AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS AND THE JUST WAR THEORY: CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS

Year 2023, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 401 - 411, 31.12.2023

Hatice Kübra Ecemiş Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.21492/inuhfd.1253060

Abstract

Autonomous weapon systems (AWS) present a formidable obstacle to the application of just war theory in international law. While just war theory has long served as a framework for assessing the moral and legal justification of armed conflict, the lack of human control over the use of force in AWS creates unique ethical and legal challenges. This article investigates the effects of AWS on just war theory in international law, including the application of jus ad bellum and jus in bello criteria. It discusses the benefits and drawbacks of AWS, the current legal framework for these systems, and the difficulties associated with applying just war theory criteria to AWS. The article concludes with recommendations for future research and policy development to address these challenges, including the need for additional research, the development of clear legal frameworks, international cooperation and coordination, public participation and awareness, and research on alternative approaches to the use of AWS in armed conflict. By addressing these concerns, researchers can work toward a future in which the development and use of AWS are consistent with the principles of the just war theory and international law

Keywords

Autonomous Weapons, Just War Theory, Artificial Intelligence in Warfare, International Law

OTONOM SİLAH SİSTEMLERİ VE HAKLI SAVAŞ TEORİSİ: ZORLUKLAR VE ÖNERİLER

Abstract

Otonom silah sistemleri (OSS), haklı savaş teorisinin uluslararası hukukta uygulanmasının önünde zorlu bir engel teşkil etmektedir. Haklı savaş teorisi, uzun süredir silahlı çatışmanın ahlaki ve yasal gerekçelerini değerlendirmek için bir çerçeve işlevi görmüş olsa da, OSS’de güç kullanımı üzerinde insan kontrolünün olmaması, benzersiz etik ve yasal zorluklar yaratır. Bu makale, jus ad bellum ve jus in bello kriterlerinin uygulanması da dahil olmak üzere OSS’nin uluslararası hukukta haklı savaş teorisi üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektedir. OSS’nin avantajlarını ve dezavantajlarını, bu sistemler için mevcut yasal çerçeveyi ve haklı savaş teorisi kriterlerini OSS’ye uygulamayla ilgili zorlukları tartışmaktadır. Makale, ek araştırma ihtiyacı, açık yasal çerçevelerin geliştirilmesi, uluslararası işbirliği ve koordinasyon, halkın katılımı ve farkındalığı ve silahlı çatışmada OSS kullanımına yönelik alternatif yaklaşımlar üzerine araştırma dahil olmak üzere, bu zorlukları ele almak için gelecekteki araştırma ve politika geliştirmeye yönelik önerilerle sona ermektedir. Bu kaygıların giderilmesi halinde, araştırmacılar OSS ‘nin geliştirilmesi ve kullanılmasının haklı savaş teorisi ve uluslararası hukuk ilkeleriyle tutarlı bir hale getirilmesi mümkündür.

Keywords

Otonom Silahlar, Haklı Savaş Teorisi, Savaşta Yapay Zeka, Uluslararası Hukuk

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