The use of drones by the US has been a growing concern, especially in a military context. Last week a federal appeals court reversed [JURIST report] a ruling on CIA drone records saying the CIA had to comment on the drone strike records. The week before that, Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter [JURIST report] to Senator Rand Paul suggesting that a drone strike on US soil would be legal only in extraordinary circumstances following. In January, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Ben Emmerson announced that he will begin investigating [JURIST report] the legality of the use of drone strikes. Following a request to allow an independent investigation [JURIST report] into the use of targeted killings last year, Emmerson stated that there is still no consensus among the international community as to the legality of the conduct.