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紀要論文

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国際公共政策研究. 2022, 26(2), p. 47-63

大阪大学国際公共政策学会

日本語

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2022-03

Unmanned Maritime Systems (UMS) constitute a vital element of unmanned military devices. While it is highly anticipated that, in the near future, UMS will occupy a major part of the order of battle in modern navies, UMS presents unique challenges in understanding the application of existing law. Since UMS are one of the means of naval warfare, the use of such a weapon should be in accordance of rules and regulations under the law of naval warfare. Moreover, as there is basically no human presence onboard UMS, their legal status as warships under international law is highly controversial, because the definition of warships under international law comprises a “human element” (i.e., under the command of an officer/ manned by a crew). In the case that modern navies employ UMS as warships in international armed conflict at sea, the aforementioned definition prevents them from conducting the hostilities by using UMS, since only warships can invoke the right of belligerency. Such limitations are not necessarily welcomed by modern navies. They will most probably accumulate state practice to develop and employ UMS as major assets much more frequently, and those trends will lead to the emergence of a new definition of “unmanned warship.”

10.18910/86846

86846

無人海上システム（UMS）と海戦法規 : 軍艦の定義の展開と運用上の考慮事項

吉田, 靖之

大阪大学国際公共政策学会

日本語

2022-03

国際公共政策研究

26

2

47

63

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/86846

10.18910/86846

https://doi.org/10.18910/86846