"Speech-Centric Targeting": Toward a Normative Framework for Targeting Speech in Armed Conflicts
Abstract
When speech promotes violence, tension forms between security and liberty. Nowhere is this more evident than in the context of an armed conflict where States target individuals based on their speech. Although States agree that speech-centric targeting is lawful, few guidelines exist as to what types of speech represent an imminent threat and are therefore targetable.The lack of guidelines means that, as a test, speech-centric targeting is not currently imposing adequate limits on State action, which in turn undermines the legitimacy of the test. In order to create limits on State action and further legitimize speechcentric targeting, this article proposes a three-part test for speech-centric targeting based on US First Amendment standards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 14, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1104575
Entities
People
- Albert L. Evans
Organizations
- Naval War College