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Abstract
In law enforcement activities, the most common restriction on fundamental rights is the limitation on personal freedom - that is, the apprehension and preliminary detention of suspects. With developments in technology, it is conceivable that robots will be able to carry out these measures instead of (or alongside) human beings in the near future. The question is: Is it legally or technologically feasible for robots to assume the role of police patrols in the coming decades? There is no legal dogma that prevents the use of robots to apprehend people, since there are already numerous examples of machines or installations carrying out activities that have the effect of limiting personal liberty, even without human intervention.
Keywords
fundamental rights
robot
habeas corpus
arrest
criminal procedure
European Court of Human Rights
robotic cop car
War on Terror