To the Issue of Nonconcurrence of Definitions in a Context of Legitimization of Counterterrorism Operations

This article addresses the issue of legitimizing some types of activities of states countering the terrorist threat originating from the territory of other states. In different documents equivalent actions are defined by diverse terms (political assassination, targeted liquidation, targeted eliminat...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f702bf13a4274ee8b42c43be80d8ad122021-11-12T10:45:58ZTo the Issue of Nonconcurrence of Definitions in a Context of Legitimization of Counterterrorism Operations1726-11391816-859010.22394/1726-1139-2017-7-25-36https://doaj.org/article/f702bf13a4274ee8b42c43be80d8ad122018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/613https://doaj.org/toc/1726-1139https://doaj.org/toc/1816-8590This article addresses the issue of legitimizing some types of activities of states countering the terrorist threat originating from the territory of other states. In different documents equivalent actions are defined by diverse terms (political assassination, targeted liquidation, targeted elimination, execution without due process, extrajudicial execution), which creates significant difficulties in the process of coordinating the willpower of states in pursue of their national security objectives. In a number of cases, it is possible to eliminate the terminological inconsistency by determining the actions carried out by the armed forces in terms of international humanitarian law. In this case, some actions of the armed forces formations within the territory of failed states aimed at the elimination of key terrorist figures to be defined as «targeted killing». This solution facilitates the task of assigning of international responsibility.Stanislav Valentinovich KorostelevNorth-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration articleuse of forcepolitical and legal justificationcountering terrorismarmed conflictinterna tional humanitarian lawtargeted killinglegitimacyinterpretationPolitical institutions and public administration (General)JF20-2112ENRUУправленческое консультирование, Vol 0, Iss 7, Pp 25-36 (2018)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
RU
topic use of force
political and legal justification
countering terrorism
armed conflict
interna tional humanitarian law
targeted killing
legitimacy
interpretation
Political institutions and public administration (General)
JF20-2112
spellingShingle use of force
political and legal justification
countering terrorism
armed conflict
interna tional humanitarian law
targeted killing
legitimacy
interpretation
Political institutions and public administration (General)
JF20-2112
Stanislav Valentinovich Korostelev
To the Issue of Nonconcurrence of Definitions in a Context of Legitimization of Counterterrorism Operations
description This article addresses the issue of legitimizing some types of activities of states countering the terrorist threat originating from the territory of other states. In different documents equivalent actions are defined by diverse terms (political assassination, targeted liquidation, targeted elimination, execution without due process, extrajudicial execution), which creates significant difficulties in the process of coordinating the willpower of states in pursue of their national security objectives. In a number of cases, it is possible to eliminate the terminological inconsistency by determining the actions carried out by the armed forces in terms of international humanitarian law. In this case, some actions of the armed forces formations within the territory of failed states aimed at the elimination of key terrorist figures to be defined as «targeted killing». This solution facilitates the task of assigning of international responsibility.
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title To the Issue of Nonconcurrence of Definitions in a Context of Legitimization of Counterterrorism Operations
title_short To the Issue of Nonconcurrence of Definitions in a Context of Legitimization of Counterterrorism Operations
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