Book

International humanitarian law and new weapon technologies : 34th round table on current issues of international humanitarian law (Sanremo, 8th-10th September 2011)

International Institute of Humanitarian Law ; ed. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg ; associated ed. Gian Luca Beruto

Milano : Franco Angeli, 2012

189 p. : graph., tabl. ; 23 cm

978-88-204-0524-3

English, French, Italian

Although there can be no doubt that International Humanitarian Law applies to new weaponry and technological developments, subsuming a new technology under pre-existing rules always raises the question as to whether or not this is sufficient in terms of legal clarity, in view of the specific characteristics of new technology and - above all - the humanitarian impact such technology may have. The book comprises a series of contributions by prominent scholars, experts and practitioners from the different countries who extensively explore the legal aspect of an array of new weapons and military technologies that have only recently entered the battlefield or that are now being tested with a view to being used for military purposes in the future. These not only include drones, robots and military outer space technologies but also cyber-technology and other devices and technologies, all of which raise important legal questions and humanitarian concerns.

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