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Memo to President Obama: You Have Another Memo to Withdraw

The election of Donald Trump has triggered an anxious conversation about how President Obama can entrench some of his accomplishments before January 21, 2017.  Importantly, given…
Dec. 5, 2016

Congress on Track to Extend Condolence Payments to Syrians

The Pentagon will soon have permission from Congress to make condolence payments to the families of civilians killed or injured by American airstrikes in Syria, as well as Iraq…
Dec. 5, 2016
Yves Daccord sits in front of bookshelves.

New ICRC Survey: Large Global Divide in Public Respect for Humanitarian Norms

A massive global survey on the laws of war includes some striking findings on public attitudes, including large differences of opinion that vary according to where people live.…
Dec. 5, 2016
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A Word to a Newfound Ally

As a longtime (and long-exasperated) reader of Lawfare, I’ve been heartened to see the site’s recent editorial turn, in response to current events, toward newly appreciating…
Dec. 2, 2016

Headlines Suggest Ban Ki-moon Apologized for UN Role in Causing Cholera Outbreak–But He Didn’t

Speaking at the UN on Thursday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized to the Haitian people for not doing more to halt the spread of cholera in the country, but stopped well…
Dec. 1, 2016 and
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The DoD Law of War Manual and the False Appeal of Differentiating Types of Civilians

In a recent speech at NYU, Department of Defense General Counsel Jennifer O’Connor suggested that after an impending revision, the US Law of War Manual would reflect the position…
Dec. 1, 2016
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Two lingering concerns about the forthcoming Law of War Manual amendments

We commend Department of Defense General Counsel Jennifer O’Connor for her very important speech at NYU Monday evening—especially for her vivid, detailed account of how the…
Nov. 30, 2016 , and 1 more

Philip Bobbitt’s War Without Tears

In times of war, it’s sometimes said, the laws fall silent—but the laws, and the human rights lawyers who would enforce them, are still faintly murmuring, and these faint murmurs…
Nov. 29, 2016
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“Applying the Law of Targeting to the Modern Battlefield‎” – Full Speech Given by DOD General Counsel Jennifer O’Connor

Below is the speech, “Applying the Law of Targeting to the Modern Battlefield‎,” given by Jennifer O’Connor, general counsel of the Department of Defense, tonight…
Nov. 28, 2016
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A Duty to Disobey?

The United States is in the midst of an uncertain era of complex global threats.  Some have described the nation’s defense policy as one of “forever war.”  During this…
Nov. 28, 2016
A comic by Tom Kleh with people in suits raising umbrellas as if they are swords or guns. They each have a briefcase on the ground next to them. One man in a suit carries an umbrella like a weapon and inspects the the group.

The ACLU Goes to War

The Drone Memos collects important memoranda from the Justice Department, addresses by Barack Obama, John Brennan, Harold Koh, Eric Holder and others, executive orders and various…
Nov. 25, 2016
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Letter to the Editor: Response to Human Rights in Armed Conflict, Part I

In a previous post, I raised numerous concerns with Prof. Adil Haque’s novel proposal that lowers the threshold for determining what constitutes a non-international armed conflict…
Nov. 23, 2016
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