Autonomous Weapons system

Project instructions:
November 25: Analysis Paper due on Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) (See page 5 for guidelines plus these ones: your analysis should focus on the question of the AWS: is existing international law enough or should the international community negotiate a new treaty? Is a ban on AWS desirable? Please see the International Committee on Robots Arms Control to start).

Five Categories of Research Sources for Analysis, Position Papers, and Snapshots

Use at least three pieces from categories 2 AND 3 for all assignments.
Use at least one piece from categories 4 AND 5 for all assignments.
From category 1: you may or not use, depending on your choice and the subject.
Use all categories to build your folders for research for homeworks.

Your sources must be authoritative (no Wikipedia):

Five Categories:

1)Relevant Books;

2)Newspapers, of the caliber of: The New York Times, The Economist, the Guardian, Al Jazeera, The BBC World Service, Foreign Affairs magazine, Foreign Policy magazine, The International Herald Tribune, The Atlantic;

3)Materials from – respected as: the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, the Brookings Institution, the Council on Foreign Relations, International Crisis Group, Chatham House, International Institute for Strategic Studies;

4)Peer-reviewed articles (from on NU Library online search): recommended journals: International Organization, American Journal of International Law, Global Governance, International Security, World Politics, International Studies Perspectives, International Relations, Global Environmental Politics, Third World Quarterly, International Affairs (from the Chatham House), etc;

5)Primary Sources: UN website for: UN General Assembly and UN Security Council resolutions; relevant international treaties (same as Conventions), for instance: the Chemical Weapons Convention, the UN Charter, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, etc.
Sources:

http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/11/19/losing-humanity-0

http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/19/ban-killer-robots-it-s-too-late

http://www.stopkillerrobots.org

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/our-work/topics/lethal-autonomous-robots

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/30/the-pros-and-cons-of-killer-robots.html