nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/358cd74fe88287bf DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260315s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/358cd74fe88287bf doi eng 342 23 Donzé, Margot Author aut Does International Law Prohibit the Assassination of State Leaders? Donzé, Margot Verfassungsblog 2026-03-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Recently, the targeting of Khamenei was presented as having eroded an international norm against assassination, raising the question of which norm against assassination the authors had in mind. Under positive international law, however, no general norm prohibits the killing of State leaders – understood here as the traditional troika of heads of State, heads of government, and ministers for foreign affairs – although different rules and regimes may afford special protection to such leaders in certain circumstances. CC BY-SA 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/does-international-law-prohibit-the-assassination-of-state-leaders/ raw object