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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... 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 ...
... Regional bodies and courts 135 Contraventions of IHRL by the US and Pakistan: a reality? 138 What is different about drones? 150 4 Drone strikes and compliance with international humanitarian law Background 156 The applicability of ...
... regions. For me, combat drones are here to stay: they will have far-reaching consequences cutting across the local, national, and international divides, and will continue to pose serious challenges for individual human rights and state ...
... region of Pakistan that borders Afghanistan, as a sizeable parcel of the territory is semi-autonomous as affirmed under the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.7 Numerous Pashtun tribes retain administrative control of this territory and ...
... regional power dynamics. For instance, the Shia community, other ethnic minorities, and Persian speakers in ... region located a few hundred kilometers from Afghanistan, where India was committing grave human rights violations ...
Inhoudsopgave
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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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