Essays about: "targeted killing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words targeted killing.

1. 1. Drones – a tool of escalation or de-escalation in conflicts?

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Elias Knutsson; [2021]
   Keywords : drones; leadership; system collapse; decapitation; targeted killing; Warden; Pape;

   Abstract : The use of drones in conflicts is under development and is increasing rapidly. The first real drone warfare was seen in Pakistan in the War on Terrorism in 2004. Between officials and scientists, there are divided opinions about whether the drone strikes can increase terrorism or cause the collapse of organizations. READ MORE

3. 2. Prescribed burning in Sweden : an evaluation of structural outcomes from restoration oriented prescribed burns

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Virginia Hermanson; [2020]
   Keywords : prescribed burning; restoration; boreal forest; biodiversity burning; dead wood;

   Abstract : The application of prescribed burning as a conservation measure is a growing trend in Fennoscandia to restore forest landscapes that have been heavily impacted by humans. Both intensive management for forestry and wildfire suppression altered the disturbances shaping boreal forests over the past centuries, which seen today are more homogenous, lacking dead wood and deciduous trees, and are in the successional process towards darker Picea abies (Norway spruce) dominated stands. READ MORE

4. 3. The US’ view on Just War : A content analysis of the Trump administration’s justification of the attack on general Soleimani

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anna Wallerå; [2020]
   Keywords : Just War theory; jus ad bellum; targeted killing; imminent threat; Trump administration; Soleimani; content analysis;

   Abstract : On January 3, 2020, Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani was killed through a targeted drone strike at the authorisation of the US President Donald Trump. This thesis examines if, and in that case how, the arguments presented by the Trump administration used to justify the killing of general Soleimani are in line with the principles of Just War theory. READ MORE

5. 4. Targeted killing under International Humanitarian Law : The lawfulness of targeted killing in armed conflicts

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

   Author : Sara Ali Abed; [2020]
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6. 5. The battle for reparation for cholera victims in Haiti

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Alice Wadström; [2017]
   Keywords : Haiti; cholera; reparation; United Nations; human rights; responsibility; moral responsibility; New Approach; the New Approach to cholera in Haiti; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2010, an explosive cholera epidemic erupted in Haiti, killing close to 10.000 people and injuring some 800.000. Several scientific reports have traced the spread of the bacterium back to the United Nations base in the Mirebalais in Haiti, which hosted the Nepalese peacekeeping contingent. READ MORE