Targeted Killing: Self-Defense, Preemption, and the War on Terrorism

This paper assesses the parameters and utility of “targeted killing” in combating terrorism and its role within the norm of state self-defense in the international community. The author’s thesis is that, while targeted killing provides states with a method of combating terrorism, and while it is “ef...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas Byron Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Henley-Putnam University 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Strategic Security
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1048&context=jss