a-ilaw Tag Posts Index

SOME Robots should not be Slaves

Philosophy, Robot Rights, Criminal Law, A.I. Law Robots should not be slaves. Why have I reached this conclusion? We tell children they should look both ways before

Making our own E.T.s

Space Law, Robot Rights, Metalaw, A.I. Law Legal philosophy concerning how extraterrestrials should be treated by Earth’s legal system isn't on the top of most

Robots should not be slaves: or is ownership really 9/10 of the law?

Robot Rights, A.I. Law, Rebuttal, Philosophy ‘Robots should be slaves’ is the reason this whole blog started. I was trying to find a topic to write some coursework

Modern Personhood and the Ius Naturale

Robotic Rights, Roman Law, Artificial Intelligence Law, Activism Roman law is not the study of legal history. Roman law is the prediction of future legal developments

Hobbes' Electronic Farmyard

Political Philosophy, Robot Rights, A.I. Law, Philosophy Imagine the world at its Genesis. There are no laws, no nations, no obligations. Everything is new. Thomas

Are We Obliged to give Robots the Moon?

Metalaw, Robot Rights, Space Law, A.I. Law Metalaw is a theory in legal philosophy, suggesting how the interactions between humans and aliens should be governed

A Universal Agreement on the Rights of a Person

Robot Rights, International Law, Activism, A.I. Law This week, I thought I'd try something a bit different. Usually, my posts attempt to dissect a single concept

Moral Luck- An Objection to Robotic Enslavement

A.I Law, Law & Tech, Robot Rights, Criminal Law The debate between subjectivists and objectivists have long filled the law. Subjectivism is the view that fault

The Meaning of Personhood

Robot Rights, A.I. Law, Social Commentary, Personal Experience Lawyers often lose sight of what personhood means to the 'reasonable man'. Judges are so caught up

Why Support Robot Rights?

Robot Rights, A.I. Law, Activism, Personal Experience Human rights are justified for several reasons. Some believe rights are an immutable part of human nature,