crossbows.
July 31, 2010, 5:29 pmDG says:
Too late for the Three Laws, eh?
July 31, 2010, 9:44 pmLou Gots says:
We’ve had warbots for a very long time. They’re called “mines.”
August 1, 2010, 5:29 pmDoc Merlin says:
tamerlane makes an excellent point. The laws of war only matter in so much as the combatants actually chose to abide by them.
August 1, 2010, 7:18 pm