Autonomous weapons systems, killer robots and human dignity
One of the several reasons given in calls for the prohibition of autonomous weapons systems (AWS) is that they are against human dignity (Asaro in Int Rev Red Cross 94(886):687–709, 2012; Docherty in Shaking the foundations: the human rights implications of killer robots, Human Rights Watch, New York, 2014; Heyns in S Afr J Hum Rights 33(1):46–71, 2017; Ulgen in Human dignity in an age of autonomous weapons: are we in danger of losing an ‘elementary consideration of humanity’? 2016). However the
Record details
Published: 6 December 2018
Source: OpenAlex
Category: Research
Topics: Military & security · Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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