A Comparative Analysis of the Definitions of Autonomous Weapons Systems.
In this report we focus on the definition of autonomous weapons systems (AWS). We provide a comparative analysis of existing official definitions of AWS as provided by States and international organisations, like ICRC and NATO. The analysis highlights that the definitions draw focus on different asp...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1 - 23 |
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