Order, order!

A bill to protect innocents and non-combatants from Drone Strikes

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. Definitions

a) Combatant will refer to anyone currently engaged in combat

b) Non-Combatant will refer civilians who are not taking a direct part in hostilities; persons—such as combat medics and military chaplains—who are members of the belligerent armed forces but are protected because of their specific duties (as currently described in Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions, adopted in June 1977); combatants who are placed hors de combat; and neutral nationals (including military personnel) who are not fighting for one of the belligerents involved in an armed conflict.

c) Drone will refer to any unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

d) Drone Strike shall refer to the use of drones for dropping ordnance

2. Restricting the use of Drones in Warfare

a) The use of drone strikes by the military against any non-combatant(s) will be made illegal

b) The use of drone strikes within 10 meters of the edge of the blast radius of the ordinance being used, against any suspected non-combatant(s) will be made illegal

c) The use of drones strikes against combatant(s) not engaged in war against the United Kingdom or any of her allies shall be made illegal

d) The use of drone strikes against any structure(s) not containing combatants will be made illegal

3. Commencement, Short Title, Extent

a) This bill will come into effect immediately.

b) This bill may be cited as the Drone Strike Restriction Bill.

c) This bill may apply to the whole of the United Kingdom.

This bill was written and submitted by /u/NicolasBroaddus and /u/ravenguardian17 on behalf of the Radical Socialists.

The discussion period for this reading will end on 8 February.