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Mary Ellen O'Connell, Professor of Law and International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame

Assassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders

A protest against the assassinations of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur. Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images

Assassination is a particular form of murder. Regardless of who carries out the act, on whose orders or why, it is always unlawful.

This is the reason Vadim Krasikov was languishing behind bars in Germany prior to being released on Aug. 1, 2024, as part of a historic prisoner exchange.

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