Armed Conflict

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CIA Operatives Should Not be Considered Armed Forces Under International Law

Just Security readers are now familiar with the German Federal Prosecutor General’s opinion regarding a 2010 drone strike in Pakistan attributed to the CIA. The opinion is remarkably…
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The Law of War is Not About “Chivalry”

Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts, Eric Jensen, Adil Ahmad…
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CIA and OLC Must Release More “Secret” Documents on Aulaqi Drone Strike

On Thursday, a federal district court in New York issued its latest ruling in the ACLU’s long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation seeking the legal and factual…
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The DOD Law of War Manual’s Potential Contribution to International Law

Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts, Eric Jensen, Adil Ahmad…
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DOD is Still Wrong About Target Selection and Civilians

Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts, Eric Jensen, Geoffrey…
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A Drone Strike and the Debate on the Geography of the War Against al-Qaeda and its Associates

Last week, we read about a decision by the Federal Prosecutor General in Germany not to pursue criminal proceedings for the death of a German national as a result of a CIA drone…
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“International Cyber Stability” and the UN Group of Governmental Experts

In recent months, the United States has been pushing a new policy of “international cyber stability.” In a speech in Seoul in May, Secretary of State John Kerry explained that…
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Let’s Balance the Argument About the DOD Law of War Manual and Targeting

Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts, Eric Jensen, Adil Ahmad…
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Cross-Border Shootings as a Test Case for the Extraterritorial Fourth Amendment

Ever since the Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in Boumediene v. Bush, courts and commentators alike have wondered about the relationship between the functional approach…
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The US Must Ensure Umm Sayyaf Is Not Subjected to Human Rights Abuses

Umm Sayyaf, the wife of a suspected high-ranking ISIL member, is back in the news at The Daily Beast. US special operations forces captured Sayyaf in Syria in May and brought her…
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Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm are a Fundamental Principle of the Law of War

Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts, Eric Jensen, Adil Ahmad…
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DOD’s Unbalanced Stance on Precautions Against Harming Civilians

Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts, Eric Jensen, and others.…
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