1st Edition
Aerial Targeting and the Laws of War A Socio-Legal Study of the Achievement of Compliance
By Alexander P. Holder
Copyright 2026
218 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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A ground-breaking socio-legal investigation of the in situ legal considerations involved in targeting and the use of force, Aerial Targeting and the Laws of War develops a new kind of evidence base for international action relating to the protection of civilians.
Investigating the materials surrounding a civilian casualty incident that took place in Afghanistan in 2010, the book explores... Read more
1. Introduction, 2. The Uruzgan Incident and its Accounts, 3. The MQ-1 Predator’s Socio-Technical, Socio-Cultural and Socio-legal Features, 4. IHL, The Rules of Engagement, and McChrystal’s 2009 Tactical Directive, 5. Ethnomethodology, the Oriented-To Character of Rules, and the Constitutive Conception of Law, 6. The Prospective Achievement of Compliance, 7. The Retroactive Achievement of Compliance, 8. Conclusion
Biography
Alexander P. Holder is an ethnomethodologist based in Edinburgh, UK.
