Proxies and Drones : Can International Law Handle “Invisible Threats”?

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-sta...

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Main Author:	Ng, Joel
Other Authors:	S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format:	Commentary
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136814
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-1368142020-11-01T06:57:29Z Proxies and Drones : Can International Law Handle “Invisible Threats”? Ng, Joel S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS) Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific 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. Published version 2020-01-30T02:18:32Z 2020-01-30T02:18:32Z 2020 Commentary Ng, J. (2020). Proxies and Drones : Can International Law Handle “Invisible Threats”? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 010). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136814 en RSIS Commentaries, 010-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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description	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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Proxies and Drones : Can International Law Handle “Invisible Threats”?

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