While the use of drones in targeted killings is admittedly a newly emerging area of law, I am deeply disturbed about the deception employed by the U.S. when the campaign in Pakistan began. As we discussed in LOAC, both the criteria for choosing targets for these drone strikes and the process by which targets are approved are still largely a mystery to all but a select few officials. It will be interesting to see what the U.S. will do if Pakistan withdraws its seemingly lukewarm support of the drone strikes in its territory. Will the U.S. continue the program under the banner of self-defense? And will the international community accept that justification? http://www.npr.org/2012/10/06/
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Legality of the Drone Program
Christina Hansen writes:
While the use of drones in targeted killings is admittedly a newly emerging area of law, I am deeply disturbed about the deception employed by the U.S. when the campaign in Pakistan began. As we discussed in LOAC, both the criteria for choosing targets for these drone strikes and the process by which targets are approved are still largely a mystery to all but a select few officials. It will be interesting to see what the U.S. will do if Pakistan withdraws its seemingly lukewarm support of the drone strikes in its territory. Will the U.S. continue the program under the banner of self-defense? And will the international community accept that justification? http://www.npr.org/2012/10/06/
While the use of drones in targeted killings is admittedly a newly emerging area of law, I am deeply disturbed about the deception employed by the U.S. when the campaign in Pakistan began. As we discussed in LOAC, both the criteria for choosing targets for these drone strikes and the process by which targets are approved are still largely a mystery to all but a select few officials. It will be interesting to see what the U.S. will do if Pakistan withdraws its seemingly lukewarm support of the drone strikes in its territory. Will the U.S. continue the program under the banner of self-defense? And will the international community accept that justification? http://www.npr.org/2012/10/06/
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