Abstract
Inspired by Koskenniemi’s work, From Apology to Utopia, this paper attempts to engage in the discussion on the legality of autonomous weapons by showing the conflicting arguments presented by advocates of each side of the debate. The paper does not aim at finding the answer to whether autonomous weapons can be lawfully deployed or not, but rather its main interest is to highlight the indeterminacy within international law that allows both advocates and opponents of banning autonomous weapons to hold to their arguments and legally defend them on basis of the same legal rules used by their adversaries to refute their arguments and to build conflicting arguments. The paper will also be investigating the efforts made to define autonomous weapons and how definitions play an important role in giving international law this indeterminate character.
School
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Department
Law Department
Degree Name
LLM in International and Comparative Law
Graduation Date
Winter 1-31-2023
Submission Date
1-24-2023
First Advisor
Thomas Skouteris
Committee Member 1
Hany Sayed
Committee Member 2
Jason Beckett
Extent
57 p.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Not necessary for this item
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Abdeltawab, N. A.
(2023).Legality of Autonomous Weapons: Where to Draw the Line? [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2035
MLA Citation
Abdeltawab, Nayra Abdeltawab Ibrahim. Legality of Autonomous Weapons: Where to Draw the Line?. 2023. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2035