The Morality of Drone Warfare and the Politics of Regulation /

The book discusses the moral and legal issues relating to military drones, focusing on how these machines should be judged according to the principles of just war theory. It not only considers existing drones like the Predator and Reaper but also evaluates the many types of drones in development. It...

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Main Authors: Schulzke, Marcus
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: New Security Challenges
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53380-7
Summary: The book discusses the moral and legal issues relating to military drones, focusing on how these machines should be judged according to the principles of just war theory. It not only considers existing drones like the Predator and Reaper but also evaluates the many types of drones in development. It finds that drones are not only morally justifiable but that they have the potential to improve compliance with the principles of just war and international law. Realizing this potential depends on developing a sound regulatory framework, which the book helps to develop by considering what steps g
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(IX,217pages).
ISBN: 9781137533807
Index Number: JZ6378
CLC: E0-053
Contents: Introduction -- 1. The Drone Revolution -- 2. The Moral Landscape of Drone Warfare -- 3. Evaluating Drones with Jus ad bellum -- 4. Drones and the Principles of Jus in Bello -- 5. Evaluating Autonomous Drones -- 6. The Politics of Drone Warfare: Enacting Restrictions based on Jus ad Bellum -- 7. Promoting Justifiable Drone Attacks in Bello -- Conclusion.