http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).59
10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).59
Published : Mar 2019
Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives
Since October 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employed a predator drone armed with missiles to carry out an operation in Afghanistan that targeted suspected al-Qaeda members. These missile attacks continued to hit targets in Yemen, Afghanistan, and the Pakistani territory bordering Afghanistan. It has been proven that missile-equipped drones are uncertain when used in covert operations. Drone strikes raise legal questions under International Law, Human Rights Law (HRL) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). IHL prohibits civilian organisations from participating in direct hostilities unless the government notifies them of their incorporation into the regular armed forces. The explanation for why the CIA does not have the authorisation to carry out drone strikes is given in the article. The deployment of the CIA rather than regular armed forces is a violation of both accepted norms of war and HRL regulations.
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(1) Shakeel Ahmad
Department of International Relations, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Fozia Naseem
Assistant Professor, College of Law, GC University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Ahsan Riaz
PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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APA : Ahmad, S., Naseem, F., & Riaz, A. (2019). Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives. Global Social Sciences Review, IV(I), 456-463. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).59
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CHICAGO : Ahmad, Shakeel, Fozia Naseem, and Ahsan Riaz. 2019. "Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (I): 456-463 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).59
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HARVARD : AHMAD, S., NASEEM, F. & RIAZ, A. 2019. Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives. Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 456-463.
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MHRA : Ahmad, Shakeel, Fozia Naseem, and Ahsan Riaz. 2019. "Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 456-463
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MLA : Ahmad, Shakeel, Fozia Naseem, and Ahsan Riaz. "Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives." Global Social Sciences Review, IV.I (2019): 456-463 Print.
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OXFORD : Ahmad, Shakeel, Naseem, Fozia, and Riaz, Ahsan (2019), "Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (I), 456-463
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TURABIAN : Ahmad, Shakeel, Fozia Naseem, and Ahsan Riaz. "Targeted Killings by Drones and Legality of Deployment of CIA Operatives." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. I (2019): 456-463. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).59