Symposium: Technical Options and Ethical-Legal Responsibility // Technische Handlungsoptionen und ethisch-juristische Verantwortung

The Symposium is organised by the Chair of Political Theory and Philosophy in collaboration with the Münchner Kompetenzzentrum Ethik (Funded by EU-Project RoboLaw - Regulating Emerging Robotic Technologies in Europe: Robotics facing Law and Ethics, www.robolaw.eu)

Venue: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Münchner Kompetenzzentrum Ethik, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Munich, Germany (Room M 210)

Current and emerging technological applications create new options for human actions, but they also challenge the social, ethical and legal structure of the human lifeform. Several new ethical and legal questions arise. For instance, current available categories for liability do not seem to offer a proper basis for the regulation of new technologies. Therefore, the identification and the analysis of ethical and legal issues that arise from the use of technology are crucial tasks to deal with. Uncovering ethical values embedded into technologies is also a priority for the contemporary moral debate. The Symposium “Technical options and ethical-legal responsibility” will be held within the context of the EU-funded project RoboLaw. Drawing on the aims of RoboLaw, the interdisciplinary Symposium will discuss issues concerning technology, ethics and law. The main focus will be the topic of ethical and legal responsibility with regard to robotic applications but also to other sensitive technologies.