air and satellite techniques and international humanitarian law of armed conflicts 2200-1W102N
During the course, the following issues will be discussed:
1-3. Introduction to the main concepts, principles, sources, entities, institutions and methods of implementing international law of armed conflicts.
4-5. "Rules of combat" in the law of armed conflicts - means and methods of military operations, taking into account the principles of protecting combatants against excessive suffering and protection of civilians against the effects of hostilities.
6. The legal status of airspace and air war rules - the law adopted by states and the regulations of the "San Remo Manual".
7. Specific aspects of the use of aviation techniques - application of the law of sea war to aircraft over the high seas, rules for the protection of sanitary, civil and neutral aircraft, rules related to the "surrender" of the aircraft, the status of paratroopers, ruses of war and adultery.
8. Traditional aviation means of destruction, such as unguided bombs, cluster bombs and weapons of precision destruction, such as missiles guided by laser, television or thermal imaging, electro-optic or infrared - from the point of view of international law.
9. Combat systems of unmanned aerial vehicles, including combat drones - legal, humanitarian, political and strategic aspects.
10. The status of outer space and its use for military purposes - the traditional dilemma between the concepts of "non-military - non-aggressive", the application of the law of armed conflicts to a potential conflict in outer space.
11. "War in cyberspace" - types of offensive military operations and the accompanying legal dilemmas; the status of a "Tallinn Manual"
12 - 13. Implementation of the rules in the light of IHL
14 - 15. Responsibility for the illegal use of aeronautical and satellite techniques.
Type of course
optional courses
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
Student has the knowledge of:
1. theory and practice of contemporary armed conflicts;
2. the manner of conducting military operations in the airspace, in particular in connection with the use of unmanned aerial vehicle combat systems and other new generation aviation means of destruction;
3. threats related to the automation and robotization of the modern battlefield;
4. the potential use of space for armed conflicts;
5. the status of cyberspace in the context of "cyberwarfare".
Social skills:
Student is able to:
1. assess the risks caused by the use of aviation and space techniques that do not ensure the precise destruction of military targets only and exclusively, compliance with the principles of proportionality and precaution;
2. analyze the legal, political, humanitarian and strategic aspects of the use of military aviation and space technologies;
3. analyze and evaluate the social, political and legal contexts of threats to world peace and security;
4. appreciate the advantages of working in a group.
Assessment criteria
Presence (2 absences from classes are allowed), active participation in classes, results of the written examination conducted during the last class.
Practical placement
Not applicable
Bibliography
Required reading, sometimes in English, will be passed on to students successively, at least two weeks in advance.
Recommended literature in Polish is:
1. M. Adamski, J. Rachel, Bezzałogowe statki powietrzne, Dęblin 2013;
2. N. Grzesik, Zaawansowane systemy uzbrojenia lotniczego, Dęblin 2011;
3. A. Kuptel, Zastosowanie bezzałogowych systemów powietrznych w aspekcie militarnym, Warszawa 2014;
4. W. Misztalski, Z. Świątnicki, R. Wantoch-Rekowski, Inteligentne roboty wojskowe, Warszawa 2001;
5. M. Szuniewicz (red.), Automatyzacja i robotyzacja współczesnego pola walki wyzwaniem dla prawa międzynarodowego, Gdynia 2015 .
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