Uso de aeronaves no tripuladas en la guerra moderna. Evaluación de su legalidad bajo el Derecho Internacional Humanitario
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https://doi.org/10.38180/rpdi.v0i0.173Palabras clave:
drones, Guerra moderna, principios de derecho internacional humanitarioResumen
A pesar de la tecnología avanzada necesaria para su funcionamiento, los drones representan otra etapa en la tradición humana de desarrollar medios para hacer la guerra a distancia. Así, no se distinguen de otros avances y están sujetos a los mismos estándares internacionales y deben cumplir con los mismos principios que otras plataformas de armas. Este artículo se centra en dar una respuesta sobre la legalidad del uso de drones en relación con el Derecho Internacional Humanitario. Para ello, aborda brevemente el tema del uso de drones en el escenario más común, ataques contra grupos armados no estatales en territorio extranjero, y luego se concentra en el cumplimiento de los principios del derecho internacional humanitario, para concluir que sus características no sólo les permiten cumplir, sino que incluso pueden ser consideradas como una mejora en la búsqueda constante de cumplir con el Derecho Internacional Humanitario.
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