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“This One Goes To Eleven”: The ICC and the Security Council

The unprecedented rejection by Saudi Arabia of its elected seat on the Security Council in October, 2013, ostensibly in protest of the Council’s perceived failures in the Middle…

Dec. 9, 2013 Beth Van Schaack

Excerpts of Interview with Seymour Hersh

In a video interview with Amy Goodman (no relation) aired today on Democracy Now!, Sy Hersh elaborates on his story published in the London Review of Book (LRB). Below are some…

Dec. 9, 2013 Ryan Goodman

“Tweet Roll”: Twitter Reacts to Seymour Hersh Article on Sarin Attack in Syria

As Ruchi Parekh reported in this morning’s Daily News Roundup, Seymour Hersh has published a provocative and important piece in the London Review of Books, in which he…

Dec. 9, 2013 Ryan Goodman

Enforcing all the Security Council Resolutions: Who Comes to the Peace Table and Why Inclusivity Matters

The Geneva II peace conference faces tough challenges, as Gen. Salim Idris, the head of the opposition group Free Syrian Army stated recently, “We will not stop fighting at all,…

Dec. 6, 2013 Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons)

Associated Forces, Material Support, and the Hidden Flaws in Ali v. Obama

As Steve previously noted over at Lawfare, on Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the denial of yet another Guantánamo habeas petition in Ali v. Obama. Specifically, the court…

Dec. 6, 2013 Jennifer Daskal and Steve Vladeck

A Review of the Special Rapporteur Reports Regarding “Drones” and the Use of Lethal Force

Background The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr Christof Heyns, recently reported on the topic of the use of lethal force through armed…

Dec. 5, 2013 Ian Scott Henderson and Jo Brick

Breaking News: Security Council Authorizes Robust Peacekeeping Mandate for CAR

[The full text of Resolution 2127 is now available.] An important development this morning in the Security Council to respond to a recent upsurge in violence in the Central African…

Dec. 5, 2013 Beth Van Schaack

Joint Letter from NGOs and Human Rights Groups to President Obama on Drone Program

Yesterday, a group of civil liberties and human rights groups wrote a joint letter to President Obama sharing their concerns with the U.S. drone program. The group, which includes…

Dec. 5, 2013 Thomas Earnest

Summary of New Report from the ICRC

Last month, the ICRC released a 90-plus page report titled, “The Use of Force in Armed Conflict: Interplay between the Conduct of Hostilities and Law Enforcement Paradigms.”…

Dec. 4, 2013 Jonathan Horowitz

Pentagon Ends Daily Hunger Strike Reports: Whither Transparency?

In warfare, many military actions must remain secret. Calls for “greater transparency” are often too simplistic and fail to properly accommodate pressing national security…

Dec. 4, 2013 Ryan Goodman

Remarks on the Holy See’s Statement on Weaponized Drones

[Editor’s Note by Ryan Goodman – As Sarah Knuckey explains in an accompanying post, a statement by the Holy See at an intergovernmental conference in November constitutes…

Dec. 3, 2013 Antoine Abi Ghanem

Introduction to the Holy See’s Statement on Weaponized Drones

Today at Just Security, the Holy See’s Attaché to the United Nations for Disarmament and Security Affairs, Antoine Abi Ghanem, guest posts on a significant new statement…

Dec. 3, 2013 Sarah Knuckey

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