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On May 1-2, 2011, United States forces, flying from [[Bagram Airport]] in [[Afghanistan]], entered [[Pakistan]]i territory, and raided the compound, in Abbotabad, of [[Osama bin Laden]]. It is agreed that bin Laden was shot and killed by [[United States Navy SEAL]]s in the assault force. While not all details of the raid are known, several issues are involved from a legal and political standpoint: | |||
*Was the entry into Pakistan, a sovereign state, legally justified? | |||
*Was it legal to kill rather than capture bin Laden? | |||
==Issues of sovereignty== | |||
==Killing vs. capturing== | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 03:50, 10 May 2011
On May 1-2, 2011, United States forces, flying from Bagram Airport in Afghanistan, entered Pakistani territory, and raided the compound, in Abbotabad, of Osama bin Laden. It is agreed that bin Laden was shot and killed by United States Navy SEALs in the assault force. While not all details of the raid are known, several issues are involved from a legal and political standpoint:
- Was the entry into Pakistan, a sovereign state, legally justified?
- Was it legal to kill rather than capture bin Laden?