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U.S. War in Pakistan (Not the One You Think)

The American public may not feel that it has had a meaningful political debate about going to war in nuclear-armed Pakistan outside the context of drone strikes or the stuff…
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The Libya Raid to Capture Abu Anas al-Liby and The Persistence of Memory of Due Process

Now that Abu Anas al-Liby has been brought to the U.S. and  may be appearing in court as you read this to face criminal charges, it might be tempting to say that all concerns…
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ICC Case Against Spy Chief Senussi Deemed Inadmissible

An important and long-awaited ruling came down from Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court on Friday.  In it, PTC I ruled that the case against Abdullah Al-Senussi—Libya’s…
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Why the US Failure to Support an ICC Referral for Syria does not Protect Israel (or American Interests)

As we watch and wait for the outcome of the destruction and disposal of the chemical weapons in Syria, the issue of accountability for war crimes and/or crimes against humanity…
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Kenya, with African Union Backing, to Seek Again Deferral of the Cases Before the ICC?

In other ICC news…. It is being reported that a diplomatic deal is being struck to seek the postponement of the Kenyan cases through the Security Council. This follows on the…
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Humanitarian Intervention and Global Legal Norms

Thank you to Harold Koh for spurring (here and here) a discussion about some of the most important issues of our time—on matters concerning wars of choice and building an effective…
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Reviving Opinio Juris and Law of Armed Conflict Pluralism

It is by now hackneyed routine. A U.S. government attorney or legal policymaker invited to appear at a law of armed conflict (LOAC) conference prefaces her remarks with a pro forma…
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Syria and the Law of Humanitarian Intervention (Part III – A Reply)

My recent two-part essay on Syria, posted on this blog, made both a policy claim and a legal claim. My policy claim was that despite undeniable political miscues, President Obama’s…
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The Case of Abu Anas al-Libi: International Law Q & A

On Saturday, October 5, 2013, the US captured terrorist suspect Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai (Abu Anas al-Libi) in Tripoli, Libya, and, reportedly, is now interrogating him on a…
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Al-Liby: “Rendition to Justice” under Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

The U.S. government is reportedly holding Abu Anas al-Liby (Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai) on a Navy ship following a military-led apprehension in Tripoli on October 5. The capture…
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The Interface of IHL and IHR: A Taxonomy

As the excellent Jinks/Corn/Rona series on IHL/IHR notes, there are a number of theories surrounding the interface between international humanitarian law (or the law of armed conflict)…
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Al-Liby: Male Captus, Bene Detentus?

Further to Marty’s post today on the question of Libya’s consent vel non to the recent al-Liby operation, we should also call attention to a long-withheld OLC opinion (13 U.S.…
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