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International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan: The Legal and Socio-political Aspects book cover

1st Edition

International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan The Legal and Socio-political Aspects

By Sikander Ahmed Shah Copyright 2015
257 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

257 Pages
by Routledge
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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... Read more

1. Legality of Drone Strikes  2. Consent and Territorial Sovereignty  3. Drones and Compliance with Human Rights Law  4. Drones Strikes and Compliance with International Humanitarian Law  5. The Social and Political Impact of Drones in Pakistan  6. Conclusion

Biography

Sikander Ahmed Shah is Associate Professor of Public International Law at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan (LUMS)

This is an important book. As well as evaluating the illegality of the use of drones in Pakistan, Shah highlights the dangers of facilitating military intervention without　consequences,　whilst also bringing to the forefront the forgotten voices in this debate, the victims – whose voices have only recently been heard through improved political interest and strategic litigation.

Clive Stafford Smith OBE, founder and Director of Reprieve.

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