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Expert Mark Fitzpatrick’s Take on the Iran Nuclear Agreement

In a post on Tuesday, I examined Monday’s address by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague to the House of Commons and the ensuing debate with members of Parliament. One remarkable…
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The Iran Nuclear Agreement and Foreign Secretary Hague’s Address to the British Parliament

On Monday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague addressed the House of Commons on the nuclear agreement with Iran (full transcript). The ensuing exchange with Members of Parliament…
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Constitutional Advocates in Comparative Perspective

A number of proposed amendments aimed at reforming the FISA Court envisage a Constitutional Advocate or similar role.  Marty Lederman and Steve Vladeck posted earlier here on…
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“Tweet Roll”: Reactions to the Iran Nuclear Agreement on Twitter

The following is a sample of the wide spectrum of reactions to the Iran nuclear agreement expressed on Twitter from around the world. We had a chance to deliver a body blow, but…
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Documents on Iran Nuclear Agreement

The P5+1 have reached an historic agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Here are some of the important texts. We will have more to say on Just Security in the coming days.…
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Decision Time: Key Issues in the U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement

The U.S. and Afghanistan agreed this week on the terms for an extended U.S. military presence in Afghanistan after 2014.The Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), which the Loya Jirga…
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The New US “Red Line” – No Privacy Rights For Foreigners

Colum Lynch has a fascinating blog at Foreign Policy based on a leaked memo reflecting the United States’ latest “redline”:  that no privacy rights be recognized for foreigners…
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Expert Opinion on Iran’s “Right” to Enrich Uranium in the Face of Security Council Resolutions

It is early morning in Geneva and dawn of the latest round of negotiations to decide the fate of Iran’s nuclear program. As I wrote yesterday, Iran’s claim to a “right”…
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Iran’s Purported “Right” to Enrich Uranium, and Alleged Bias at the New York Times

As attention turns to the upcoming negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, an important factor will be the media coverage that inevitably shapes public opinion. In a recent piece…
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Major New Step Forward For International Debate on Autonomous Weapons Systems

Today, the 117 state parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) agreed to hold the first ever intergovernmental meeting on autonomous weapons systems.  The…
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Preventive Detention and Human Rights Law: A Way Out of Bagram or Another Dead End?

With the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan, one of the thorniest problems involves the detention of individuals who cannot be criminally tried but nevertheless pose an acute…
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Afghanistan Post-2014: Closing Bagram

With the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan coming to an end, and the Bilateral Security Agreement now under review, officials are under pressure to do something many observers may…
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