Journal article
Can autonomous weapon systems be seized? Interactions with the law of prize and war booty
Journal of Conflict & Security Law, Vol.29(1), pp.143-163
04/01/2024
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Abstract
The military has often been used as a proving ground for advances in technology. With the advent of machine learning, algorithms and artificial intelligence, there has been a slew of scholarship around the legal and ethical challenges of applying those technologies to the military. Nowhere has the debate been fiercer than in examining whether international law is resilient enough to impose individual and State responsibility for the misuse of these autonomous weapon systems (AWSs). However, by introducing increasing levels of electronic and digital components into weapon systems, States are also introducing opportunities for adversaries to hack, suborn or take over AWSs in a manner unthinkable compared to conventional weaponry. Yet, no academic discussion has considered how the law of prize and war booty might apply to AWSs that are captured in such a way. This article seeks to address this gap.
Details
- Title
- Can autonomous weapon systems be seized? Interactions with the law of prize and war booty
- Creators
- Brendan Walker-Munro - The University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- Journal of Conflict & Security Law, Vol.29(1), pp.143-163
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 21
- Grant note
- Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre funded through the Next Generation Technologies Fund
- Identifiers
- 991013167313402368
- Copyright
- (c) Oxford University Press 2024. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article