Category Archives: Drones

My Wife and Kids…and my Drone

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Richard Slade joins JiC for this post on the precarious logic behind the use of drone strikes. Richard is an International Criminal law and Human Rights Writer and Researcher from New Zealand living in Melbourne, Australia. Richard, who blogs at Flightless … Continue reading →

Posted in Drones, International Law | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Obama and the ICC – Four Reasons Not to Hold Your Breath

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

It wasn’t nearly as close as the pundits and media suggested. As of writing, it seems that Barack Obama may have defeated Mitt Romney by as many as 100 electoral college votes in the United States Presidential election. Many Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in Drones, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Palestine, Palestine and the ICC, United States | 2 Comments

Drones for Human Rights: Are Drones the Answer?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

I watched Mark Hanis last night on RT defend his and Andrew Strobo Sniderman’s op-ed article in the New York Times, which I responded to yesterday. Given the salience of this debate, I thought I’d share a few more thoughts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Darfur, Drones, Holocaust, Human Rights, Justice, Southern Sudan, Sudan | 7 Comments

Drones for the ICC and Drones for Human Rights?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

A recent thought-provoking and provocative op-ed in the New York Times has presented a serious challenge to those who view drones as nothing more than the evil extensions of secretive warfare. According to Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Mark Hanis, “[i]t’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Drones, International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice | 9 Comments

Is Killing the new ‘Justice’? The Murky Morality of Target Killings

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Dear readers – This marks the first post at JiC by Elke Schwarz. Elke has been JiC’s long-time and faithful editor. Because of her work, we hopefully don’t have too many spelling or grammatical errors! More importantly, Elke is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Drones, Justice, Libya, Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden and international law, Pakistan, Terrorism, The Tripoli Three (Tripoli3), United States | 2 Comments