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New Technologies and the Law of Armed Conflict

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Editors:
  1. Hitoshi Nasu

    1. Faculty of Law, The ANU College of Law Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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  2. Robert McLaughlin

    1. ANU College of Law, The ANU College of Law Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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  • Clarifies how the existing rules of the law of armed conflict are to be applied and interpreted in light of the specific characteristics and challenges new technologies presents
  • Supplies up-to-date information about what is possible with new technologies and what is the future direction of those new technologies in warfare
  • Provides further insight into remaining concerns, challenges and new ideas
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: Conundrum of New Technologies in the Law of Armed Conflict

    • Robert McLaughlin, Hitoshi Nasu
    Pages 1-17

  3. General Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. The Legal Challenges of New Technologies: An Overview

      • William H. Boothby
      Pages 21-28

    3. Ethical Challenges of New Military Technologies

      • Stephen Coleman
      Pages 29-41

    4. Legal Review of New Technology Weapons

      • Damian P. Copeland
      Pages 43-55

  4. Cyber Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Where Do Cyber Hostilities Fit in the International Law Maze?

      • William H. Boothby
      Pages 59-73

    3. Geography, Territory and Sovereignty in Cyber Warfare

      • David Midson
      Pages 75-93

  5. Outer Space Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Military Strategic Use of Outer Space

      • Duncan Blake
      Pages 97-114

    3. The Law Applicable to Military Strategic Use of Outer Space

      • Duncan Blake
      Pages 115-140

  7. Unmanned Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Do They Pose Legal Challenges?

      • Ian Henderson, Bryan Cavanagh
      Pages 193-212

    3. Examining Autonomous Weapon Systems from a Law of Armed Conflict Perspective

      • Jeffrey S. Thurnher
      Pages 213-228

    4. Unmanned Naval Vehicles and the Law of Naval Warfare

      • Robert McLaughlin
      Pages 229-246
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Modern technological development has been both rapid and fundamentally transformative of the means and methods of warfare, and of the broader environment in which warfare is conducted. In many cases, technological development has been stimulated by, and dedicated to, addressing military requirements. On other occasions, technological developments outside the military sphere affect or inform the conduct of warfare and military expectations. The introduction of new technologies such as information technology, space technologies, nanotechnology and robotic technologies into our civil life, and into warfare, is expected to influence the application and interpretation of the existing rules of the law of armed conflict. In this book, scholars and practitioners working in the fields critically examine the potential legal challenges arising from the use of new technologies and future directions of legal development in light of the specific characteristics and challenges each technology presents with regard to foreseeable humanitarian impacts upon the battlespace.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, The ANU College of Law Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Hitoshi Nasu

  • ANU College of Law, The ANU College of Law Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Robert McLaughlin

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