Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In Drones and International Law, Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi describes and explains how drones, war and law interact with and shape each other in the context of counterterrorism. Mignot-Mahdavi’s argument is rich, incisive and provocative. It makes a significant contribution not only to the literature on drones and international law but also to the literature on international law and technology and legal theory. This review essay highlights and problematizes three significant choices (or exclusions) that shape Mignot-Mahdavi’s argument – her conceptualization of technological agency, of legal argumentation and change and of the novelty of the transnational jihadist threat.
DOI: 10.1093/ejil/chae065
Author: Abhimanyu George Jain
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4407007800