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Targeting Law

Targeting Law is a body of international legal norms within the law of armed conflict that governs the identification, selection, and engagement of persons and objects during hostilities, distinguished by its application of principles such as distinction, proportionality, and military necessity to authorize or restrict the use of force in international armed conflicts.

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3.3K

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80

Authors

52

Institutions

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2017–2026

12

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Publications

81

Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists: Extra-Judicial Executions or Legitimate Means of Defence?

David Kretzmer · European Journal of International Law · 2005 · 270 citations · Full text

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Targeting and Proportionality during the NATO Bombing Campaign against Yugoslavia

William J. Fenrick · European Journal of International Law · 2001 · 150 citations · Full text

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The Unbearable Humanness of Drone Warfare in FATA, Pakistan

Ian Shaw, Majed Akhter · Antipode · 2011 · 135 citations

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Covenants Without the Sword International Law and the Protection of Civilians in Times of War

Benjamin Valentino, Paul Huth, Sarah E. Croco · World Politics · 2006 · 128 citations

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Autonomous Weapons and International Humanitarian Law: Advantages, Open Technical Questions and Legal Issues to be Clarified

Marco Sassòli · Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) · 2014 · 113 citations · Full text

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Authors

80

  1. MN
    Michael N. Schmitt

    Naval War College, United States

    5 publications · 180 citations

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  2. GS
    Geoffrey S. Corn

    South Texas College of Law, United States

    5 publications · 152 citations

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  3. WJ
    William J. Fenrick

    Office of the Governor, United States

    3 publications · 245 citations

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  4. GN
    Georg Nolte

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    2 publications · 89 citations

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  5. CW
    Christopher Waters

    Deakin University, Australia

    2 publications · 59 citations

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Institutions

52

  1. South Texas College of Law

    Houston, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    152 citations

  2. New York University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    183 citations

  3. Government of the United States of America

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    103 citations

  4. New York Law School

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    136 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    166 citations

  6. Naval War College

    Newport, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    79 citations

  7. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    86 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 14 publications · 522 citations

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  2. Journal of Conflict and Security Law

    JCSL · 4 publications · 152 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of International Criminal Justice

    JICJ · 4 publications · 158 citations

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  4. Contemporary Security Policy

    4 publications · 78 citations

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  5. International Review of the Red Cross

    3 publications · 188 citations

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