Timeline for If you are not Russian or Ukrainian, would it be legal to kill Putin in the laws applicable to citizens of a NATO/EU member state?
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| Jul 23, 2023 at 21:43 | comment | added | phoog | @nick012000 I didn't look at laws covering the conduct of government officials. I don't see anything suggesting that the question concerns government agents. | |
| Jul 22, 2023 at 8:36 | answer | added | Arno | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 23:47 | comment | added | nick012000 | @phoog "Looking at US federal law, I don't see one" There's no law against US government employees (e.g. CIA agents) assassinating foreign heads of state, even if it might be legal for private citizens? | |
| Jul 20, 2023 at 12:41 | comment | added | R-Obsessive | @NateEldredge I added those details to avoid things like a western country charging you for other crimes like weapons smuggling or illegally crossing the borders. | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 14:14 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | Just as general advice, when asking a hypothetical question here, it's best to include only those details that you really believe are relevant. The details about the type of weapon, location of wound, type of boat, etc, are unnecessary and overly graphic. You are asking a question about the law, not writing a spy thriller. I think this may explain some of the downvotes you are getting. | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 14:02 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | @CGCampbell: You could certainly be prosecuted under Russian law. The main question here is which "Western" countries, if any, would have jurisdiction to prosecute. | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 11:05 | comment | added | phoog | To answer this question requires an analysis of the criminal law of every country that is a member of either NATO or the EU to determine whether the hypothetical facts presented constitute a crime. Looking at US federal law, I don't see one, but I may have overlooked it. I don't have time to look at the others. | |
| Jul 18, 2023 at 15:18 | comment | added | PMF | The laws of war wouldn't exclude Russians from prosecution either. | |
| Jul 18, 2023 at 10:23 | comment | added | Mark Johnson | If you are not extradited, for what ever reason, you can generally be charged for serious crimes in another jurisdiction. For cases where Thou shalt not kill applies, assume you will be charged, judged and if found guilty punished. | |
| Jul 18, 2023 at 10:09 | comment | added | CGCampbell | Why wouldn't you be? (prosecuted) He is the head of State of a country with which yours is not at war. This, to me, is a hypothetical and non-sensical question. | |
| Jul 18, 2023 at 9:43 | history | asked | R-Obsessive | CC BY-SA 4.0 |