International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan: The Legal and Socio-political AspectsRoutledge, 13 nov 2014 - 257 pagina's While conventional warfare has an established body of legal precedence, the legality of drone strikes by the United States in Pakistan and elsewhere remains ambiguous. This book explores the legal and political issues surrounding the use of drones in Pakistan. Drawing from international treaty law, customary international law, and statistical data on the impact of the strikes, Sikander Ahmed Shah asks whether drone strikes by the United States in Pakistan are in compliance with international humanitarian law. The book questions how international law views the giving of consent between States for military action, and explores what this means for the interaction between sovereignty and consent. The book goes on to look at the socio-political realities of drone strikes in Pakistan, scrutinizing the impact of drone strikes on both Pakistani politics and US-Pakistan relationships. Topics include the Pakistan army-government relationship, the evolution of international institutions as a result of drone strikes, and the geopolitical dynamics affecting the region. As a detailed and critical examination of the legal and political challenges presented by drone strikes, this book will be essential to scholars and students of the law of armed conflict, security studies, political science and international relations. |
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... drone strikes 1 Introduction and historical background 1 International law governing the use of force in self-defense and the US war in Afghanistan 12 The legality of US drone attacks in Pakistan 32 2 Consent and territorial sovereignty ...
... drones, I ventured to determine whether considerations beyond military efficacy and legal frameworks influence the use of interstate force against non-state actors. Furthermore, I assessed whether and how drone attacks contribute to ...
... drone attacks in Pakistan in light of these circumstances. It is quite troubling to witness the United States consistently use force against and disregard the territorial sovereignty of a nation that it officially proclaims to be an ...
... drone attacks on Pakistan substantiate the claim that the United States is hesitant to rely on other states in fulfilling commitments that promote US objectives. It also supports the assertion that the United States is not constrained ...
... drone attacks carried out by the United States in FATA, which have killed scores of innocent civilians, including women and children, are presented as proof to substantiate such claims by foreign extremists.66 In reality, the United ...
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2 Consent and territorial sovereignty | 70 |
3 Drones and compliance with human rights law | 109 |
4 Drone strikes and compliance with international humanitarian law | 156 |
5 The social and political impact of drones in Pakistan | 194 |
6 Conclusion | 230 |
Index | 243 |
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