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Teaching National Security Law / Counterterrorism Law Next Year?
As folks may have noticed, my blogging has tapered off a bit quite a lot lately… Although most of the drop-off has baby-related causes, I’ve also been spending a lot of…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (April 16–22)
I. Encryption Julian Sanchez, Feinstein-Burr, Encryption, and “The Rule of Law” (Tuesday, April 19) Elizabeth Goitein, Guest Post: The FBI’s Warrantless Surveillance Back…
The National Security Council as FOIA “Agency”
Two weeks ago, Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) introduced a bill that would define the National Security Council (NSC) as an “agency” for purposes of the Freedom of Information…
The International Discussion Continues: 2016 CCW Experts Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons
Last week, States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), the international treaty banning or restricting the use of land mines, blinding lasers, and other…
The Egan speech and the Bush Doctrine: Imminence, necessity, and “first use” in the jus ad bellum
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 at Just Security (April 2-8)
I. Law of Armed Conflict Marty Lederman, [UPDATED–Now with VIDEO] ASIL Speech by State Legal Adviser Egan on International Law and the Use of Force Against ISIL (Monday, April…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (March 26–April 1)
I. International Criminal Law Alex Whiting, The Many Significances of the Karadžić Conviction (Monday, March 28) Alex Whiting, Contempt Charges and the International Criminal…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (March 19–25)
I. Surveillance, Cybersecurity & Privacy Marty Lederman, A Friendly Critique of the Proposed Chesney/Vladeck “Middle Ground” in the Apple/FBI Disputes (Monday, March 21)…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (March 12-18)
I. Intelligence, Privacy & Technology Carly Nyst, Guest Post: The Growing Divide Between European Governments and Regional Courts on Surveillance (Wednesday, March 16) Elizabeth…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (March 5-11)
I. Guantánamo & Military Commissions Marty Lederman, Excellent Summary of GTMO Myths … and a Classic Case of the “False Equivalence Fallacy” (Monday, March 7) David…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (February 27–March 4)
I. Syria & International Law Oona Hathaway, Partition of Syria as Plan B?: The Case for Caution (Monday, February 29) Jonathan Horowitz, Guest Post: A Primer on the “Cessation…
A Primer on the “Cessation of Hostilities” in Syria and International Law
In case you missed it, the US and Russia brokered a “cessation of hostilities” arrangement for the war-torn county of Syria that went into effect last Saturday, February…