Applying Jus In Bello Proportionality to Drone Warfare

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Date

2015-09-10

Authors

Akerson, David

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Publisher

University of Oregon School of Law

Abstract

This Article applies the international humanitarian law (IHL) principle of proportionality to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones, by the United States military forces (U.S. Military) and the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in its armed conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the “war on terror” in places such as Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Mali.

Description

52 pages

Keywords

Military, Humanitarian law

Citation

16 Or. Rev. Int'l. L. 173 (2014)