Jusletter IT

Regulating Robotics in Europe: a Perplexed View

  • Author: Erica Palmerini
  • Category: Articles
  • Region: Italy
  • Field of law: AI & Law, Robotics
  • Citation: Erica Palmerini, Regulating Robotics in Europe: a Perplexed View, in: Jusletter IT 23 November 2017
This article provides a general overview of the recent regulatory activities that have been launched at the European level with regards to the topics of robotics and artificial intelligence. The scope and approach of the EU Parliament Resolution of 16 February 2017 with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotics is discussed, in the light of the current debate within the social sciences about the scientific and technological advancements in these fields.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Robotics and Regulation: State-of-the-art and the Way Forward
  • 3. A Matter of European Law?
  • 4. The Regulatory Toolbox and the EU Approach
  • 5. What is a Robot? In Search of a Definition
  • 6. (Robotic) Bodies of Law
  • 7. The RoboLaw Project and the «Robotic Exceptionalism» Critique
  • 8. Possible Approaches to Regulating Robotics
  • 8.1. Filling in Legal Gaps
  • 8.2. The Case for a «Horizontal» Approach
  • 8.3. Sector Specific Regulation and the Adequacy of Current Frameworks
  • 8.4. Robotic Activities and Liability for Damages

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