Armed Conflict
Just Security’s expert authors provide analysis on the legal, policy, and strategic dimensions of armed conflict, including the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas war, counterterrorism operations, conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, and other armed conflicts across the globe, with a focus on international humanitarian law, war crimes and accountability, mitigating and remedying civilian harm, and the humanitarian impacts of warfare.
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Judge Pohl’s order requiring disclosure of details of CIA’s “black sites” now unclassified
As I mentioned last week, in the al Nashiri military commission case, Judge Pohl has issued an order requiring that the prosecution turn over to the defense team the details —…
Consequences of the Fact-Based Armed Conflict Test in Yemen’s Internal Armed Conflict
Ryan’s recent post about ongoing “drone strikes” in Yemen raises an issue that has troubled me for quite some time from a legal, policy, and advocacy perspective. In the…
Letter to the Editor from Gabor Rona, On Justice Breyer’s Concurrence in Hussain
If Justice Breyer’s statement is a sign that the Supreme Court may now be willing to wrest its “war on terror” role back from the DC Circuit, it may be due…
Second Circuit Orders Release of Redacted OLC Aulaqi Memo
A big morning for courts and national security… next up is this immensely significant decision from the Second Circuit in New York Times v. Department of Justice, which,…
Justice Breyer’s Concurrence in Hussain
As Marty predicted back in March, the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari this morning in the latest Guantánamo case to reach the Court–Hussain v. Obama–came…
Weak Tea: Seymour Hersh Elaborates His Views on Why to Trust Russian Spies
If you have been following the response to Sy Hersh’s claims that rebels—and not Assad’s forces—used chemical weapons in the fateful attacks on civilians in Syria in August…
In al Nashiri, Judge Pohl orders disclosure of details of CIA’s “black sites” to the defense
To say it has been an eventful week for the military commissions in Guantanamo might be an understatement. As Ruchi has covered each morning this week in the Early Edition, the…
Letter to the Editor from former U.S. Army JAG replying to Ryan Goodman on recent amends legislation
As a former judge advocate of the U.S. Army who served as a claims officer in Iraq for 14 months, I strongly support the new statute that allows for payments to be offered to civilian…
New study may explode some myths about drones (and may create new ones)
The CNA Corporation, a non-profit research and analysis organization which runs the Center for Naval Analyses, recently published an important report by Larry Lewis, entitled Drone…
New Statute Provides Amends to Foreign Civilians Killed by the United States – but only if they’re “friendly”
Earlier this month, Just Security published a guest post by Sahr Muhammedally outlining a new congressional statute whereby the Defense Department can now move ahead in establishing…
Palestine, the Vatican and Accession to International Treaties: Some Ancillary Thoughts
The application to accede to multiple international treaties and international organizations made by President Mahmoud Abbas on April 1st (see full list) has proceeded with…
The al-Aulaqi Opinion and Fourth Amendment “Seizures”
Friday’s decision by Judge Collyer, in which she dismissed Bivens claims brought by the families of Anwar al-Aulaqi, his son Abdulrahman, and Samir Khan (arising out of their…