Lex Recta: Journal of Law and Normative Justice
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): : June: Lex Recta: Journal of Law and Normative Justice

The Normative Boundaries of Artificial Intelligence Liability in Autonomous Decision-Making: A Doctrinal Analysis of Emerging Legal Principles

Febryan Hidayat (STAI Jajar Islamic Center)
Danang Purnomo Jakti (Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana)
Muttorik Alil Abasir (Institut Islam Mambaul Ulum Surakarta)



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07 Jun 2026

Abstract

The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) within autonomous decision-making systems has generated profound challenges for traditional legal doctrines of liability, accountability, and responsibility attribution. This study examines the normative boundaries of AI liability through a doctrinal and normative legal research approach based on statutory regulations, international legal instruments, judicial decisions, regulatory frameworks, and contemporary legal scholarship. The analysis focuses on the evolving relationship between legal personhood, fault, foreseeability, risk allocation, and accountability within increasingly autonomous technological environments. The findings demonstrate that existing legal systems continue to reject the attribution of independent legal liability to AI systems despite their growing operational autonomy. Liability remains primarily attached to developers, deployers, operators, data controllers, and institutional actors whose decisions shape the design, governance, and deployment of AI technologies. Contemporary legal developments reveal a gradual shift from exclusively fault-based liability toward hybrid frameworks integrating risk management, preventive obligations, and accountability-based governance. The study concludes that the most coherent doctrinal model is a layered accountability framework in which responsibility is allocated according to governance capacity, control, risk creation, and regulatory obligations, thereby preserving legal certainty while accommodating technological transformation in autonomous decision-making ecosystems.

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lex-recta

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Lex Recta: Journal of Law and Normative Justice is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarly works in the field of legal studies, with a primary focus on normative and doctrinal legal research. The journal provides an international platform for legal scholars, ...