Abstract
The purpose of this comment is to provide a legal framework which supports the use of assassination as a preemptive instrument against terrorism. In doing so, this comment will: (1) offer a sensible definition for assassination and its relationship to war; (2) examine both the historical and political underpinnings of the current United States policy on assassination; and (3) review sources of international customary and treaty law to extrapolate guidelines for using assassination overseas in the War on Terror.
Recommended Citation
David Ennis, Preemption, Assassination, and the War on Terrorism, 27 Campbell L. Rev. 253 (2005).
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