Targeted Killings, Law and Counter-Terrorism Effectiveness

This book examines the permissibility and effectiveness of targeted killing in campaigns against terror.

Ophir Falk is a licensed lawyer and a research fellow at the International Institute of Counter Terrorism (ICT) in Herzliya, Israel. He has degrees from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Manchester University, a PhD from Haifa University and was a research scholar at Georgetown University, USA.

1. Introduction 2. The Permissibility of Targeted Killing 3. Measuring the Effectiveness of Israel's Targeted Killing Campaign 4. Unintended Deaths and Targeted Killings Effectiveness 5. Integrated Discussion & Conclusions 6. Epilogue: Targeting Soleimani Annex: American Targeted Killing Index