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7 - Killing the Individual Human Being via Drones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2022

Sassan Gholiagha
Sassan Gholiagha
Affiliation:
European New School of Digital Studies, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
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Summary

Chapter 7 presents the third of the three case studies: Killing the Individual Human Being via Drones. Here I look at targeted killings and the growing use of drones in this practice. The chapter offers a detailed discussion of the predominantly legal and ethical debate. In doing so, the chapter demonstrates the relevance of an analysis guided by insights from IR theory. But it also discusses legal questions concerning International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. The case study engages in detail with the general discourse on drone strikes and targeted killings and provides an in-depth analysis of specific strike types and drone strikes. The analysis demonstrates how the individual human being appears as an innocent civilian who should not be killed (if possible) or as a guilty terrorist who should be killed.

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DronesUAVTargeted KillingYemenPakistanTerrorismInternational Human Rights LawInternational Humanitarian LawBodiesDehumanisation
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The Humanisation of Global Politics
International Criminal Law, the Responsibility to Protect, and Drones
 , pp. 160 - 202
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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