Routledge Handbook of War, Law and Technology

Synopsis

This volume provides an authoritative, cutting-edge resource on the characteristics of both technological and social change in warfare in the twenty-first century, and the challenges such change presents to international law. The character of contemporary warfare has recently undergone significant transformation in several important respects: the nature of the actors, the changing technological capabilities available to them, and the sites and spaces in which war is fought. These changes have augmented the phenomenon of non-obvious warfare, making understanding warfare one of the key challenges. Such developments have been accompanied by significant flux and uncertainty in the international legal sphere. This handbook brings together a unique blend of expertise, combining scholars and practitioners in science and technology, international law, strategy and policy, in order properly to understand and identify the chief characteristics and features of a range of innovative developments, means and processes in the context of obvious and non-obvious warfare. The handbook has six thematic sections: Law, war and technology Cyber warfare Autonomy, robotics and drones Synthetic biology New frontiers International perspectives. This interdisciplinary blend and the novel, rich and insightful contribution that it makes across various fields will make this volume a crucial research tool and guide for practitioners, scholars and students of war studies, security studies, technology and design, ethics, international relations and international law.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781351619974

Related ISBNs:

9781315111759, 9781138084551, 9781138084551

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/21/20

Copyrighted By:

James Gow, Ernst Dijxhoorn, Rachel Kerr, Guglielmo Verdirame

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

James Gow

Edited by:

Ernst Dijxhoorn

Edited by:

Rachel Kerr

Edited by:

Guglielmo Verdirame