Dehumanization of Warfare

Provides an overview of current discussion on autonomous weapons and cyberwarfare Offers a new approach that considers different new weapon technologies under the same legal rulesIncludes ethical and philosophical reasoning on new weapon technologies a central part of the current discussionsOffers insights into the status quo in robotics and digital forensics, fostering a common understanding of the challenges of new weapon technologiesWritten by leading experts, which guarantees the high quality of the contributions

Autorentext

Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany

Robert Frau, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany

Tassilo Singer, University of Passau, Germany

Inhalt

Part I Dehumanization of Warfare and International Humanitarian Law.- Part II Ethical Challenges of Dehumanization.- Part III Unmanned Systems in Particular at Sea and Land.- Part IV Cyber Warfare.- Part V Specific Aspects of Dehumanization.