Unmanned combat air vehicles, or in common parlance 'drones', have become a prominent instrument in US efforts to counter an objective (and subjective) cross-border terrorist threat with lethal force. As a result, critical questions abound on the legitimacy of their use. In a series of multidisciplinary essays by scholars with an extensive knowledge of international norms, this book explores the question of legitimacy through the conceptual lenses of legality, morality and efficacy, it then closes with the consideration of a policy proposal aimed at incorporating all three indispensable elements.…mehr
Unmanned combat air vehicles, or in common parlance 'drones', have become a prominent instrument in US efforts to counter an objective (and subjective) cross-border terrorist threat with lethal force. As a result, critical questions abound on the legitimacy of their use. In a series of multidisciplinary essays by scholars with an extensive knowledge of international norms, this book explores the question of legitimacy through the conceptual lenses of legality, morality and efficacy, it then closes with the consideration of a policy proposal aimed at incorporating all three indispensable elements.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Steven J. Barela is Assistant Professor at the University of Geneva in the Global Studies Institute and is a member of the Law Faculty. He is trilingual and holds two M.A. degrees and an LL.M., along with a Ph.D. in law. In order to gain these competencies, he studied in the U.S., Spain, France, México, and Switzerland.
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Introduction Legitimacy as a Target I: Through the Lens of Legality-Formal Validity 1: Jus ad Bellum: Crossing Borders to Wage War against Individuals 2: Who Can Be Killed?: Legal Targets in Non-International Armed Conflicts 3: Boundaries of the Battlefield: The Geographical Scope of the Laws of War 4: Lethal Force and Drones: The Human Rights Question II: Through the Lens of Morality-Axiological Validity 5: Old Ideas in New Skins: The Sixteenth Century Debate on Artillery 6: The Question of "Imminence": A Historical View on Anticipatory Attacks 7: Correcting the Record: Civilians, Proportionality, and the Jus ad Vim 8: From Just War to Clean War: The Impact of Modern Technology on Military Ethics III: Through the Lens of Efficacy-Empirical Validity 9: Data on Leadership Targeting and Potential Impacts for Communal Support 10: Tactical Efficacy: "Notorious" UCAVs and Lawfare 11: Strategic Efficacy: The Opinion of Security and a Dearth of Data 12: Systemic Efficacy: "Potentially Shattering Consequences for International Law" IV: Creating a Drone Court-Integration via a Policy Proposal 13: Establishment of a Drone Court: A Necessary Restraint on Executive Power 14: Can UCAVs be Reconciled with Liberal Governance?: The Substantive Law of a Drone Court Conclusion: Defending Legitimacy
Introduction Legitimacy as a Target I: Through the Lens of Legality-Formal Validity 1: Jus ad Bellum: Crossing Borders to Wage War against Individuals 2: Who Can Be Killed?: Legal Targets in Non-International Armed Conflicts 3: Boundaries of the Battlefield: The Geographical Scope of the Laws of War 4: Lethal Force and Drones: The Human Rights Question II: Through the Lens of Morality-Axiological Validity 5: Old Ideas in New Skins: The Sixteenth Century Debate on Artillery 6: The Question of "Imminence": A Historical View on Anticipatory Attacks 7: Correcting the Record: Civilians, Proportionality, and the Jus ad Vim 8: From Just War to Clean War: The Impact of Modern Technology on Military Ethics III: Through the Lens of Efficacy-Empirical Validity 9: Data on Leadership Targeting and Potential Impacts for Communal Support 10: Tactical Efficacy: "Notorious" UCAVs and Lawfare 11: Strategic Efficacy: The Opinion of Security and a Dearth of Data 12: Systemic Efficacy: "Potentially Shattering Consequences for International Law" IV: Creating a Drone Court-Integration via a Policy Proposal 13: Establishment of a Drone Court: A Necessary Restraint on Executive Power 14: Can UCAVs be Reconciled with Liberal Governance?: The Substantive Law of a Drone Court Conclusion: Defending Legitimacy
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