Targeting Narcoinsurgents in Afghanistan: The Limits of International Humanitarian Law

Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 12, pp. 1-20, 2009

20 Pages Posted: 8 May 2010 Last revised: 21 Jun 2010

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Michael N. Schmitt

Lieber Institute, USMA at West Point; University of Reading School of Law; Naval War College - Stockton Center for the Study of International Law

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

This paper examines the legality of proposals to for ISAF and the United States to target drug facilities and those involved in drug activities in Afghanistan.

Keywords: Drugs, Afghanistan, Insurgency, Law of War, International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Target

Suggested Citation

Schmitt, Michael N., Targeting Narcoinsurgents in Afghanistan: The Limits of International Humanitarian Law (2009). Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 12, pp. 1-20, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1600255

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