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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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Harold Koh’s Case for Humanitarian Intervention

The week before last, Harold Koh posted a defense of President Obama’s authority to use force in Syria without congressional authorization. Last week Professor Koh turned to…
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The Baraawe Raid: A Test for the Obama Administration’s View of al Shabab? [UPDATED]

[Update: 10:10 p.m. (EDT): It now appears that earlier reports were premature–and that the Baraawe raid may have resulted in the death of the senior Shabab leader earlier…
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Syria and the Law of Humanitarian Intervention (Part II: International Law and the Way Forward)

My first post for Just Security explained why, despite some bungled politics, President Obama’s proposed military action in Syria could have been lawful under U.S. domestic law.…
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Debate (Round 2): A Reply to Rona and Corn

This post is the final post in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security…
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Debate (Round 2): A Reply to Rona and Jinks

This post is one in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security law: What…
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Debate (Round 2): A Reply to Corn and Jinks

This post is one in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security law: What…
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Response to Kevin Jon Heller on War/Not War with Al-Qaeda

Last week, I wrote a post describing how opposition to US counterterrorism policies has vacillated over the past twelve years. I showed how arguments that the conflict with Al…
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Debate (Round 1): Against the Notion of Competing Legal Frameworks in the “War on Terror”

This post is the third in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security law:…
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Debate (Round 1): The Military Component of Counter-Terror Operations

This post is the second in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security…
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A New Face in the U.S.-Pakistani Relationship

[Note from Ryan Goodman: It is an honor for us to publish an essay from Ambassador Cameron Munter, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan 2010-2012 and in several other distinguished…
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Security Council Resolution on Syria is Final but Russia Begins Chipping Away

On Friday, I posted an analysis of the draft Security Council Resolution on Syria questioning the strength and scope of its legal obligations. The United Nations has now released…
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