Essays about: "targeted killings"

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  1. 1. “Holy” War on Human Rights : A hermeneutic study of the complex situation of human rights activists in Afghanistan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Zandra Bergman; [2021]
    Keywords : Human rights; religion; violence; human rights activists; human rights defenders; women’s rights; hegemony; Taliban; fundamentalism; Afghanistan;

    Abstract : Title: “Holy” War on Human Rights - A hermeneutic study of the complex situation of human rights activists in Afghanistan Author: Zandra Bergman Supervisor: Maud Eriksen Examiner: Johanna Romare Department of TheologyMaster program of Religion in Peace and ConflictMaster’s thesis, 15 credits  In September 2020, the latest attempt to bring peace to Afghanistan, the intra-Afghan peace talks formally began. The opening of the peace negotiations failed to produce the long-desired ceasefire. READ MORE

  3. 2. Leadership in times of terrorism threat : An Analysis of George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s leadership qualities concerning counterterrorism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Luisa Stier; [2020]
    Keywords : Leadership qualities; leadership styles; targeted killings of terrorists; counter-terrorism strategy; Barack Obama; George W. Bush; Greenstein’s typology;

    Abstract : While the US-presidency comprises the most powerful office of leadership in the world and has also been investigated at various angles in personal, biographical approaches as well as comparative studies, this research paper specifically lays focus and compares the two presidencies of President Bush and President Obama in regard of their leadership qualities and counter-terrorism strategies. Because counterterrorism seems to be a good example of how presidents perform crises-management and because the subject by itself is critical in the perspective of human rights and security concerns, the research paper has chosen to focus on President Bush and President Obama who are known to have chosen different routes and strategies in countering terrorism. READ MORE

  4. 3. The US’ view on Just War : A content analysis of the Trump administration’s justification of the attack on general Soleimani

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna Wallerå; [2020]
    Keywords : Just War theory; jus ad bellum; targeted killing; imminent threat; Trump administration; Soleimani; content analysis;

    Abstract : On January 3, 2020, Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani was killed through a targeted drone strike at the authorisation of the US President Donald Trump. This thesis examines if, and in that case how, the arguments presented by the Trump administration used to justify the killing of general Soleimani are in line with the principles of Just War theory. READ MORE

  5. 4. Drone strikes within the legal framework of international humanitarian law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Alice Amini; [2014]
    Keywords : Public international law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : I internationell humanitär rätt är de fundamentala principerna, distinktion, proportionalitet och försiktighet av yttersta vikt och måste respekteras i väpnade konflikter. Syftet med principerna är att skydda individer såsom civila som ej deltar i stridigheter. READ MORE

  6. 5. Killing Terrorists - Armed Drones and the Ethics of War

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Joel Lundquist; [2014]
    Keywords : targeted killing; terrorism; al Qaeda; War on Terror; Pakistan; drones; UAV; Unmanned Ariel Vehicle; unlawful combatant; just war theory; international humanitarian law; human rights; public international law; covert operations; CIA;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to answer the question whether the U.S. policy on targeted killings with combat drones is compatible with the legal doctrine of just war theory, applicable international law, and human rights law. Moreover, this paper intends to examine the legal issues arising from the U. READ MORE