Routledge Handbook of War, Law and Technology (Hardcover, 3rd Edition)

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Technological Innovation, Non-Obvious Warfare and Challenges to International Law Rachel Kerr

Part I: Law, War and Technology

2. Obvious and Non-Obvious: the Changing Character of Warfare Ernst Dijxhoorn and James Gow

3. Weapons Law, Weapon Reviews and New Technologies Bill Boothby

4. A Defence Technologist’s View of International Humanitarian Law Tony Gillespie

5. Can the Law Regulate the Humanitarian Effects of New Technologies?Brian Rappert

Part II: Cyber Warfare

6. Computer Network Attacks Under the Jus ad Bellum and the Jus in Bello: ‘Armed’ – Effects and Consequences Elaine Korzak and James Gow

7. Computer Network Attacks Under the Jus ad Bellum and the Jus in Bello: Distinction, Proportionality, Ambiguity and Attribution Elaine Korzak and James Gow

8. Proportionality in Cyber Targeting Marco Roscini

9. Digital Intelligence and Armed Conflict after SnowdenSir David Omand

10. The Ambiguities of Cyber Security: Offence and the Human Factor James Gow

Part III: Autonomy, Robotics and Drones

11. Autonomy of Humans and Robots Thrishanta Nannayakkara

12.Autonomous Agents and Command Responsibility Jack McDonald

13. Legal-Policy Challenges of Armed Drones and Autonomous Weapon Systems Matthew C. Waxman and Kenneth Anderson

14. The ‘Robots Don’t Rape’ Controversy Maziar Homayounnejad and Richard E. Overill

15. Humanity and Lethal Robots: An Engineering Perspective Tony Gillespie

Part IV: Synthetic Biology

16. Biotechnological Innovation, Non-Obvious Warfare and Challenges to International Law Christopher Lowe

17.Synthetic Biology and the Biological Weapons Convention Filippa Lentzos and Cecile Hellestveit

18.A Threat Assessment of Biological Weapons: Past, Present and Future Matteo Bencic Habian

19. The Synthetic Biology Dilemma: Dual-Use and the Limits of Academic Freedom Guglielmo Verdirame and Matteo Bencic Habian

Part V: New Frontiers

20.Space Oddities: Law, War and the Proliferation of Space Power Bleddyn Bowen

21. Outer Space and Private Companies: Consequences for Global Security Pawel Frankowski

22. Biometrics and Human Security James Gow and Georg Gassauer

23. Future War Crimes and the Military (1): Cyber Warfare James Gow and Ernst Dijxhoorn

24. Future War Crimes and the Military (2): Autonomy and Synthetic Biology James Gow and Ernst Dijxhoorn

25. Future War Crimes and Prosecution: Gathering Digital Evidence Maziar Homayounnejad, Richard E. Overill and James Gow

Part VI: International Perspectives

26. Russian Information Warfare and its Challenges to International Law Oscar Jonsson

27. Unconventional Warfare and Technological Innovation in Islam: Ethics and Legality Ariane Tabatabai

28. Cyber Security, Cyber-Deterrence and International Law: the Case of France Anne-Marie Le Gloannec and Fleur Richard-Tixier

29. The US, the UK, Russia and China (1): Regulating Cyber Attacks under International Law – Developments at the United NationsElaine Korzak

30. The US, the UK, Russia and China (2): Regulating Cyber Attacks under International Law – the Potential for Dedicated Norms Elaine Korzak

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	James Gow
Editors:	James Gow
Authors:	Rachel Kerr • Guglielmo Verdirame • Ernst Dijxhoorn
Editors:	Ernst Dijxhoorn • Rachel Kerr • Guglielmo Verdirame
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	448
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-08455-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Law > Other areas of law > Military law & courts martial Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	1-138-08455-7
Barcode:	9781138084551

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