Shifting From Autonomous Weapons to Military Networks

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Shifting From Autonomous Weapons to Military Networks. / Van Rompaey, Léonard.

I: Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, Bind 10, Nr. 1, 2019, s. 111-128.

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Van Rompaey, L 2019, 'Shifting From Autonomous Weapons to Military Networks', Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, bind 10, nr. 1, s. 111-128. https://doi.org/10.1163/18781527-01001011

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Van Rompaey, L. (2019). Shifting From Autonomous Weapons to Military Networks. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 10(1), 111-128. https://doi.org/10.1163/18781527-01001011

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Van Rompaey L. Shifting From Autonomous Weapons to Military Networks. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies. 2019;10(1):111-128. https://doi.org/10.1163/18781527-01001011

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Van Rompaey, Léonard. / Shifting From Autonomous Weapons to Military Networks. I: Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies. 2019 ; Bind 10, Nr. 1. s. 111-128.

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