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Killing in War: Unasked Questions-Ill-Founded Legitimisation
illing in war as a matter of course may be inferred from the fact that, as stated
by Thomas Hobbes, ‘‘all laws are silent in the time of war’’. Although this traditional lawsuspending
power of war has been restricted to a certain degree by modern humanitarian
international law, it is still commonly assumed that killing in war, unless and as long as not
explicitly forbidden, is per se permitted and thus does not require any further legitimisation.
This is in fundamental contrast to a ‘‘normal’’ homicide, which requires special
justification to be considered lawful. This commonly unquestioned license to kill, by the
mere reason of being at war, is all the more astonishing given that no legal norm can be
found that positively and explicitly declares killing in war to be lawful. However, on what
ground can such an unwritten privilege be based? How can it be morally justified and
sufficiently legitimised? This question shall be pursued in four steps: by, first, asking
whether and why killing in war, as long as it does not cross the threshold of a war crime,
shall stay outside the rubric of criminal law. After not having found a satisfactory answer,
it must, second, be asked whether and to what degree constitutional law could provide
empowerments and restrictions of killing in war. As neither will give full answers, third,
final refuge may be taken in international law, with particular attention to state sovereignty.
Since even on this level, however, killing in war has not yet found convincing legitimisation,
fourth, further challenges are to be met.
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WAR CRIMES
Self-defense Killing in war War ‘‘War paradigm’’ ‘‘War paradigm’’ versus ‘‘law enforcement paradigm ‘‘Rubric of criminal law’’ versus ‘‘rubric of war’ ‘Enemy criminal law’’ J Justifications of homicide Killing of combatants, illegal combatants and civilians Ta Targeted killing ‘‘ ‘‘War on terror’’ Bellum justum Jus ad bellum and jus in bello: state sovereignty Constitutional empowerments to war H Hague War on Land Order & |
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