The Ethics and Legality of Space Warfare

Michael Sheehan, Michel Bourbonniere (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2024
Continuum Publishing Corporation (Verlag)
978-1-4411-7838-1 (ISBN)

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Outer space might not seem obvious as a region where the ethics of war would be a significant issue, but there are in fact a number of dimensions that are relevant in this regard, and the imminence of such conflict means that it is an appropriate time to explore its moral, legal and ethical aspects. In the contemporary world, populations of states have become critically dependent upon a vast range of services provided by space satellites. Attacks on such systems have implications that go well beyond the political and strategic effects they might have and yet there has been very little analysis of the ethical implications of space warfare before this study. The Ethics and Legality of Space Warfare demonstrates that space warfare is not simply a question of technologies in conflict, but that it has profound moral implications that need to be taken into account for a full understanding of the implications of conducting such warfare

Michael Sheehan is Professor of International Relations at Swansea University, UK. Michel Bourbonniere is Legal Counsel at the Canadian Space Agency.

1. Introduction: The central importance of satellites to the performance of key tasks for the armed forces of the major powers / 2. The historical and contemporary ethical and legal debate over space as a 'sanctuary' / 3. The ethical and legal implications of satellites as 'force multipliers', particularly for targeting / 4. The ethical and legal implications of using space weapons against targets on earth / 5. The ethical and legal implications of anti-satellite warfare / 6. The ethical and legal implications of not providing ones armed forces with such capabilities, in terms of the 'duty of care' and 'military covenant' concepts / 7. Conclusions / Further Reading List / Bibliography / Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.12.2024
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	1-4411-7838-4 / 1441178384
ISBN-13	978-1-4411-7838-1 / 9781441178381
Zustand	Neuware