Drones under International Law

Bibliographic Data

ID13046141
AuthorsRachel Alberstadt (0000-0001-7586-9059, Leiden University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume04
Issue04
Pages221-232
Publication date2014-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOpen Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2164-0505 • E-ISSN: 2164-0513
PublisherBentham Science Publishers (PUBLISHER • AE)
DOI10.4236/ojps.2014.44023
OpenAlexW2086419749
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

There is a notable absence of legal approaches to the discourse evaluating use of drones. Even when drones are discussed in a legal context, arguments assert that drones require a new legal regime to adapt to modern qualities and circumstances. In the alternative, this paper argues that drones compatibly fit into existing legal regimes, particularly international criminal law (ICL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) in accordance with general principles of international law. This paper argues that use of drones in armed conflict fits within existing laws governing use of force as the frameworks in use today. It demonstrates that ICL and IHL provide flexible guidelines appropriately suitable to particulars of drones, such as types and capabilities, but more importantly, they continue to provide legal governance applicable to drones as weapons. Legal uncertainty as to the use of drones is thus evaluated within the hypothetical exploration of drone usage culminating in a war crime before the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Context (archaeology · Drone · Geography · International humanitarian law · International law · Law and economics · Law of war · Political science · Sociology · Use of force · International Law and Human Rights · Law · War, Ethics, and Justification · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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