Targeted Killings and International Law : With Special Regard to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law PDF

by Roland Otto

Part of the Beitrage zum auslandischen offentlichen Recht und Volkerrecht series

PDF

Download - Immediately Available

Please note: eBooks can only be purchased with a UK issued credit card and all our eBooks (ePub and PDF) are DRM protected.

Description

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.

Information

Download - Immediately Available
Format:PDF
Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Date:01/12/2011
Category:
- International human rights law
- International criminal law
ISBN:9783642248580

Other Formats

Hardback from £81.69
- Hardback | Published 30/11/2011 | £81.69 | View now
Paperback / softback from £89.99
- Paperback / softback | Published 23/08/2016 | £89.99 | View now