Extraterritorial Lethal Targeting: Deconstructing the Logic of International Law

36 Pages Posted: 1 Mar 2013 Last revised: 14 Feb 2014

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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: November 27, 2013

Abstract

This article sets for a framework for examining the legality of extraterritorial lethal strikes ("targeted killings") in international law.

Keywords: use of force, humanitarian law, law of armed conflict, self-defense, extraterritorial

Suggested Citation

Schmitt, Michael N., Extraterritorial Lethal Targeting: Deconstructing the Logic of International Law (November 27, 2013). Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 52, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2226359 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2226359

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