The U.S. military this week struck a boat from Venezuela purportedly carrying drugs, killing 11 people. Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell is quoted at Reuters discussing the legality of the operation. The United States “had no right” to lethally target the individuals suspected of involvement with drug trafficking, she said.

She is also quoted at The Washington Post (here) and CBS News 8 (here).

Mary Ellen O’Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Read her bio here.   

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