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Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (October 17–23)
I. Classified Information & Transparency Jameel Jaffer, Drone Disclosures, Official and Not (Monday, October 19) Marty Lederman, Bart Gellman at Purdue: Is It Lawful to…
[corrected] GTMO provisions are one of three reasons for the President’s NDAA veto today
Here’s the pertinent part of the veto statement: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1735, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.”…
Bart Gellman at Purdue: Is it lawful to discuss and display the Snowden documents in universities?
Four weeks ago, Bart Gellman of the Century Foundation delivered a keynote address at Purdue University’s “Dawn or Doom?” colloquium. His topic was “The…
The Ba Odah hearing before Judge Hogan
Judge Hogan heard arguments last Thursday in the case of Tariq Ali Abdullah Ba Odah, a Guantánamo detainee who has been on a hunger strike for eight years, during which time…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (October 10–16)
I. Encryption & Hacking Marty Lederman, Darkness? (Saturday, October 10) Amie Stepanovich, Guest Post: Too Much Posturing and Not Enough Substance on Encryption (Monday,…
When Sorry Is Not Enough (or Makes Things Worse)
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…
Darkness?
In the wake of our recent, terrific panel on the “Going Dark?” debate, today the New York Times brings what appears to be big news from the executive branch: The…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (October 3–9)
I. Kunduz Hospital Bombing Jonathan Horowitz, Guest Post: Was the Kunduz Strike a War Crime? (Monday, October 5) John Reed, Precision Weapons, Mistakes, and the Need for Transparency (Monday,…
Toward a History of Clean and Endless War
It is idle — but interesting — to speculate on what future historians will say about our own time. True: We can never know, and would probably find ourselves shocked by what…
More Bergdahl Strangeness: ACCA Dismisses Public Access Mandamus Petition
As a follow up to my post this morning about the brewing fight over public access to various documents submitted as part of the Article 32 hearing in the Bowe Bergdahl case, the…
The Special Rapporteur on Torture’s Report on Extraterritoriality Speaks to Migrant Crisis
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan E. Méndez, has issued a new expert’s report (his 17th)—this one on extraterritoriality. (JustSecurity’s extensive…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (September 26–October 2)
I. United Nations & International Criminal Court Alex Whiting, The First Case for the ICC Prosecutor: Attacks on Cultural Heritage (Tuesday, September 29) Fionnuala Ní…