Surveillance, Targeted Killing and the Fight Against Terrorism: A Fair-Played Game?

Abstract

After the attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent war against terrorism, many questions arose concerning the difficulties of observing international humanitarian law during asymmetrical warfare. On one hand, terrorists do not pay attention to the Geneva Conventions or any other treaties concerning the respect of human rights, the protection of non-combatants or the permissible means of fighting; instead, they attack innocent people to accomplish their goals and put pressure on their opponents.