law-amptech Tag Posts Index

A Common Law Answer to Robot Rights

Human Rights Law, Administrative Law, Robot Rights, Law & Tech In the past, I have been very vocal about my support for robot rights. Using arguments built on

Injury to Cyborgs- Criminal Damage or a Non-Fatal Offence?

Criminal Law, Robot Rights, Law&Tech, Cybernetics Note: As the author is training in England, the specific offences and cases being discussed are those relevant

Do robots have birthdays? Do they need them?

Law & Tech, Administrative Law, Social Commentary, Sociology “Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to (insert name here). Happy birthday

Automation. An end to price inflation, or just a new beginning?

Economics, Law & Tech, Social Commentary People always assume automation can only be a good thing for the consumer. After all, if we can make things for less,

Robots. Our Philosopher-Kings

Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Law & Tech, Robot Rights There are many types of government, many types of State. Countries can be governed by the strong.

Can Robots be Slaves?

Linguistics, History, Robot Rights, Law & Tech Civilisation is built on morals. Without morals, humanity ceases to be anything but another animal roaming the

Robots. Volunteering to Save Humanity.

Law & Tech, Robot Rights, Tort Law, Fiction Note: This article is entirely speculative and should not be taken as binding legal advice. For any legal queries,

Robotic Manumission, a Legal Impossibility

Roman Law, Robot Rights, Law & Tech, Employment Law It is impossible to emancipate a robot under the law today. I'm not talking about freedom on a global or

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

Immortality and Robot Rights

Robot Rights, Law and Technology, Thought Experiment, Philosophy Knowing your own body will expire, is not pleasant. Death is scary to a lot of people, especially