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Who May Be Killed? Anwar al-Awlaki as a Case Study in the International Legal Regulation of Lethal Force

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2011

Robert Chesney
Robert Chesney
Affiliation:
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, USA e-mail: rchesney@law.utexas.edu
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Anwar al-Awlaki is a dual Yemeni-American citizen who has emerged in recent years as a leading English-language proponent of violent jihad, including explicit calls for the indiscriminate murder of Americans. According to the US government, moreover, he also has taken on an operational leadership role with the organization al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), recruiting and directing individuals to participate in specific acts of violence.

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Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law , Volume 13 , December 2010 , pp. 3 - 60
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Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Authors 2010

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