The practice of armed conflict has changed radically in the last decade. With eminent contributors from legal, government and military backgrounds, this Research Handbook addresses the legal implications of remote warfare and its significance for combatants, civilians, policymakers and international lawyers.

Contents: Introduction Part I The Concept of Remoteness in Warfare 1. Remoteness and Reciprocal Risk Jens David Ohlin 2. The Principle of Distinction and Remote Warfare Emily Crawford 3. Modern Drone Warfare and the Geographical Scope of Application of IHL: Pushing the Limits of Territorial Boundaries Robert Heinsch 4. The Characterisation of Remote Warfare under International Humanitarian Law Anthony Cullen 5. Remoteness and Human Rights Law Gloria Gaggioli 6. Exploiting Legal Thresholds, Fault-Lines and Gaps in the Context of Remote Warfare Mark Klamberg Part II Remotely Piloted Vehicles and Cyber Weapons 7. Drone Strikes: A Remote Form of Self-Defence? Nigel D. White and Lydia Davies-Bright 8. Drone Warfare and the Erosion of Traditional Limits on War Powers Geoffrey Corn 9. Developing Norms for Cyber Conflict William C. Banks 10. Some Legal and Operational Considerations Regarding Remote Warfare: Drones and Cyber Warfare Revisited Terry D. Gill, Jelle van Haaster, and Mark Roorda Part III Remoteness Through Autonomous Weapons 11. Remote and Autonomous Warfare Systems: Precautions in Attack and Individual Accountability Ian S. Henderson, Patrick Keane and Josh Liddy 12. Autonomous Weapons Systems: A Paradigm Shift for the Law of Armed Conflict Robin Geiß and Henning Lahmann 13. Making Autonomous Targeting Accountable: Command Responsibility for Computer-Guided Lethal Force in Armed Conflicts Peter Margulies 14. The Strategic Implications of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Michael W. Meier Index

'In an oversaturated market, it is very difficult to say anything new or interesting about drones, autonomous weapons systems, and cyberwarfare. This new Research Handbook, however, proves the happy exception. Jens Ohlin's collection, which brings together some of the most innovative scholars in public international law, makes brilliant use of the concept of ''remoteness'' to interrogate how these means and methods of warfare are often merely new variations on old themes - but are also in some ways radically new, challenging some of our deepest legal and normative assumptions about the nature of war.' --Kevin Jon Heller, SOAS, University of London, UK and University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands'Professor Ohlin has brought together a diverse group of talented scholars and practitioners to assess drones, cyber operations, and autonomous systems from a completely novel perspective - remoteness. In doing so, he and his team shed new and important light on topics that lie at the heart of future conflict. Additionally, by focusing on remoteness, this Handbook breaks loose from the intellectual stove-piping that characterizes our often-predictable assessments of emergent methods and means of warfare. It yields valuable insights into a characteristic of weaponry and tactics that will increasingly define warfare in the decades to come. It is a must-read for anyone concerned with international law in the battlespace.' --Michael Schmitt, University of Exeter, UK'A highly original volume entering a very crowded field, its conceptual focus and the expertise of its contributors will make it a valuable addition to any legal discussion of remote and autonomous warfare. Despite the exceptional daily pace of technological advances, the Handbook's chapters will have a long shelf-life and will inevitably influence some of the most intense controversies of the modern law of armed conflict.' --Marko Milanovic, University of Nottingham, UK