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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... system 211 The impact of drones on FATA 223 Conclusion 226 6 Conclusion Remedies and course of action 230 The way forward 239 Index 194 230 243 Acknowledgements This book emerged out of my desire to understand viii Contents.
... (FATA), under US directives, it found itself fighting an unpopular war against a segment of its own population.55 This course of action was directly fomenting insurgency and civil unrest within its borders and was overwhelmingly opposed ...
... FATA.59 The establishment sees its present role in the US War on Terror as fuelling unsought radicalization and fundamentalism in Pakistan, and that terrorism within Pakistan is actually a consequence of US actions in Afghanistan and ...
... 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 States is bombing such areas, albeit quite recklessly ...
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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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