Targeting Osama Bin Laden: examining the legality of assassination as a tool of U.S. foreign policy.

From: Duke Law Journal | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: Wachtel, Howard A. | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

Most people cringe when they hear the word assassination (1) because it reminds them of some of the most tragic events in American history. (2) Others cautiously acknowledge the practice of state-sponsored assassination as an invaluable method of protecting the interests of the United States against dangerous foreign leaders and terrorists. No matter what the public perception may be, one thing is certain: assassination is illegal under both U.S. and interna...

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