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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 21-28)
I. War Powers, Congressional Authorization, Use of Force: North Korea, ISIS, Syria John Dehn, Calling on Congress and the President’s Advisors to Defend the Constitution (Tuesday,…
All About “About” Collection
The National Security Agency announced Friday that it will be halting a controversial form of collection it had been conducting under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act—so…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, April 24-April 28
Tuesday, April 25 9:30am – Senate Committee on Armed Services – Policy and Strategy in the Asia-Pacific (here) 9:45am – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations – The…
The Early Edition: April 24, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. The KOREAN PENINSULA China’s…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 14-21)
I. U.S. Intervention in Syria Michael J. Adams, When Moral Compulsion is Characterized as a Crime of Aggression (Monday, Apr. 17) Ryan Goodman, Robert S. Taylor: On the Syria…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Apr. 14-21)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
The ICJ Issues Provisional Measures Against Russia on Ukraine’s Racial Discrimination Claims
Russian media are reporting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “rejected” Ukraine’s request for provisional measures against the Russian Federation in the case…
“Golden Shield” Oral Arguments Today: Doe v. Cisco
A panel of the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in San Francisco (composed of Judges Stephen Reinhardt, Wallace Tashima, and Marsha Berzon) will hear oral arguments today in the Alien…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 8-14)
I. U.S. Intervention in Syria Michael Schmitt and Chris Ford, The Use of Force in Response to Syrian Chemical Attacks: Emergence of a New Norm? (Saturday, Apr. 8) Marty Lederman, (Apparent)…
Canary in the Coal Mine: Trump Administration Undermines a Global Anti-Corruption Initiative
Those nervously watching to see whether the United States will uphold its existing international commitments to protect human rights and address corruption have had their eyes…
Senators McCain and Graham’s Alarming Suggestion that the Conflicts With ISIS and Assad are “Inextricably Connected”
With a hat tip to Defense One‘s Kevin Baron and Michigan Law’s Monica Hakimi, I just came across a statement released yesterday by Senators John McCain and Lindsey…
The D.C. Circuit Gives Short Shrift to Public Access to Guantánamo Proceedings
Any other year, the D.C. Circuit’s March 31 decision in Dhiab v. Trump would have probably received a lot more attention–especially in suggesting that the media…