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Drones and the future of armed conflict : ethical, legal, and strategic implications / [edited by] David Cortright, Rachel Fairhurst, and Kristen Wall.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015Description: xi, 295 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780226258058
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.6/3 23
Contents:
Preface: coming to terms with drones / Christof Heyns -- Assessing the debate on drone warfare / David Cortright and Rachel Fairhurst -- The morality of "drone warfare" / Jennifer M. Welsh -- Drone warfare and military ethics / Dr. Martin L. Cook -- International law and drone attacks beyond armed conflict zones / Mary Ellen O'Connell -- Drone strikes and the law : from Bush-era detention to Obama-era targeted killing / Karen J. Greenberg -- Justifying the right to kill : problems of law, transparency, and accountability / Pardiss Kebriaei -- The strategic implications of targeted drone strikes for US global counterterrorism / Audrey Kurth Cronin -- Security implications of drones in warfare / Patrick B. Johnston -- Winning without war: evaluating military and nonmilitary strategies for countering terrorism / David Cortright and Rachel Fairhurst -- Targeted killings and secret law: drones and the atrophy of political restraints on the war power / Mary Dudziak -- Understanding the gulf between public and US government estimates of civilian casualties in covert drone strikes / Chris Woods -- The myth of precision: human rights, drones, and the case of Pakistan / Rafia Zakaria -- Conclusion: the future of drone warfare: research challenges and policy options / David Cortright and Rachel Fairhurst.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: coming to terms with drones / Christof Heyns -- Assessing the debate on drone warfare / David Cortright and Rachel Fairhurst -- The morality of "drone warfare" / Jennifer M. Welsh -- Drone warfare and military ethics / Dr. Martin L. Cook -- International law and drone attacks beyond armed conflict zones / Mary Ellen O'Connell -- Drone strikes and the law : from Bush-era detention to Obama-era targeted killing / Karen J. Greenberg -- Justifying the right to kill : problems of law, transparency, and accountability / Pardiss Kebriaei -- The strategic implications of targeted drone strikes for US global counterterrorism / Audrey Kurth Cronin -- Security implications of drones in warfare / Patrick B. Johnston -- Winning without war: evaluating military and nonmilitary strategies for countering terrorism / David Cortright and Rachel Fairhurst -- Targeted killings and secret law: drones and the atrophy of political restraints on the war power / Mary Dudziak -- Understanding the gulf between public and US government estimates of civilian casualties in covert drone strikes / Chris Woods -- The myth of precision: human rights, drones, and the case of Pakistan / Rafia Zakaria -- Conclusion: the future of drone warfare: research challenges and policy options / David Cortright and Rachel Fairhurst.