Within jus ad bellum, three legal paradigms exist: human rights, self-defense, or armed conflict. The body of law governing the use of force is divided into two parts: jus ad bellum, which determines whether a state has the right to use force, and jus in bello, which regulates the methods by which a state may employ this force. Further, the prohibition on the use of force is viewed as an obligation that is inherent to all states to the extent that is considered a jus cogens norm,- fundamental principle from which no deviation is allowed. This means that this prohibition is binding for member states. Charter Article 2(4) contains the general prohibition on the use of force and is also accepted as customary international law. Finally, this article will offer solutions to increase transparency and reduce the loss of innocent life that will inevitably result from the continued use of drone strikes by the United States. drone strikes violate international humanitarian law as well as the human rights of Pakistani civilians. Next, this article will demonstrate that even if the force is justified, U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan violate international laws regarding a state’s right to use force against another. The United States’ continued lack of transparency, accountability, and failure to establish a legal framework that justifies its use of drone strikes in Pakistan calls into question the legality of these attacks.
did not publicly acknowledge these air strikes until Barack Obama’s presidency. Although these strikes began during the George W. However, after a successful drone strike of a Taliban commander in Pakistan, the CIA launched a drone program in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (“FATA”). military operations primarily took place in Afghanistan. invaded Afghanistan, Pakistan supported the U.S. To make matters worse, 172 to 207 of those civilians killed were children. 424 to 969 of those individuals were civilians. These drone strikes killed between 2,515 and 4,026 people. įor example, from 2004 to 2018, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports that there were at least 430 confirmed U.S. must reform its current approach to drone strikes. In reality, the lack of transparency, the debatable effectiveness, and the alarming number of civilian casualties demonstrate that the U.S. He also stated that before employing a strike, there must be “near certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured.” Narratives such as this have misled the American public. President Barack Obama asserted that his campaign of drone strikes was a focused, targeted effort aimed at active terrorists. Bush Administration under the “Global War on Terror,” but they dramatically increased under the Obama Administration. The first drone strikes were launched by the George W. Drones also allow pilots to distance themselves from the violence they inflict and therefore reduce their risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or depression. Drones have become a preferred weapon as they allow for military objectives to be fulfilled without placing soldiers in physical danger. Since 9/11, the United States has continuously used unmanned drone strikes in counterterrorism efforts in Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
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