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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Sept. 12 – Sept. 16)
I. Yemen, the International Criminal Court, and the Law of Armed Conflict Ryan Goodman , Does the Int’l Criminal Court Have Jurisdiction over Alleged War Crimes by Saudi-Led…
DOJ reply brief in Smith v. Obama
The Department of Justice today filed its reply brief in the case challenging the legality of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Smith v. Obama. I don’t have much to add…
Teaching National Security / Counterterrorism Law?
Back in April, I flagged the then-impending publication of the brand-new sixth edition of Aspen Publishers’ National Security Law casebook, and third edition of its Counterterrorism…
Does Operation Inherent Resolve set a troubling constitutional precedent?: Engaging with Goldsmith and Waxman
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Sept. 2 – Sept. 9)
I. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Arms Exports Ryan Goodman , UK Parliamentary Committee Draft Report Calls for Pause in Weapons Exports to Saudi Arabia (Wednesday Sept. 7) Just…
Fighting Human Trafficking in Conflict: Ideas for the UN Security Council
Slavery – is it making a comeback? There is a growing awareness that as many as 45.8 million people may be enslaved around the world today, and that supply-chains for basic commodities…
The DC Circuit’s Latest Ruling in Al-Nashiri: Why the Military Commissions Cannot Escape the Taint of CIA Torture
The DC Circuit’s recent ruling in In re Al-Nashiri missed an opportunity to clarify an important question in the current US military commissions: when did the armed conflict…
GTMO Update on the final 61 detainees–PRB initial review hearings (finally) completed
Today marked the final of the “initial” Periodic Review Board hearings for detainees at Guantánamo who are not either already cleared for transfer or charged in the…
Labor Day at Just Security
In observance of Labor Day, Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule with a lower volume of posts than normal. If any major, time-sensitive developments occur, we will…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Aug. 29 – Sept. 2)
I. The Law of Armed Conflict and Yemen Beth Van Schaack, Evaluating Proportionality and Long-Term Civilian Harm under the Laws of War (Monday, Aug. 29) Ryan Goodman and Miles…
Foreign Governments, Tech Companies, and Your Data: A Response to Jennifer Daskal and Andrew Woods
In a thoughtful August 1 piece in Just Security and Lawfare, law professors Andrew Woods and Jennifer Daskal urged Congress to embrace a legislative proposal by the US Justice…
Evaluating Proportionality and Long-Term Civilian Harm under the Laws of War
As noted by Alex Whiting in his piece last week, the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law (IHL), contains broad principles and prohibitions that are applied…