ASSASSINATION AND TARGETED KILLING—THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN

ASSASSINATION AND TARGETED KILLING—THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN

Osama bin Laden was killed on 2 May 2011 in the course of an operation by US special forces (Navy Seals) in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The US forces were flown by helicopter from neighboring Afghanistan. The death of Bib Lade renewed questions about the legality of such operations during armed conflicts...

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Veröffentlicht in:The International and comparative law quarterly 2011-07, Vol.60 (3), p.778-788
Hauptverfasser: Rogers, APV, McGoldrick, Dominic
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Afghanistan
Armed conflict
Armed forces
Assassinations
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Death
Human rights
International human rights law
International humanitarian law
International law
Jurisdiction
Killing
Laden, Osama bin
Law of war
Laws of war
Legal aspects
Legal norms
Legitimacy
Military intervention
Pakistan
U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:Osama bin Laden was killed on 2 May 2011 in the course of an operation by US special forces (Navy Seals) in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The US forces were flown by helicopter from neighboring Afghanistan. The death of Bib Lade renewed questions about the legality of such operations during armed conflicts and during peacetime. The potential applicable law includes international humanitarian law, international human rights laws, jus ad bellum and the domestic law of the US and Pakistan. Adapted from the source document. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press
ISSN:0020-5893
1471-6895
DOI:10.1017/S0020589311000327