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US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on board

  • Written by Mary Ellen O'Connell, Professor of Law and International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on boardThe moment before an alleged drug boat was hit in a targeted U.S. strike.@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social

The U.S. government is justifying its lethal destruction of a boat suspected of transporting illegal drugs in the Caribbean as an attack on “narco-terrorists.”

But as an expert on international law, I know that line of argument goes...

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