Bin Laden
Tale of a Death Foretold
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6196552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frédéric Mégret (0000-0002-1220-4903, McGill University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 290-304 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Genocide Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1462-3528 • E-ISSN: 1469-9494 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14623528.2018.1459170 |
| OpenAlex | W2804964905 |
| Language | EN |
The death of Bin Laden was the highly intentional result not only of US efforts, but also of an international legal regime that could not tolerate what he stood for. What legally justified the execution of Bin Laden for US authorities? International human rights law and international humanitarian law have failed to fully answer this question. Bin Laden was neither “just” a criminal nor merely an adversary in the “war on terror.” Rather, the Al-Qaida leader was constructed as the ultimate enemy of sovereignty, a scourge that only the sovereign’s sword could purge. From there, a biopolitical logic paved the way for his execution: a spectacular reassertion of statehood through violence, couched in a novel form of legal normativity
Adversary · Bin · Computer security · Constitution · Habeas corpus · Human rights · International law · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · SWORD · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |