The study concerns with the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in armed
conflict based on military necessity principle and limitation principle. The number
of using unmanned aerial vehicles has been increasing in last years, but it does
not yet regulated.
In this legal writing, the researcher tries to examine and analyze from the
military necessity principle and limitation principle using normative legal
research methods and literature. The data used is the primary legal materials
consisting of the 1907 Hague Conventions on means and method of warfare nd its
annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The
Hague, United Nations Charter, the 1949 Geneva Conventions on the protection
victims of war and the 1977 Additional Protocols I and II, as well as secondary
data which consists of books, journals, articles, theses, internet-related research
topics, and interview.
Based on the results of research and analysis, it is unlawful if unmanned
aerial vehicles kill many civilians. Based on the limitation principles, the use of
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is legal if it is does not cause serious damage and
casuaties.