Proxies and drones: can international law handle 'invisible threats'?/ Joel Ng
Material type: TextPublication details: 2020Subject(s): Online resources: In: RSIS Commentary No. 010, 14 January 2020 (F31)Summary: The debate over the legality of Qassem Soleimani's assassination misses an essential point: international law is not upheld by moral adherence, but by enlightened self-interest. However, current international law is not working for states given the diffusion of new threats such as drones and non-state proxies and needs rethinking.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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The debate over the legality of Qassem Soleimani's assassination misses an essential point: international law is not upheld by moral adherence, but by enlightened self-interest. However, current international law is not working for states given the diffusion of new threats such as drones and non-state proxies and needs rethinking.
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