> , there should be a general prohibition against kidnapping/assassination of de facto heads of state, regardless of whether they were legitimately elected or are dictators.
Since ideas don't execute themselves, who would you pick to enforce this prohibition, never mind even getting 100%(?) alignment from countries what the conditions are for "kidnap", "assassination", and "de facto head of state"?
The UN security council is one reasonable and popular choice, although it has lots of problems.
But enforcement is not even my point. I'm referring to a moral principle.
Public opinion?