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The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in modern warfare presents a challe... more The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in modern warfare presents a challenge to the traditional concepts of war and peace and International Law. The US. justifications for the legality of drone strikes in Pakistan have posed serious challenges to the foundations set by the United Nations Charter for maintaining the international rule of law. This research provides an in-depth and objective analysis of the problem of legality of US drone attacks against Pakistan. This paper argues that the US rationale of self-defense and armed-conflict for justifying the legality of drone strikes in Pakistan does not fulfil the criteria set by the provisions of Article 2 (3), Article 2 (4) and Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and thus, cannot be termed as legal. This research argues that some provisions of UN Charter about the use of force are vague or not well defined and therefore, states can interpret these provisions according to their own logic and needs. The study is based on table research and most of data was collected through
The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in modern warfare presents a challe... more The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in modern warfare presents a challenge to the traditional concepts of war and peace and International Law. The US. justifications for the legality of drone strikes in Pakistan have posed serious challenges to the foundations set by the United Nations Charter for maintaining the international rule of law. This research provides an in-depth and objective analysis of the problem of legality of US drone attacks against Pakistan. This paper argues that the US rationale of self-defense and armed-conflict for justifying the legality of drone strikes in Pakistan does not fulfil the criteria set by the provisions of Article 2 (3), Article 2 (4) and Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and thus, cannot be termed as legal. This research argues that some provisions of UN Charter about the use of force are vague or not well defined and therefore, states can interpret these provisions according to their own logic and needs. The study is based on table research and most of data was collected through