CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL LAW: GENERAL INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW - State Department Legal Adviser Describes U.S. Approach to International Law

摘要

In a March 2010 speech to the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, U.S. Department of State Legal Adviser Harold Koh discussed his role as legal adviser; the U.S. administration's vision of international law; the U.S. relationship with the International Criminal Court and the UN Human Rights Council; and what Koh described as "the law of 9/11." In this regard he discussed detentions, prosecutions, and use of force and targeting, including the legality of lethal attacks targeting specific individuals. Excerpts from his speech follow.