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What the Heck is Happening in Al-Nashiri?: The Ten-Layer Dip at the Heart of the Latest Guantánamo Mess

It’s hard to imagine a better microcosm of everything that’s gone wrong with the Guantánamo military commissions than the current headaches arising out of the prosecution…

The Devastating Legacy of British and American Nuclear Testing at Kiritimati (Christmas) and Malden Islands

Teeua Tetua was a child during the British nuclear weapons tests, known as Operation Grapple, on the Kiritimati (Christmas) and Malden Islands, then under British colonial control.…

A View from a Syrian International Lawyer: Were the April 14 Strikes Legal?

On April 14, the United States, the United Kingdom and France conducted air strikes in Syria in response to the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Douma.…

Germany’s Research Report on the Syria Strikes: Unlawful Acts of Reprisal

Just hours after the United States, United Kingdom and France launched the first series of coordinated strikes against targets related to Syria’s chemical weapons program, Germany’s…
B-1 plane is refueled by a 135 plane. The image shows the B-1 from above and inside the 135.

Ambiguity in the Conduct of Hostilities

This article is the latest in our Fog of Law series that examines the gray zones in international law and conflict that can be exploited by states. The series comes in advance…

The Fog of Law and the Jus Ad Bellum

This article is the latest in our Fog of Law series that examines the gray zones in international law and conflict that can be exploited by states. The series comes in advance…

Time to Dust Off the War Crimes Act?–for an American ex-soldier now in command of UAE forces

Former members of the U.S. military are present in armed conflicts across the globe. Working for private military contractors, they are typically tasked with training and advising…

In Defense of Sovereignty in Cyberspace

This article is the latest in our Fog of Law series that examines the gray zones in international law and conflict that can be exploited by states. The series comes in advance…

The Future of the US Military Commissions: Legal and Policy Issues

The American Bar Association releases significant new report on fate of military commissions at Guantanamo. Judge Jamie Baker and Laura Dickinson served on the Committee and highlight…

US – Pakistan Relations: A Marriage of Inconvenience

This article is the latest in a series we are producing in partnership Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute that features the voices of experts and advocates from…

UPDATE: Mapping States’ Reactions to the Syria Strikes of April 2018

Fifty percent more states are added to this database on global reactions to the US, UK, France strikes on Syria last month. What were the international community's true views on…

Mapping States’ Reactions to the U.S. Strikes Against Syria of April 2018–A Comprehensive Guide

[First version, May 7, 2018 with 79 States and 2 intergovernmental organizations] This is the permanent page for the Mapping States’ Reactions to the Syria Strikes of April 2018…
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