Can Developers of Autonomous Weapons Systems be Liable for War Crimes

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1、MindtheGap:CanDevelopersofAutonomousWeaponsSystemsbeLiableforWarCrimes?TimMcFarlandandTimMcCormack90INT’LL.STUD.361(2014)Volume902014MindtheGapVol.90MindtheGap:CanDevelopersofAutonomousWeaponsSystemsbeLiableforWarCrimes?TimMcFarland**TimMcCormackI.ACCOUNTABILITYCONCERNSINRE

2、LATIONTOAUTONOMOUSWEAPONSSYSTEMSFewaspectsoftheemergenceofautonomousweaponssystemsengenderdivergenceofopinionasdramaticallyasquestionsofITimMcFarlandBE(Hons),BEc,JD,isaPhDcandidateattheMelbourneLawSchoolandamemberoftheResearchTeamonEmergingTechnologiesofWarfareandChallenges

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