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8 Indon. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 55 (2021)
Direct Action and Expediency: The Killing of Qassem Soleimani

handle is hein.journals/indjicl8 and id is 67 raw text is: DIRECT ACTION AND EXPEDIENCY THE KILLING OF QASSEM SOLEIMANI Kevin Govern Ave Maria School of Law E-mail: khgovern@avemarialaw.edu This article examines the notion of national security decisions by the U.S. and its allies over the with a notion of expediency complicating intelligence, legal, and operational decision-making: was killing General Soleimani a legitimate military objective? In conclusion, the author offers a past-is-prologue commen- tary on how and why expediency can and should be avoided in future national security decision-making. Keywords: International Law, Targetted Killing, Terrorism, National Security, Inter- national Humanitarian Law. The Indonesian Journal of International & Comparative Law ISSN: 2338-7602; E-ISSN: 2338-770X http://www.ijil.org © 2020 The Institute for Migrant Rights Press 0 0Ei

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