Unmanned Combat Aircraft Systems (Armed Drones) and International Humanitarian Law: Simplifying the Oft Benighted Debate

30 BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL 595-619 (2012)

26 Pages Posted: 5 Dec 2012

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Michael N. Schmitt

Lieber Institute, USMA at West Point; University of Reading School of Law; Naval War College - Stockton Center for the Study of International Law

Date Written: July 4, 2012

Abstract

Examines the legal issues surrounding the use of drones.

Keywords: drones, UAV, UAS, UCAS, predator

JEL Classification: K33

Suggested Citation

Schmitt, Michael N., Unmanned Combat Aircraft Systems (Armed Drones) and International Humanitarian Law: Simplifying the Oft Benighted Debate (July 4, 2012). 30 BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL 595-619 (2012), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2184861

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