Overview
Examines the social and ethical implications of the proliferating technology of drones
Provides an overview of the security and humanitarian uses of drones
Includes a critical examination of the relevent existing legal bases for drone use
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Political Technology of Drones
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Drones Between Privacy and Security
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Drones, the “War on Terror” and Public International Law
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Drones and International Air Law
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Domain-Specific Uses of Drones
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About this book
This book tackles the regulatory issues of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or Remotely-Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS), which have profound consequences for privacy, security and other fundamental liberties. Collectively known as “drones,” they were initially deployed for military purposes: reconnaissance, surveillance and extrajudicial executions. Today, we are witnessing a growth of their use into the civilian and humanitarian domain. They are increasingly used for goals as diverse as news gathering, aerial inspection of oil refinery flare stacks, mapping of the Amazonian rain-forest, crop spraying and search and rescue operations.
The civil use of drones is becoming a reality in the European Union and in the US.The drone revolution may be a new technological revolution. Proliferation of the next generation of “recreational” drones show how drones will be sold as any other consumer item. The cultural perception of the technology is shifting, as drones are increasingly being used for humanitarian activities, on one hand, but they can also firmly be situated in the prevailing modes of postmodern governance on the other hand.This work will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice interested in issues related to surveillance, security, privacy, and technology. It will also provide a criminological background for related legal issues, such as privacy law, aviation law, international criminal law, and comparative law.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Drones and Unmanned Aerial Systems
Book Subtitle: Legal and Social Implications for Security and Surveillance
Editors: Aleš Završnik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23760-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23759-6Published: 06 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79531-7Published: 30 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23760-2Published: 23 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 275
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Artificial Intelligence, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law