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xi, 295 pages ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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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Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law)
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Aeronautics, Military -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Military ethics -- United States.
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Air warfare.
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Air warfare (OCoLC)fst00802704
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Aeronautics, Military -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst00798557
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Military ethics. (OCoLC)fst01021166
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Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law) (OCoLC)fst01911279
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Cortright, David, 1946- editor.
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Fairhurst, Rachel, editor.
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Wall, Kristen, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780226258058 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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022625805X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780226258195 (e-book) |
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