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Part of the book series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht (BEITRÄGE, volume 230)
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About this book
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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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Targeted Killings and International Law
Book Subtitle: With Special Regard to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
Authors: Roland Otto
Series Title: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24858-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-24857-3Published: 19 December 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50837-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-24858-0Published: 01 December 2011
Series ISSN: 0172-4770
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7135
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 664
Topics: International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Human Rights