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Legal Status of Robots: Problems and Perspectives of Determination

ПРАВОВИЙ СТАТУС РОБОТІВ: ПРОБЛЕМИ ТА ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ

Report State lawEastern Europe · UAin force

This article analyzes modern scientific concepts regarding the legal status of robots equipped with artificial intelligence, investigating whether robots can be recognized as legal subjects. It examines domestic and international regulatory approaches, including proposals from Japan, the United States, and the European Parliament. The author concludes that future legislation should consider granting advanced autonomous AI robots a special legal status as an "electronic person."

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic InstituteAcademic · UA

Publisher

Legal forceAdvisory

Under whose authorityState law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

Researchers and academicsLegislatorsRegulators

Researchers, legal scholars, and legislators studying the intersection of artificial intelligence and civil law.

Sectors

Research and science · legal science and research

What the document contains

What's covered

The article addresses the definitions of robots and artificial intelligence, analyzes different scholarly concepts of robot legal personality, and evaluates how current civil codes handle autonomous systems and sources of increased danger.

What's missing

It does not provide binding statutory text, specific technical definitions, or enforcement guidelines, serving instead as an academic analysis and perspective paper.

Key takeaways

Current Ukrainian civil legislation classifies robots strictly as objects of civil rights rather than subjects.
International developments such as the European Parliament's 2017 Resolution propose exploring an "electronic person" status for advanced autonomous robots.
Granting legal personality to AI robots does not mean giving them human rights, but rather establishing clear responsibility and registration mechanisms.
The legal status of AI robots should be regulated through a combination of civil law and information law.

Outline

· Постановка проблеми
· Результати аналізу наукових публікацій
· Виклад основних положень
· Висновки

Issued2019

Length3,108 words · 7 pages

FormatNot recorded

Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

2/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

Крістофер О. Хернес зазначає, що якщо штучний інтелект повинен нести юридичну відповідальність за свої дії, тоді він повинен мати фізичну, юридичну та цифрову ідентичність

Виклад основних положень

screening score · 2026-10-24

Fairness

0/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Dignity

0/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Oversight

0/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

screening score · 2026-10-24

Privacy

0/5

Protection of personal data and private life

screening score · 2026-10-24

Transparency

0/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

screening score · 2026-10-24

Impact Assessment

0/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

screening score · 2026-10-24

Topics

Physical AI Governancecontext

legal_personality robotics artificial_intelligence electronic_person civil_law