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"This book explores two broad questions: why the contemporary legal framework relevant to the regulation of force during armed conflict cannot close the gaps between the promises made by the United Nations and the outcomes they secure in relation to their use of force, and how the 'Unified Use of Force Rule' achieves this. This is the first book to coherently analyse the moral as well as legal aspects relevant to UN use of force. UN peace operations are rapidly changing. Deployed peacekeepers are now required to use force in pursuance of numerous objectives such as self-defence, protecting civilians, and carrying out targeted offensive operations. As a result, questions about when, where, and how to use force have now become central to peacekeeping. While UN peace operations have managed to avoid catastrophes of the magnitude of Rwanda and Srebrenica for over two decades, crucial gaps still exist between what the UN promises on the use of force front, and what it achieves. Current conflict zones such as the Central African Republic, Eastern Congo, and Mali stand testament to this. This book searches for answers to these issues and identifies how an innovative mix of the relevant legal and moral rules can produce regulatory standards that can allow the UN to keep their promises. The discussion covers analytical ground that must be traversed 'behind the scenes' of UN deployment, well before the first troops set foot on a battlefield. The ultimate product is a 'Unified Use of Force Rule', that can either be completely or partially used as a model set of Rules of Engagement by UN forces. This book will be immensely beneficial to law students, researchers, academics and practitioners in the fields of international relations, international law, peacekeeping, and human rights"--

Peacekeeping forces --- Intervention (International law) --- Forces armées --- Intervention (droit international) --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Aspect moral. --- United Nations --- Nations Unies --- Peacekeeping forces. --- Forces armées. --- Aspect moral

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Psychology --- Psychologie --- Research --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Methodology. --- Recherche. --- Aspect moral --- Méthodologie

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Abortion --- Violence --- Sacrifice --- War --- Abortion --- Violence --- Sacrifice --- Guerre --- Avortement --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Aspect religieux --- Christianisme. --- Aspect moral. --- Aspect moral. --- United States.

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A concise, accessible introduction to robots, what they can do, what they can't, and what their increasing encroachment into our lives might mean for us. Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to appear on our streets. There is a huge effort underway in industry and universities to develop the next generation of more intelligent, autonomous, mobile robots. Accompanying these arrivals has been a steady stream of inflammatory articles in the media raising concerns over the impending spectre of super-intelligent robots, along with stories about how most jobs will soon be lost to robots. Here, using the Question-and-Answer format, Phil Husbands gives a balanced and broad introduction to robotics and the current state of the field, analysing where it has come from, and where it might go in the future. He begins with the history of robotics and its complex relationship with popular culture, and then moves on to discuss the technology underlying robots in an engaging, non-technical way, exploring the limits of what robots can actually do now and what they might be able to do in the future. Naturally these machines, which often seem to display life-like properties, are attracting great attention. Do they pose a threat or an unprecedented opportunity? And although the'singularity'may not be something to worry about, there are certainly ethical issues needing consideration as robots with some intelligence are used increasingly across many sectors. Husbands considers both these ethical problems and also the wider socio-political challenges that robots are already creating, and the larger ones they might bring in the future.

Robotics --- Robots --- Robotique. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Forecasting. --- Aspect moral. --- Prévision. --- Robotics - Popular works --- Robots - Moral and ethical aspects - Popular works --- Robots - Forecasting --- Robotique

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"Given that religious and secular groups are both working on global human rights advocacy, is it important to consider whether and how these group understand the work of human rights advocacy in similar ways, in order to better consider not only how such groups might complement each other, but also how they might collaborate and cooperate in the advancement of human rights. However, little research has attempted to compare religious and secular human rights organizations and their approaches. This book seeks to explore the extent to which religiously-oriented human rights groups differ from their secular kin and to identify the key areas of overlap and divergence. In so doing, it helps lay the groundwork for better understanding how to capitalize on the strengths of religious groups in addressing the world's many human rights challenges"--

Non-governmental organizations --- Human rights. --- Religion and international relations. --- Organisations non gouvernementales --- Droits de l'homme (Droit international) --- Religion et relations internationales. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Aspect moral.