heart of the SROE is US
self-
defense policy, addressing national, unit, collective, and individual
self-
defense. Despite the use of these different
self-
defense labels, the SROE are just addressing national
self-
defense in jus ad bellum. The terms national, unit, collective and individual, are merely designations for when, and by whom, national
self-
defense can be authorized. Most importantly, individual
self-
defense as stated in the SROE is not the same as criminal
self-
defense. The SROE draw their authority from international law, not criminal law. This is evident from the way the
self-
defense authorities...