Bonnie Lynn Docherty's Books

Technical and legal background on cluster munitions -- The belligerents and the cluster munitions used -- Use of cluster munitions by Russia -- Use of cluster munitions by Georgia -- Clearance and risk education -- Conclusion.

The report is the first report to assess in detail the risks posed by these weapons during law enforcement operations, expanding the debate beyond the battlefield. Human Rights Watch found that fully autonomous weapons would threaten rights and principles under international law as fundamental as the right to life, the right to a remedy, and the principle of dignity. Such weapons would be unable to evaluate the need for and proportionality of using deadly force the way human beings do. They could not be preprogrammed to handle all law enforcement scenarios. And they would lack human qualities, such as judgment and empathy, that enable police to avoid unlawful arbitrary killings in unforeseen situations. In addition, there would be legal and practical obstacles to holding anyone, a superior officer, programmer, or manufacturer, sufficiently responsible for the conduct of a fully autonomous weapon. This accountability gap would infringe on the right to a remedy and interfere with punishment and deterrence. Finally, fully autonomous weapons could not respect the inherent dignity and value of human beings. As inanimate machines without lives to lose, these robots would be unable truly to comprehend and weigh the significance of the deaths they cause. The release of the report, co-published with Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic, coincides with the first multilateral meeting on the weapons.

This report finds that fully autonomous weapons would violate what is known as the Martens Clause. This long-standing provision of international humanitarian law requires emerging technologies to be judged by the 'principles of humanity' and the 'dictates of public conscience' when they are not already covered by other treaty provisions."--Publisher website, viewed August 30, 2018.

This 50-page report outlines concerns about these fully autonomous weapons, which would inherently lack human qualities that provide legal and non-legal checks on the killing of civilians. In addition, the obstacles to holding anyone accountable for harm caused by the weapons would weaken the law's power to deter future violations"--Publisher's website.

This 38-page report details significant hurdles to assigning personal accountability for the actions of fully autonomous weapons under both criminal and civil law. It also elaborates on the consequences of failing to assign legal responsibility. The report is jointly published by Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic"--Publisher's description.

Recommendations -- I. The dangers of fully autonomous weapons -- II. Arguments for a preemptive prohibition on fully autonomous weapons -- Acknowledgments.

[This report] outlines key elements for a future treaty to maintain meaningful human control over the use of force and prohibit weapons systems that operate without such control."--Publisher website.

This book is the culmination of a decade of research by Human Rights Watch. It details the humanitarian toll of cluster munitions, analyzes the international process that resulted in the treaty successfully banning them, and presents the steps that nations that have signed the convention should take to fulfill its promise. Meeting the Challenge draws on Human Rights Watch's field investigations to document the burdens cluster munitions impose on civilians and on its firsthand experience as an active participant in developing the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.

This 73-page report urges countries to pass robust national legislation as soon as possible to carry out the provisions of the treaty. The report describes the elements of a comprehensive law and highlights exemplary provisions in existing laws. The report was jointly published with Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic."--Publisher's website.

Book's by Bonnie Lynn Docherty

A Dying Practice

A Dying Practice

Shaking the Foundations

Shaking the Foundations

Heed the Call

Heed the Call

Losing Humanity

Losing Humanity

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap

Making the Case

Making the Case

New Weapons, Proven Precedent

New Weapons, Proven Precedent

Meeting the Challenge

Meeting the Challenge

Staying Strong

Staying Strong

A Dying Practice

A Dying Practice

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