Kant questioned the legal right of states to use subjects for war.

Evidence

The second major critique was based on the philosophy of law. Kant asked by what right a state may make use of its own subjects, their goods, and even their lives in order to make war. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 569

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Kant forbade states to make their subjects assassins or poisoners — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 614; Kant reverses the protector’s command into a citizen’s claim over the sovereign. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 573

Related

• Kant forbade states to make their subjects assassins or poisoners (similarity 0.90)
• Kant reverses the protector’s command into a citizen’s claim over the sovereign. (similarity 0.85)
• A state may not order acts that transform citizens into assassins (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Kant forbade states to make their subjects assassins or poisoners #expands (0.80) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 614
• Kant reverses the protector’s command into a citizen’s claim over the sovereign. #corroborates (0.70) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 573