Routledge Handbook of War, Law and Technology

Guglielmo Verdirame editor James Gow editor Ernst Dijxhoorn editor Rachel Kerr editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:30th Jun '21

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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.

ISBN: 9781032092478

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 825g

448 pages