Autonomous Weapons and the Humanitarian Law Principles

پژوهش نامه ایرانی سیاست بین الملل

Article 10, Volume 7, Issue 2, January 2020, Pages 265-286   

Document Type: مقالات

DOI: 10.22067/jipr.v7i2.71350

Authors

Fatemeh Mohseni Jayhani¹; Seyd Ahmad Tabatabiei^{* 2}

¹Tehran University, farabi faculty

²Tehran University,Frabi Faculty

Abstract

Abstract
The advancement of technology of weapons has led to efforts to develop fully autonomous weapons. These robotic weapons will be able to automatically choose and shoot target in the battlefield. This capability raises a number of fundamental challenges regarding the use of these weapons in accordance with human rights and humanitarian law. This paper examines, in particular, the ability of these weapons to protect civilians and to observe the principles of non-discrimination and proportionality. Opponents of the use of fully autonomous weapons argue that since these weapons are not capable of understanding the complexities of the battlefields, their use contradict with the humanitarian law requirements. On the other hand, advocates of the use of autonomous weapons claim that laws are progressing, and this progress has the capacity to regulate and control these weapons in the light of humanitarian law. This study concludes that fully autonomous weapons can be used in outlying areas, deserts, and marine areas that are free of ordinary civilians, and that these weapons can act as well as human beings and observe the principles of discrimination and proportionality; while there are serious doubts in concern with the capabilities of such weapons in other.

Keywords

Arm Conflict Law; Autonomous Weapons; Distinction, Humanitarian Law; War Robotics; Proportionality

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