Screen LibraryNew war technologies and international law : the legal limits to weaponising nanomaterials /
"The most commonly asked question is how I came to work at the intersection of the law of war and technology. The answer, like those that many would give for their careers, are a combination of serendipity and passion. I worked on the risk of minimising biological and chemical advances. As rese...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The most commonly asked question is how I came to work at the intersection of the law of war and technology. The answer, like those that many would give for their careers, are a combination of serendipity and passion. I worked on the risk of minimising biological and chemical advances. As research in nanomaterials advanced, I kept reading that there were risks, but found no literature identifying where and how nanomaterials could play a part in warfare. This book aims to start a conversation in where that gap was"-- |
| Item Description: | Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Melbourne Law School, 2019) issued under title: International law applicable to the use of nanomaterials in war. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-270) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781108835244 1108835244 9781108799843 1108799841 |
| Index Number: | KZ5624 |
| CLC: | D995 |
| Call Number: | D995/L531 |
| Contents: | International law and the use of nanomaterials in war -- The three technologies using nanomaterials -- International treaty law -- International customary law and principles -- International environmental law and principles -- International human rights law -- Conclusion and recommendations. |