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Use of Force and Arms Control

U.S. Department of Justice “White Paper” Addresses Legal Basis for Use of Lethal Force Against U.S. Citizens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 107 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 462 - 466
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2013

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References

1 Charlie Savage & Scott Shane, Legal Basis Cited to Kill Americans in Al Qaeda, N.Y. Times, Feb. 5, 2013, at A6; Scott Shane & Charlie Savage, Report on Targeted Killing Whets Appetite for Less Secrecy, N.Y. Times, Feb. 6, 2013, at A11; Editorial, To Kill an American, N.Y. Times, Feb. 6, 2013, at A22. A copy of the white paper heavily emblazoned with NBC News markings is available online at http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/020413_DOJ_White_Paper.pdf [hereinafter White Paper].

2 Available at http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/doj-lethal.pdf.

3 Robert F. Worth, Mark Mazzetti & Scott Shane, Hazards of Drone Strikes Face Rare Public Scrutiny, N.Y. Times, Feb. 6, 2013, at A1; Greg Miller & Karen DeYoung, Targeted Killings Face New Scrutiny, Wash. Post, Feb. 6, 2013, at A1; Editorial, Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny, N.Y. Times, Feb. 7, 2013, at A22; Greg Miller,Brennan Defends Drone Policies, Wash. Post, Feb. 7, 2013, at A1; Mark Mazzetti & Scott Shane, Senators Press Choice for C.I.A. on Use of Drones, N.Y. Times, Feb 8, 2013, at A1.

4 Crook, John R., Contemporary Practice of the United States, 106 AJIL 643, 670 (2012)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

5 Greg Miller, Senators Seek Memos on Targeted Killings, Wash. Post, Feb. 5, 2013, at A5; Michael D. Shear & Scott Shane, Congress to Get Classified Memo on Drone Strike, N.Y. Times, Feb. 7, 2013, at A1; Karen DeYoung & Greg Miller, Obama Will Let Lawmakers See Targeted-Killing Memo, Wash. Post, Feb. 7, 2013, at A4; Karen DeYoung & Greg Miller, Senators Postpone Vote on Brennan amid Drone Debate, Wash. Post, Feb. 14, 2013, at A9.

6 Richard W.Stevenson & Ashley Parker,Drone Debate Scrambles Both Right and Left, N.Y.Times, Mar.8,2013, at A1; Peter Finn & Aaron Blake, CIA Chief Confirmed After Debate over Drones, Wash. Post, Mar. 8, 2013, at A1.

7 [Editor’s note: see Crook, John R., Contemporary Practice of the United States, 104 AJIL 271, 276 (2010)Google Scholar.]

8 White Paper, supra note 1, at 1–5 (some citations omitted).

9 [Editor’s note: While this discussion occurs in the context of U.S. constitutional analysis, it may suggest U.S. officials’ views in context of the separate question of what constitutes an imminent attack under the international law of self-defense.]

10 White Paper, supra note 1, at 7–8 (citations omitted).