Workshop 5 | Ages 15 + | Do drones have a licence to kill?
Summary
Summary
This workshop explores the ethics and legality of armed drone strikes following the “targeted killing” of British citizen Reeyad Khan in Syria in August 2015. This was Britain’s first use of “self-defence” as justification for a drone strike.
Aim
Aim
To understand and critically respond to the different moral and legal questions raised by armed drone strikes.ObjectivesTo give students the chance to practise their speaking and listening skills, including articulating their own views on drones and listening to the viewpoints of others
To gain an insight into how international law and human rights develop
To investigate and offer reasoned views on ethical issues surrounding drone strikes
