CYIL vol. 8 (2017)

KAROLINA WIERCZYŃSKA CYIL 8 ȍ2017Ȏ demands reconstruction of the responses of international law beyond the realm of statehood. Just as Andre Nollkaemper and Dov Jacobs suggested using “an approach to international responsibility that is based on greater differentiation than the traditional unitary model and that better reflects the diversity of interests protected.” 49 It is also high time to commence discussion on the further development of technologies. It is probably impossible to stop the process, but maybe the international community should try to anticipate this development by identifying the specific rules to deal with the more and more advanced techniques of autonomous weapon systems. If the idea of ICL is to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators of grave breaches, this is the moment to prevent such impunity. The intention of this contribution was to provoke a more detailed analysis and discussion based on the critical issues identified and presented in this article. Those issues have to be analyzed as they are likely to result from the deployment of increasingly advanced autonomous weapons systems and the development of terrorist groups.

JACOBS, D., Shared Responsibility in International Law : A Conceptual Framework, 2013 (34) Michigan Journal of Int’l Law , p. 359, where authors formulate the need for the new rules governing international responsibility. 49 NOLLKAEMPER, A., JACOBS, D., Shared Responsibility…, op. cit., p. 436.

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