Ethics of Remote Warfare

By (author) Lily Hamourtziadou

ISBN13: 9781837721627

Imprint: University of Wales Press

Publisher: University of Wales Press

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Published: 15/11/2024

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Ethical approaches to war require that we don’t value only the lives of ‘our’ people, as Realism asserts; that we don’t enforce our sense of justice with weapons, as Militarism demands our ‘moral warriors’ do; that force is used only in self-defence, based on the principles of Just War Theory. However, can there be purely defensive or moral wars? This book offers unique insights into twenty-first century warfare through three approaches – Realism, Militarism, and Just war Theory – in the context of ‘precision’ weapons, celebrated for minimising risks to soldiers and civilians. The author questions whether the rapidly developing technology of lethal autonomous weapons is actually expanding an existing legal-ethical issue: the problem of civilian harm. Laws permits acts that cause incidental civilian harm; AI warfare puts the law’s accountability gap into sharper relief, highlighting the need for new accountability mechanisms that reflect a sense of legal and moral justice.
'Rules-based Orders' by Dr Barry J. Ryan List of Tables Foreword by Sorin Baiasu Introduction: Twenty-first century wars and technology. The changing parameters of conflict within a context of changing global power relations. 1 Three Approaches to Ethics 2 Killing from Afar: The Terror of the Air 3 From the Bomber to the Drone 4 Remote Killing in the War on Terror 5 Remote Killing and the War in Ukraine Conclusion: Remote Warfare and the (New) Ethics of War Notes Select bibliography Index
  • Warfare & defence
  • Ethics & moral philosophy
  • Professional & Vocational
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Width:138
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List Price: £80.00