Terrorism and the Us Drone Attacks in Pakistan: Killing First

ISBN-13: 9780367702854 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 170 str.

Imdad Ullah

Opis

This book analyses the US drone attacks against terrorists in Pakistan to assess whether the ‘pre-emptive’ use of combat drones to kill terrorists is ever legally justified.

Spis treści

1. Why study the pre-emption of terrorism?  2. Discourses of pre-emptive uses of force  3. Pre-emption, law and, state practice  4. Recourse to war and the ‘war on terror’  5. Pre-emption and the US drone attacks in Pakistan  6. What future for the pre-emption of terrorism through drones?  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Imdad Ullah is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS) at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan.