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Trials in Absentia Under International, Domestic and Lebanese Law

As a follow on to our backgrounder on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, one additional feature of the current proceedings is worthy of note: the trials are proceedings in absentia. …
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Lebanon Tribunal Begins Work

As we’ve noted, in absentia proceedings have finally begun before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), a joint creation of the United Nations and Lebanon in The Hague…
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Changes to Export Control Arrangement Apply to Computer Exploits and More

Last month, changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (“Wassenaar Arrangement”) placed “zero-days,”…
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European Court of Human Rights to Torture Victims: Get Lost

In a disappointing decision yesterday (Jones v. United Kingdom), the European Court of Human Rights upheld the immunity of states and state officials from civil suits for torture…
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A Guide to Revelations in Robert Gates’ Book (Duty): The Obama Years

Robert Gates’ memoir, Duty, which will be released later this week, contains significant insights into US foreign policy and international affairs affecting our country’s national…
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EU parliamentary committee’s preliminary report on NSA surveillance

A European Union parliamentary committee has published its preliminary conclusions as part of its inquiry into surveillance of EU citizens by the NSA as well as surveillance bodies…
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The Report of the UK Detainee Inquiry (December 2013)

On Thursday December 19, 2013, the long awaited Report of the Detainee Inquiry (“the Report”) was published. The subject of the Report was Britain’s involvement in US torture…
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Highlights of the Report of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies

[Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the Report by the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. Others in the series…
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Belhaj v. Straw: UK complicity in US rendition and torture

This morning the United Kingdom’s High Court issued its judgment in a case brought by Abdel-Hakim Belhaj and his wife Fatima Boudchar against the UK’s government and intelligence…
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UK High Court Rules on Case Involving Alleged US Rendition and Torture: Belhaj v. Straw and Others

The United Kingdom’s High Court today ruled in the case of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj who sued the UK government for its involvement in the alleged US torture and rendition (to Libya)…
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Up to Date with the EU on Data Protection: Canvassing Implications for the US

The EU’s justice and rights commissioner, Viviane Reding has recently warned that the U.S. needs to adjust its surveillance programs or risk freezing its data sharing arrangements…
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UK Detainee Inquiry Report details Britain’s involvement in US torture and rendition programs

Across the pond, London has been politically rocked by the release of a report (full text) by an official inquiry into whether UK agents were involved in US torture and rendition…
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