DRONES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT

Boris Krivokapić

Abstract


The paper addresses a number of important issues related to the use of combat drones, which are important from both a practical and theoretical point of view. The writer first gives the concept and basic characteristics of such aircrafts and then points to the arguments that stand out in their favor, but also to serious objections, such as those regarding the method of target selection, inconsistency in respecting established frameworks, the high proportion of incidental civilian casualties (collateral damage), etc. The central part of the paper provides an analysis of drone attacks in the light of international law. Specifically, it deals with: attacks in foreign countries (which, if called without the permission of a territorial state are actually aggression), drone attacks and human rights, drone attacks as targeted killings, dishonesty issues, attacks on civilians, combatant status, the legal status of drone operators. The author concludes that drones, for many reasons, are not ordinary weapons, and that their status should be codified as soon as possible by international law, and that a universal international agreement should be reached as soon as possible to ensure the prohibition of the proliferation of combat drones. In conclusion, the author notes that drone problems are also used to attempt silent but important revisions of international law for steps that, if they were to succeed, would mean a return to the old world, where great would power have far more definite hands than they do today.

Keywords


Drones, Armed Conflicts, Targeted Killings, International Law

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