Targeted Killings and International Law
With Special Regard to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
Authors: Otto, Roland
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Existing international law is capable to govern the “war on terror” also in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The standards generally applicable to targeted killings are those of human rights law. Force may be used in order to address immediate threats, preventive killings are permitted under strict preconditions but targeted killings are prohibited. In the context of armed conflicts, these standards are complemented by international humanitarian law as lex specialis. Civilians may only be targeted while directly taking part in hostilities and posing a threat to the adversary. Also in Israel and the Occupied Territory, these standards apply. Contrary to the Israeli Supreme Court’s view, international humanitarian law is not complemented by human rights law, but human rights law is – to some degree – complemented by international humanitarian law. According to these standards, many killings which would be legal according to the Israeli Supreme Court violate international law.
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Introduction
Pages 1-40
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Part One – Human Rights
Pages 41-201
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Part Two –International Humanitarian Law
Pages 203-349
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Part Three – No Additional Justifications or Excuses
Pages 351-365
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Part Four – The Applicability of the Relevant International Law
Pages 367-490
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Targeted Killings and International Law
- Book Subtitle
- With Special Regard to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
- Authors
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- Roland Otto
- Series Title
- Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
- Series Volume
- 230
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-24858-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-24858-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-24857-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-50837-4
- Series ISSN
- 0172-4770
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 664
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