The outrage caused by Rory Stewart's suggestion that jihadis should be killed is a bit late. UK gov has been extrajudicially killing UK citizens in Syria since ~2013. Seems it does this because the men are dangers but the evidence against them is not permissible in a court of law
Not true. Some were killed without ever commencing hostilities, while in safe houses, by drone strikes. Their comms were monitored, which showed they were dangerous, but that couldn't lead to a prosecution. The legal grounds hinge completely on whether it is "self-defence".
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And this itself is open to gov discretion. Hence, a gov can carry out an extrajudicial killing of any of its citizens, and if it claims self-defence, it can essentially get away with it.
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It's still true. Still on the battlefield, and still entirely legal under the Law of Armed Conflict. That's been adjudicated.
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