Targeting drug lords
Challenges to IHL between lege lata and lege ferenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12850230 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chiara Redaelli (Université de Lille, corresponding author), Carlos Arévalo (Universidad de La Sabana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 923 |
| Pages | 652-673 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1816383123000024 |
| OpenAlex | W4319972808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article aims to clarify how international humanitarian law (IHL) rules on targeting apply when drug cartels are party to a non-international armed conflict. The question of distinguishing between a cartel's armed forces and the rest of the cartel members is a pertinent matter. It is crucial to avoid considering every drug dealer a legitimate target, just as we do not consider that everyone working for the government is a legitimate target. Nevertheless, it is unclear at what point a member of a cartel would change from being a criminal to being a member of the armed wing of the cartel, hence becoming a legitimate target. The present article will suggest a teleological approach to solving this conundrum
Business · Cartel · Government (linguistics · International humanitarian law · International law · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Teleology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |