Drones and Other Unmanned Weapons Systems under International Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stuart Maslen; Nathalie Weizmann; Maziar Homayounnejad; Hilary Stauffer

Homayounnejad, Maziar, author.

Stauffer, Hilary, author.

Weizmann, Nathalie, author.

Series:

International Humanitarian Law Series 53.

International humanitarian law series ; Volume 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 255 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Boston: Brill | Nijhoff, 2018.

Summary:

Drone strikes have become a key feature of counterterrorism operations in an increasing number of countries. This work explores the different domestic and international legal regimes that govern the manufacture, transfer, and use of armed drones. Chapters assess the legality of armed drones under jus ad bellum, the law of armed conflict, the law of law enforcement, international human rights law, international criminal law and domestic civil and criminal law. The book also discusses the application of law to fully autonomous weapons systems where computer algorithms decide who or what to target and when to fire.

Contents:

Introduction / Stuart Casey-Maslen

Development, Use, and Transfer of Unmanned Weapons Systems / Stuart Casey-Maslen

Legality of Use of Armed Unmanned Systems in Law Enforcement / Stuart Casey-Maslen

Armed Unmanned Weapons Systems under Jus ad Bellum / Stuart Casey-Maslen

Armed Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict / Nathalie Weizmann

Ensuring Fully Autonomous Weapons Systems Comply with the Rule of Distinction in Attack / Maziar Homayounnejad

Unmanned Weapons Systems and the Right to Life / Stuart Casey-Maslen

Corporate Liability: An Alternative Path to Accountability? / Hilary Stauffer

Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Criminal Law / Stuart Casey-Maslen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-36326-2

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004363267 DOI