Unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law?

Includes abstract.~Includes bibliographical references. === The thesis aims to establish the highest possible standards under international law to regulate the use of drones. It therefore seeks to suggest ways by which greater certainty and clarity can be brought to the law by determining which spec...

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Main Author: Kibet, Brian Sang Yegon
Other Authors: Bennett, Thomas W
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12670
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-126702020-10-06T05:11:24Z Unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law? Kibet, Brian Sang Yegon Bennett, Thomas W International Law Includes abstract.~Includes bibliographical references. The thesis aims to establish the highest possible standards under international law to regulate the use of drones. It therefore seeks to suggest ways by which greater certainty and clarity can be brought to the law by determining which specific normative regime - selfdefence, humanitarian law or human rights - is most appropriate for the circumstance in which targeted killing is contemplated. 2015-04-02T14:17:26Z 2015-04-02T14:17:26Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12670 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Law Department of Public Law
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Unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law?
description Includes abstract.~Includes bibliographical references. === The thesis aims to establish the highest possible standards under international law to regulate the use of drones. It therefore seeks to suggest ways by which greater certainty and clarity can be brought to the law by determining which specific normative regime - selfdefence, humanitarian law or human rights - is most appropriate for the circumstance in which targeted killing is contemplated.
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title Unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law?
title_short Unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law?
title_full Unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law?
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title_full_unstemmed Unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law?
title_sort unleashing the robotic dogs of war : what implications does the use of unmanned predator drones for targeted killing have on the interpretation, application and formation of international law?
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