Leiden, ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2018

90-04-36326-2

1 online resource (x, 255 pages)

International humanitarian law series ; ; Volume 53

341.6/3

Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law)

Electronic books.

Inglese

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.