I. Holiday Giving to Just Security
- Just Security, Holiday Giving to Just Security (Monday, Dec. 19)
II. Israeli Settlements and International Law
- Eugene Kontorovich, Israel’s Settlement Regulations Bill and International Law (Tuesday, Dec. 20)
- Yael Ronen and Yuval Shany, Israel’s Settlement Regulation Bill Violates International Law (Tuesday, Dec. 20)
III. International Criminal Trials: Int’l Criminal Court and UN GA Resolution on Syria
- Alex Whiting, Difficult Days Ahead for the Int’l Criminal Court (Monday, Dec. 19)
- Alex Whiting, The UN General Assembly’s Historic Resolution on Accountability for Syria: What It Means and What Are Its Limits (Thursday, Dec. 22)
IV. Guantanamo and Detention
- Marty Lederman, Trump likely to “inherit” 27 + 4 (or 5) uncharged GTMO detainees (Tuesday, Dec. 20)
V. Saudi-Coalition in Yemen (and Cluster Munitions)
- Ryan Goodman, Saudi Arabia Finally Admits to Using Cluster Bombs in Yemen–After Pattern of Denials (Thursday, Dec. 20)
VI. CCW Review Conference and Autonomous Weapons
- Chris Jenks, CCW Review Conference: Autonomous Weapons Discussion to Continue But Regulation Remains Unlikely (Wednesday, Dec. 21)
VII. Press Freedom and Africa’s Regional Courts
- Nani Jansen Reventlow, Press Freedom and Africa’s Regional Courts: A Positive Model for Transparency and Accountability (Tuesday, Dec. 22)
- Victoria Baranetsky and Selina MacLaren, Recent Rule 41 Changes: A Catch-22 for Journalists (Friday, Dec. 23)
VIII. Surveillance: European Court of Justice and Rule 41
- Just Security, European Court of Justice Rules “General and Indiscriminate Retention” of Electronic Communications Forbidden by EU Law (Thursday, Dec. 22)
- Victoria Baranetsky and Selina MacLaren, Recent Rule 41 Changes: A Catch-22 for Journalists (Friday, Dec. 23)
IX. Public Opinion: ICRC Survey on Torture
- Kenneth Watkin, The ICRC Survey and Torture: A Glass Two-Thirds Full? (Friday, Dec. 23)
X. State Responsibility for Assisting Armed Groups
- Ryan Goodman and Vladyslav Lanovoy, State Responsibility for Assisting Armed Groups: A Legal Risk Analysis (Thursday, Dec. 22)
XI. The Department of Defense’s Revised Law of War Manual
- Marty Lederman, Thoughts on Distinction and Proportionality in the December 2016 Revision to the Law of War Manual (Monday, Dec. 19)
- Chris Ford, The Defense Dept’s Law of War Manual: “Exempt” Military Objects and Investigations’ Positive Feedback Loop (Wednesday, Dec. 21)
- Ryan Goodman, How to Read the Department of Defense’s Revised Law of War Manual (Thursday, Dec. 22)
