Gabor Rona on the Legality of the Bin Laden Operation

Benjamin Wittes
Thursday, May 5, 2011, 4:02 PM
Gabor Rona of Human Rights first has this piece on the legality of the Bin Laden operation. While Gabor is more tentative in his conclusion than I am, I largely agree with this analysis, including his analysis of the obligation to give quarter to someone who attempts surrender.

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Gabor Rona of Human Rights first has this piece on the legality of the Bin Laden operation. While Gabor is more tentative in his conclusion than I am, I largely agree with this analysis, including his analysis of the obligation to give quarter to someone who attempts surrender.

Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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