Michel Paradis

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Michel Paradis (@MDParadis) is a senior attorney in the U.S. Dept. of Defense, Military Commissions Defense Organization. He is also a lecturer at Columbia Law School and a fellow at the Center on National Security. The views expressed are his own and do not reflect the position of the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 4: (L-R) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks with committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting to vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Capitol Hill, April 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee voted 11-11 and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will use a procedural move to advance Jacksons nomination. A confirmation vote from the full Senate will come later this week. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

The Need for Urgency in Closing the War Crimes Act’s Loopholes

Apr. 14, 2022 Michel Paradis

An American flag hangs on a wall behind barbed wire.

State Secrets and the Torture of Abu Zubaydah

Jun. 16, 2021 Michel Paradis

George Washington’s Advisors Agreed: Impeachment Did Away with Executive Privilege

Oct. 25, 2019 Jean Galbraith and Michel Paradis