A. STATE PRACTICE AND LEGAL DOCTRINE 1. The Notion of 'Targeted Killing' 2. Current Trend towards Legitimization 3. Targeted Killing in Contemporary Legal Doctrine 4. The Analysis B. LAW ENFORCEMENT 5. The Paradigm of Law Enforcement 6. Law Enforcement and the Conventional Human Right to Life 7. Law Enforcement and the Protection of Life under International Humanitarian Law 8. Law Enforcement and the Non-Conventional Human Right to Life 9. Permissibility of Targeted Killing as a Method of Law Enforcement C. HOSTILITIES 10. The Paradigm of Hostilities 11. The Principle of Distinction under International Humanitarian Law 12. Means and Methods in the Conduct of Hostilities 13. Human Rights Law and the Paradigm of Hostilities 14. Permissibility of Targeted Killing as a Method of Conducting Hostilities D. CONCLUSIONS 15. Comparative Conclusions 16. Epilogue: Targeted Killing and the Rule of Law APPENDIX: SELECTED CASE DESCRIPTIONS
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