This book explores ways that robot technology may affect legal systems in matters of responsibility and agency in criminal law, contractual obligations and torts. Discusses robot soldiers in battle, robo-trading of securities and service robots in torts law.

Provides a comprehensive approach to the legal challenges of robotics technology

Presents case studies illustrating the current discussion on the agency of autonomous and "intelligent" machines

Contains a special chapter on new forms of accountability for future use

Autorentext

A former lawyer and current professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Turin (Italy), Ugo Pagallo is the author of fifteen monographs, as well as one hundred essays in scholarly journals and book chapters. He has been a member of many international research projects, collaborating with such institutions as the European Commission, the World Health Organization, the IEEE, and the Japanese government. His main interests are Artificial Intelligence (AI) & law, network theory, governance, human-robot interaction, and information technology law.

Inhalt
Table of Contants.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Chapter 1 - On Law, Philosophy and Technology.- Chapter 2 - Crimes.- Chapter 3 - Contracts.- Chapter 4 - Torts.- Chapter 5 - Law as Meta-Technology.- Conclusions.- References.