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050	0	0	_aKZ5624 _b.L45 2022
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100	1		_aLeins, Kobi, _d1977- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aNew war technologies and international law : _bthe legal limits to weaponising nanomaterials / _cKobi Leins.
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2022.
300			_a1 online resource (xvii, 277 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Jan 2022).
505	0		_aInternational law and the use of nanomaterials in war -- The three technologies using nanomaterials -- International treaty law -- International customary law and principles -- International environmental law and principles -- International human rights law -- Conclusion & recommendations.
520			_aThe desire for humanity and the desire for security have co-existed as long as humans have been alive. As science has become increasingly sophisticated, so have the methods of self-defence by States. Nanotechnology is already changing warfare by increasing capabilities upon which armed forces are heavily reliant: more efficient energy storage, advanced photovoltaics, and improved military protective equipment to name a few of these developments. Some applications of nanomaterials by the military are both powerful and subtle, and have neurological and biological applications: 'devices that can infiltrate electronics and seize control at crucial moments, artificial "disease" agents that can rest harmlessly in victims' bodies until activated by an external signal'. The advance of the use or contemplation of use of these types of nanoscale applications by the military requires urgent analysis in light of existing international law, particularly in light of their potential effects on humans and on the environment.
650		0	_aMilitary weapons _xLaw and legislation.
650		0	_aNanostructured materials _xMilitary applications.
650		0	_aNanostructured materials _xLaw and legislation.
650		0	_aWar (International law)
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108835244
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108891974
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