Lethal Targeting of U.S. Citizens Suspected of Terrorism

Legal Issues & Positions of the Obama Administration

Buch | Softcover

60 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62808-577-8 (ISBN)

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The killing of Anwar Al-Awlaki and another U.S. citizen by airstrike in Yemen, although never officially attributed to U.S. military action, has fuelled the on-going debate about the legal propriety of targeted killings, in particular where a U.S. citizen is targeted or killed. While the Obama Administration has not released a detailed description of the legal rationale undergirding the targeting policy, some insight into the Administration's thinking can be gleaned from speeches given by high-ranking Administration officials and government filings in a legal case brought by Awlaki's father in an effort to enjoin military operations against his son. This book examines the debate concerning legal targeting of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism, by providing legal background, setting forth what is known about the Administration's position and identifying possible points of contention among legal experts and other observers, including the view from abroad.

Preface; Memorandum: Legal Issues Related to the Lethal Targeting of U.S. Citizens Suspected of Terrorist Activities; Letter to Senator Leahy re: Use of Counterterrorism Strikes Against U.S. Citizens; Attorney General Eric Holder Speech at Northwestern University School of Law; Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'ida or an Associated Force; Remarks of President Barack Obama at the National Defense University; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2013
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	178 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-62808-577-0 / 1628085770
ISBN-13	978-1-62808-577-8 / 9781628085778
Zustand	Neuware