A global coalition is calling on Canada and other governments to ban autonomous weapons that would select targets and use force without further human intervention or oversight.

Join a panel of four experts for a 90-minute discussion that will provide an overview of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, its principle concerns, and recent developments at the UN, including Canada’s role and possible implications of the recent federal election in Canada.

The future is coming and you’re invited to explore the ethical, political, legal, and moral implications of how we use force in armed conflicts. Full press release can be found here.

Event details:

Canada and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

Thursday, November 5, 2015

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

University of Ottawa, Fauteaux Hall, room 302.

The event is free of charge, and media and the public are invited to attend.

Q&A will follow the panel discussion

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Speakers:

Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law & Technology at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law

Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch (Arms Division)

Paul Hannon, Executive Director at Action Mines Canada

Moderated by:

Carissima Mathen, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law