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Author Casey-Maslen, Stuart, author.

Title Drones and other unmanned weapons systems under international law / by Stuart Casey-Maslen, Maziar Homayounnejad, Hilary Stauffer, and Nathalie Weizmann
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2018]
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Description 1 online resource
Series International humanitarian law series, 1389-6776 ; volume 53
International humanitarian law series ; v. 53. 1389-6776
Contents 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
Summary "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."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 17, 2018)
Subject Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law)
LAW -- International.
Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law)
Armed conflicts.
Unmanned vehicles.
International humanitarian law.
International criminal law.
Law enforcement.
Form Electronic book
Author Homayounnejad, Maziar, author.
Stauffer, Hilary, author.
Weizmann, Nathalie, author.
ISBN 9789004363267
9004363262