Blum & Heymann: Law and Policy of Targeted Killing

Gabriella Blum (Harvard Univ. - Law) & Philip B. Heymann (Harvard Univ. - Law) have posted Law and Policy of Targeted Killing (Harvard National Security Journal, Vol. 1, No. 145, 2010). Here's the abstract:

This is a chapter from our forthcoming book, 'Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists: Lessons from the War on Terrorism', (MIT Press, September 2010). This chapter addresses the legal, ethical, and strategic aspects of targeted killings as a counterterrorism measure, drawing on the American and Israeli experience. We argue that since terrorism is neither a traditional war nor a traditional crime, its non-traditional nature must affect how, where, and when we employ targeted killings. Specifically, we argue that whether one begins with a law enforcement model or a war model in mind, the ultimate contours of justifiable targeted killings are very similar under either paradigm.