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Targeted Killing - Death By Drone, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Targeted Killing - Death By Drone, Jeffrey F. Addicott
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Following the targeted killing of American born al-Qa’eda leader, Anwar al -Awlaki, targeted killings of American citizens has been a hotly contested issue. A targeted killing is defined as the “intentional, premeditated and deliberate use of lethal force, by states or their agents acting . . . against a specific individual who is not in the physical custody of the perpetrator.” The rule of law that justifies a state killing another human rests in either the law of war or the legal right of self-defense.
The term targeted killing is most often associated with the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …