OUVRAGE : S. Casey-Maslen, M. Homayounnejad, H. Stauffer, N. Weizmann, Drones and Other Unmanned Weapons Systems under International Law

Stuart CASEY-MASLEN, Maziar HOMAYOUNNEJAD, Hilary STAUFFER, Nathalie WEIZMANN

Drone strikes have become a key feature of counterterrorism operations in an increasing number of countries. This work explores the different domestic and international legal regimes that govern the manufacture, transfer, and use of armed drones. Chapters assess the legality of armed drones under jus ad bellum, the law of armed conflict, the law of law enforcement, international human rights law, international criminal law and domestic civil and criminal law. The book also discusses the application of law to fully autonomous weapons systems where computer algorithms decide who or what to target and when to fire.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Treaties
Soft-Law Instruments
List of Cases
United Nations Resolutions 

Introduction, Stuart Casey-Maslen

1. Stuart Casey-Maslen, Development, Use, and Transfer of Unmanned Weapons Systems
2. Stuart Casey-Maslen, Legality of Use of Armed Unmanned Systems in Law Enforcement
3. Stuart Casey-Maslen, Armed Unmanned Weapons Systems under Jus ad Bellum
4. Nathalie Weizmann, Armed Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict
5. Maziar Homayounnejad, Ensuring Fully Autonomous Weapons Systems Comply with the Rule of Distinction in Attack
6. Stuart Casey-Maslen, Unmanned Weapons Systems and the Right to Life
7. Hilary Stauffer, Corporate Liability: An Alternative Path to Accountability?
8. Stuart Casey-Maslen, Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Criminal Law

Index

Stuart CASEY-MASLEN, Maziar HOMAYOUNNEJAD, Hilary STAUFFER, Nathalie WEIZMANN, Drones and Other Unmanned Weapons Systems under International Law, Leiden, Brill/Nijhoff, 2018 (256 pp.)