Interdiction Assistance in Narcotics
Interdiction Assistance in Narcotics in 2013
United States views on international law [1] in relation to Interdiction Assistance in Narcotics: During 2013 President Obama again certified, with respect to Colombia (Daily Comp. Pres. Docs., 2013 DCPD No. 00564, p. 1, Aug. 9, 2013) and Brazil (Daily Comp. Pres. Docs., 2013 DCPD No. No 00696, p. 1, Oct. 10, 2013), that (1) interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that country's airspace is necessary because of the extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug trafficking to the national security of that country; and (2) the country has appropriate procedures in place to protect against innocent loss of life in the air and on the ground in connection with such interdiction, which shall at a minimum include effective means to identify and warn an aircraft before the use of force is directed against the aircraft. President Obama made his determinations pursuant to § 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §§ 2291–4, following a thorough interagency review. For background on § 1012, see this world legal encyclopedia (in relation to issues that took place in the year 2008) at 114.
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Notes
- Interdiction Assistance in Narcotics in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law
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