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University of Michigan Law School

2012

National Security Law

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Al-Awlaki case

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A Legal Framework For Targeted Killing, Monica Hakimi, A. Guiora Jan 2012

A Legal Framework For Targeted Killing, Monica Hakimi, A. Guiora

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I agree with much of what Professor Amos Guiora says, but I disagree with the method he uses to get there. And I believe the method matters. Guiora assesses targeting operations under an "active self-defense" paradigm, with elements from both the jus ad bellum (the law governing the use of force) and the jus in bello (the law governing the conduct of hostilities). Under Guiora's paradigm. a state may target terrorism suspects in anticipatory self-defense if: (I) targeting is proportional to their threat; (2) collateral damage is minimized; (3) alternatives to targeting are infeasible; and (4) military necessity justifies the …