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)