Title: Drones and the future of armed conflict : ethical, legal, and strategic implications /
Authors: Cortright, David, 1946-; Fairhurst, Rachel,; Wall, Kristen
Year: 2015
Subjects: Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law); Aeronautics, Military Law and legislation United States.; Military ethics United States.; Aeronautics, Military Law and legislation; Air warfare (International law); Military ethics; Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles; Air warfare (International law); Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles.; United States
Abstract: Presenting a robust conversation among leading scholars in the areas of international legal standards, counterterrorism strategy, humanitarian law, and the ethics of force, this book takes account of current American drone campaigns and the developing legal, ethical, and strategic implications of this new way of warfare.
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.