The U.S. is violating the right to life enshrined in the international covenant on civil and political rights.Because the U.S. ratified this treaty, it constitutes binding domestic law under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, which states, "treaties shall be the supreme law of the land."Under international humannitarian law, an "armed conflict" requires the existence of organnized armed groups engaged in fighting of certain intensity.The groups must have a command structure, be governed by rules, provide military training and have organized acquisition of weapons, as will as communications infrastructure.Legal scholars, including University of Cambridge professor