Drone Attacks Under the Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello: Clearing the 'Fog of Law'

Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Forthcoming

14 Pages Posted: 3 Apr 2011

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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: March 2, 2011

Abstract

This article examines both the law governing resort to force and the international humanitarian law aspects of drone attacks.

Keywords: drones, UAV, UAS, jus ad bellum, use of force, international humanitarian law, law of armed conflict

Suggested Citation

Schmitt, Michael N., Drone Attacks Under the Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello: Clearing the 'Fog of Law' (March 2, 2011). Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1801179

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