Essays about: "Unlawful Combatant"

Found 2 essays containing the words Unlawful Combatant.

  1. 1. Killing Terrorists - Armed Drones and the Ethics of War

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Joel Lundquist; [2014]
    Keywords : targeted killing; terrorism; al Qaeda; War on Terror; Pakistan; drones; UAV; Unmanned Ariel Vehicle; unlawful combatant; just war theory; international humanitarian law; human rights; public international law; covert operations; CIA;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to answer the question whether the U.S. policy on targeted killings with combat drones is compatible with the legal doctrine of just war theory, applicable international law, and human rights law. Moreover, this paper intends to examine the legal issues arising from the U. READ MORE

  3. 2. Prisoner of War or Unlawful Combatant : An Evolution of International Humanitarian Law

    University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jenny Östberg; [2006]
    Keywords : Prisoners of War; Unlawful Combatant; International Humanitarian Law; Guantánamo Bay; War on Terrorism; History; John Rawls; Constructivism;

    Abstract : The construction of International Humanitarian Law and the norms regarding protection of prisoners of war have evolved as a reaction to the horrors of war. After September 11 and the following war on terrorism the notion of POWs has been widely debated. READ MORE