Drone warfare : ethical explorations

Physical description: 1 recurso electrónico

Content type: Texto (visual)

Media type: electrónico

Series: (Ethical issues in the 21st century)

Contains: DRONE WARFARE ETHICAL EXPLORATIONS ; DRONE WARFARE ETHICAL EXPLORATIONS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 LETHAL AND LEGAL? THE ETHICS OF DRONE STRIKES* ; FOREWORD ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS A DRONE? ; Is It Legal? ; Jus Ad Bellum versus Jus in Bello ; Determining the Legitimacy of a Target ; Sovereignty ; The Law of Self-Defense ; Proportionality ; Is It Ethical? ; Are the Drones Targeting the Right People? ; Collateral Damage ; Other Negative Effects on Local Populations ; Perception of "Push Button Warfare" and "PlayStation Mentality" ; Is It Effective? ; Accuracy

Content: Winning the FightCost ; FUTURE USE OF DRONES FOR TARGETED KILLINGS; CONCLUSION ; RECOMMENDATIONS ; End Notes ; ABOUT THE AUTHOR ; End Notes -- Biographical Sketch ; Chapter 2 THE ETHICS OF DRONE STRIKES: DOES REDUCING THE COST OF CONFLICT ENCOURAGE WAR?* ; FOREWORD; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ; LITERATURE REVIEW; Casualty Aversion as a Constraint on War ; Drones and the Future of Risk-Free War ; Can Risk-Free War be Ethically Advantageous? ; Public Opinion and the Islamic State ; Survey Experiment ; THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICT TYPE ; CONCLUSION; End Notes ; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

UDC: 35504:623.746-519