Social Policy & Administration

Drones as a form of security: A critical analysis of targeted killings as a pre-emptive security

Drones as a form of security: A critical analysis of targeted killings as a pre-emptive security

In the case of terrorism, drones should be used a pre-emptive measure, argue the authors.

Authors

Arushi Bajpai, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Akash Gupta, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Summary

This paper has discussed the question of using drone as a form of pre-emptive security. This is a very old discussion and has divided the academic society into two sides.

One of them talks in favour of using drone whereas other talks about not using it as a form of pre-emptive measure.

The authors in the present paper have used Bethlem’s theory, consequential theory and cited a few scholars to submit that in the case of terrorism, drone should be used a pre-emptive measure.

Published in: International Journal of Health Sciences

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