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# Philip Alston

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Philip Geoffrey Alston is an Australian international law scholar and human rights practitioner. He is John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, and co-chair of the law school's Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. In human rights law, Alston has held a range

##  Quotes by Philip Alston

> [This strongly asserted but ill-defined license to kill without accountability is not an entitlement which the United States or other states can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-alston/this-strongly-asserted-but-ill-defined-license-to-kill-without/)

[Philip Alston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-alston/)

[Accountability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accountability/)

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> [Because operators are based thousands of miles away from the battlefield, and undertake operations entirely through computer screens and remote audio feed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-alston/because-operators-are-based-thousands-of-miles-away-from-the/)

[Philip Alston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-alston/)

[Audio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audio/)

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> [ The problem with the United States is that it is making an increased use of drones/Predators \[which are\] particularly prominently used now… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-alston/the-problem-with-the-united-states-is-that-it-is-making-an-increased/)

[Philip Alston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-alston/)

[Afghanistan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afghanistan/)

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