Murder on the High Seas? The Implications of US Attacks on Alleged Drug Traffickers
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Recorded January 13th, 2026.
Are the recent deadly attacks lawful under international and US domestic law? If they are NOT lawful orders, can US military personnel refuse to follow them? Who makes that decision? The speaker is a retired US Marine Corps lawyer who went on to teach The Law of Armed Conflict at the University of Washington in Seattle for twenty years.
Speaker: Rick Lorenz, Senior Peace Fellow with the Public International Law and Policy Group. Discussant: Mike Becker, Assistant Professor of International Human Rights Law, Trinity College Dublin Date: 1pm, Tuesday 13 January 2026
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