Hybrid Intention in Criminal Law: Rethinking Culpability in Posthuman Contexts
Janko Munjić · Jusletter IT · 25 June 2026
Summary
This article develops the concept of hybrid intention as a framework for attributing criminal responsibility in human-AI systems. It argues that culpability can be assessed where human initiation, technological mediation and a remaining control window are present, and formulates a three-part attribution test for posthuman contexts of criminal law.
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- Author
- Janko Munjić
- Journal
- Jusletter IT
- Issue
- juni-2026
- Published
- 25 June 2026
- Publisher
- Weblaw
- ISSN
- 1664-848X
- Language
- EN
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Jusletter IT · 2026-06-25
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Proceedings of the 29th International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2026 — Human-Machine Cooperation in Cyberspace · 2026-02 · pp. 421–431
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Cited in the author’s later work
Janko Munjić (2026). Intention, But Hybrid: A New Test for Posthuman Agents. WeRobot 2026, Berlin.
Keywords
Research themes
- Criminal Responsibility and AI
How should criminal law attribute culpability when human decisions are mediated by autonomous systems, predictive tools or intelligent interfaces?
- Hybrid Agency and Augmented Action
What happens to intention, control and accountability when human action is extended through robotic systems, neuroprosthetics or human-machine environments?
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Cite this work
Munjić, J. (2026). Hybrid Intention in Criminal Law: Rethinking Culpability in Posthuman Contexts. Jusletter IT, juni-2026. https://doi.org/10.38023/da669e69-2730-4c2b-abab-a391164afb83