TY  - BOOK
AU  - Melzer,Nils
TI  - Targeted killing in international law
T2  - Oxford monographs in international law
SN  - 9780199533169
AV  - KZ6362 M46
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Targeted killing
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Human Rights
KW  - fast
KW  - nli
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-458) and index; The notion of 'targeted killing' -- Current trend towards legitimization -- Targeted killing in contemporary legal doctrine -- The analysis -- The paradigm of law enforcement -- Law enforcement and the conventional human right to life -- Law enforcement and the protection of life under international humanitarian law -- Law enforcement and the non-conventional human right to life -- Permissibility of targeted killing as a method of law enforcement -- The paradigm of hostilities -- The principle of distinction under international humanitarian law -- Means and methods in the conduct of hostilities -- Human rights law and the paradigm of hostilities -- Permissibility of targeted killing as a method of conducting hostilities -- Comparative conclusions -- Epilogue : targeted killing and the rule of law
N2  - This title examines the international lawfulness of state-sponsored targeted killings in military and police operations. Analysing recent state practice and jurisprudence, it establishes when targeted killing may be considered lawful, and what legal restraints are imposed on the practice in times of war and peace
UR  - http://www.gbv.de/dms/spk/sbb/recht/toc/546036899.pdf
ER  -