Full Description
Drone strikes have become a key feature of counterterrorism operations in an increasing number of countries. This work explores the various domestic and international legal regimes that govern the manufacture, transfer, and use of armed drones as well as fully autonomous weapons systems where computer algorithms decide who or what to target and when to fire.
Contents
List of Treaties
Soft-Law Instruments
List of Cases
United Nations Resolutions
Introduction
Stuart Casey-Maslen
1 Development, Use, and Transfer of Unmanned Weapons Systems
Stuart Casey-Maslen
2 Legality of Use of Armed Unmanned Systems in Law Enforcement
Stuart Casey-Maslen
3 Armed Unmanned Weapons Systems under Jus ad Bellum
Stuart Casey-Maslen
4 Armed Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict
Nathalie Weizmann
5 Ensuring Fully Autonomous Weapons Systems Comply with the Rule of Distinction in Attack
Maziar Homayounnejad
6 Unmanned Weapons Systems and the Right to Life
Stuart Casey-Maslen
7 Corporate Liability: An Alternative Path to Accountability?
Hilary Stauffer
8 Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Criminal Law
Stuart Casey-Maslen
Index
