A STUDY TO ANALYSIS THE NEED OF DIFFERENTIATION AND SEGREGATION OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS (LAWS) FROM GENERALIZED PERSPECTIVE OF AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS (AWS)
AUTHOR – INBATHAMIZHAN K, STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, THE TAMIL NADU DR AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
BEST CITATION – INBATHAMIZHAN K, A STUDY TO ANALYSIS THE NEED OF DIFFERENTIATION AND SEGREGATION OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS (LAWS) FROM GENERALIZED PERSPECTIVE OF AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS (AWS), INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (14) OF 2025, PG. 994-1005, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344. DOI – https://doi.org/10.65393/YWBF4779
ABSTRACT
We normally think that the autonomous weapons systems(AWS) and lethal autonomous weapons systems(LAWS), are one and the same, but I think that there is difference. Those who are opposing the AWS like ICRC, SIPRI and some countries are all emphasising a kind of moratorium on AWS, but they doesn’t differentiate the LAWS from AWS. While analysing their opinions, they actually meant that there is need for ban of AWS which going to take decisions on killing of human lives. The purpose of IHL is concerned with jus in bello not with jus ad bellum, and to maintenance of principle of proportionality in warfare, so the complete ban of AWS may not possible within purview of IHL. Hence we need to differentiate LAWS from AWS, and also to segregate LAWS from AWS. This paper going to work for that through technical and legal aspects using qualitative method and secondary data.
KEY WORDS – Lethal Autonomous Weapon System , Conventional weapons, Iron dome, Loitering munitions, Harpy drone, principle of proportionality.