Alfonso Celotto

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Alfonso Celotto is a legal scholar whose research has ventured into one of the most provocative frontiers of contemporary jurisprudence: the legal status of artificial intelligence and robotics. His work interrogates whether machines — historically treated purely as objects of legal relations such as property and possession — could ever be recognized as holders of rights in their own right. In papers such as "I robot possono avere diritti?" (2019) and "Derechos de los robots" (2019), Celotto challenges centuries of legal tradition by asking whether the rapid sophistication of autonomous machines demands a fundamental rethinking of legal personhood and rights-bearing capacity. Published in both Italian and Spanish, his scholarship demonstrates a notably cross-jurisdictional reach, engaging legal communities across Europe and Latin America with questions that sit at the intersection of constitutional law, philosophy of law, and emerging technology regulation. Though his citation counts remain in early stages, reflecting the novelty of this niche, Celotto's contributions position him as a pioneering voice in robot rights discourse, offering frameworks that will likely grow in relevance as AI continues to reshape legal and ethical boundaries worldwide.