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ARTICLE · 21 MAY 2015

Drones, Drones Everywhere …

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Let's explore just a few of the many issues that may arise from drones.

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What are we going to do with all these drones? Indeed, drones are coming at us from all sorts of angles. As a consequence, law firms are even coming up with practice groups devoted to the legal issues presented by drones.

Let's explore just a few of the many issues that may arise from drones.

Drones, of course, have been used for military purposes. Not only can they be used for unmanned surveillance, they also can be implemented for military attacks. The question arises as to when the deployment of military drones is sufficient to constitute an act of war by one country against another. And the launching of drone attacks is not necessarily limited to countries, as terrorists and other groups also potentially could use drones for attacks.

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