In recent years, the use of UAV’s on the battlefield has gained great prominence, changing the guidelines of International Law and posing new challenges that cannot be ignored. Recent conflicts — Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, and the Houthi in the Red Sea against the United States and the United Kingdom — are practical examples of how the exacerbated use of drones is changing the world order in relation to modern military operations. New guidelines began to be considered: it is more advantageous to keep soldiers off the battlefield, while cheaper weapons become the main actors within the conflict. At the same time, in a negative way, the use of drones facilitates the escalation of a conflict into a humanitarian crisis — as the emotion and compassion of soldiers are also retracted from the scene. Furthermore, a single drone attack is not capable of authorizing the exercise of the right of self-defense, and an accumulation of events must be characterized for this purpose — which can make it difficult to defend against this type of attack, often done in isolation. The challenges are many, technological advances — such as artificial intelligence — are rapid, and it is up to International Law to find a way to deal with this new element that, apparently, is here to stay.
Date of Award | 12 Jul 2024 |
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Original language | English |
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Awarding Institution | - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Supervisor | José Azeredo Lopes (Supervisor) |
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- Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Autonomous weapon systems
- Drones
- Artificial intelligence
- Warfare
- Conflict
- Russia and Ukraine
- Israel and Hamas
- The Houthis and the U.S. and U.K.
Time of war and time in war: unmanned aerial vehicles and the changes in the warfare: an approach to recent events
Cury, A. A. R. (Student). 12 Jul 2024
Student thesis: Master's Thesis