Civilian Harm from Drone Strikes: Assessing Limitations & Responding to Harm

Authors

Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School

Document Type

Document

Publication Date

5-2013

Abstract

U.S. intelligence officials tout the drone platform as enabling the most precise and humane targeting program in the history of warfare. While drone technology is a significant advance, claims about minimal civilian harm from drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen elide many of the operational realities of using drones outside of full-scale military operations.

Disciplines

Human Rights Law | International Humanitarian Law | Law | Military, War, and Peace

Recommended Citation

Human Rights Clinic, Civilian Harm from Drone Strikes: Assessing Limitations & Responding to Harm, (2013).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/human_rights_institute/47