Research handbook on remote warfare / edited by Jens David Ohlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ohlin, Jens David, editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in international law.

Research Handbooks in International Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law).

Drone aircraft--Law and legislation.

Drone aircraft.

Cyberspace operations (Military science).

War (International law).

Military law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

The practice of armed conflict has changed radically in the last decade. With eminent contributors from legal, government and military backgrounds, this Research Handbook addresses the legal implications of remote warfare and its significance for combatants, civilians, policymakers and international lawyers.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Table of cases

Table of legislation

Introduction

PART I THE CONCEPT OF REMOTENESS IN WARFARE

1. Remoteness and reciprocal risk

2. The principle of distinction and remote warfare

3. Modern drone warfare and the geographical scope of application of IHL: pushing the limits of territorial boundaries?

4. The characterization of remote warfare under international humanitarian law

5. Remoteness and human rights law

6. Exploiting legal thresholds, fault-lines and gaps in the context of remote warfare

PART II REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLES AND CYBER WEAPONS

7. Drone strikes: a remote form of self-defence?

8. Drone warfare and the erosion of traditional limits on war powers

9. Developing norms for cyber conflict

10. Some legal and operational considerations regarding remote warfare: drones and cyber warfare revisited

PART III REMOTENESS THROUGH AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS

11. Remote and autonomous warfare systems: precautions in attack and individual accountability

12. Autonomous weapons systems: a paradigm shift for the law of armed conflict?

13. Making autonomous weapons accountable: command responsibility for computer-guided lethal force in armed conflicts

14. The strategic implications of lethal autonomous weapons

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

1-78471-699-5

OCLC:

1007134394