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Legitimacy and drones : investigating the legality, morality and efficacy of UCAVs

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Unmanned combat air vehicles--i.e. 'drones'--have become a prominent instrument in US efforts to counter objective (and subjective) cross-border terrorist threats with lethal force. As a result, critical questions abound on the legitimacy of their use. In a series of multidisciplinary essays by scholars with extensive knowledge of international norms, this book explores the question of legitimacy through the conceptual lenses of legality, morality and efficacy, and then closes with the consideration of a policy proposal aimed at incorporating all three indispensable elements.

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Title

Legitimacy and drones : investigating the legality, morality and efficacy of UCAVs

Authors

Barela, Steven J., 1971-

Subjects

Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law)
Drone aircraft--Moral and ethical aspects.
Aerial vehicles.

Language

English

Published

Farnham [UK] ; Burlington [VT] : Ashgate, [2015]

Publication Desc

xviii, 414 pages : illustrations ;

ISBN

9781472446879

Series

Emerging technologies, ethics and international affairs Emerging technologies, ethics and international affairs.

Target Audience

General

Dimensions

25 cm

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Summary Note

Unmanned combat air vehicles--i.e. 'drones'--have become a prominent instrument in US efforts to counter objective (and subjective) cross-border terrorist threats with lethal force. As a result, critical questions abound on the legitimacy of their use. In a series of multidisciplinary essays by scholars with extensive knowledge of international norms, this book explores the question of legitimacy through the conceptual lenses of legality, morality and efficacy, and then closes with the consideration of a policy proposal aimed at incorporating all three indispensable elements.

General Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content Note

Introduction : legitimacy as a target / Steven J. Barela -- Jus ad bellum : crossing borders to wage war against individuals / Christian J. Tams and James G. Devaney -- Who can be killed? : legal targets in non-international armed conflicts / Patrycja Grzebyk -- Boundaries of the battlefield : the geographical scope of the laws of war / Katja Schöberl -- Lethal force and drones : the human rights question / Gloria Gaggioli -- Old ideas in new skins : the sixteenth century debate on artillery / Alexis Keller -- The question of "imminence" : a historical view on anticipatory attacks / Steven J. Barela -- Correcting the record : civilians, proportionality, and the jus ad vim / Avery Plaw and Carlos R. Colon -- From just war to clean war : the impact of modern technology on military ethics / Delphine Hayim -- Data on leadership targeting and potential impacts for communal support / Jenna Jordan -- Tactical efficacy : notorious UCAVs and lawfare / Marek Madej -- Strategic efficacy : the opinion of security and a dearth of data / Steven J. Barela -- Systemic efficacy : "potentially shattering consequences for international law" / Robert Kolb -- Establishment of a drone court : a necessary restraint on executive power / Amos N. Guiora and Jeffrey S. Brand -- Can UCAVs be reconciled with liberal governance? : the substantive law of a drone court / Tom Farer and Frédéric Bernard -- Conclusion : defending legitimacy / Steven J. Barela.