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The APA’s Watershed Move to Ban Psychologists’ Complicity in Torture
As Marty Lederman wrote about here, the APA Council of Representatives made waves on Friday by approving, with a near-unanimous vote, a resolution that (1) bans psychologists…
What, exactly, does yesterday’s American Psychological Association resolution prohibit?
By an overwhelming vote of 156-1 (with seven abstentions and one recusal)–so lopsided that it stunned even its proponents–the American Psychological Association’s…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (August 1-7)
I. Detention & Military Commissions Jonathan Horowitz, Guest Post: The Reason Why the UK Lost the Serdar Mohammed Case (Monday, August 3) Steve Vladeck, President…
Women, Peace and Security: A Review of the High Level Review
September 2015 marks the 15th Anniversary of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. UNSCR 1325 prompted significant and important…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (July 25–31)
I. Detention Larry Siems, Guest Post: Skeptical of Guantánamo Diary? Question the US Government Instead (Tuesday, July 28) Nadia O’Mara, UK Court Invalidates British…
D.C. District Court to GTMO Detainees: War with Taliban Continues
Judge Lamberth handed down an opinion today denying the claim made by Guantnamo detainee al Mukhtar Yahia Naji al Warafi (discussed by Marty here and here) that the conflict…
If You’re Teaching National Security / Counterterrorism Law Next Year…
One of the most exhilarating (and terrifying) things about teaching national security law is how thoroughly the field changes from year to year (and, lately, from month to month).…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (July 18–24)
I. Drones & Lethal Force Kurt Sanger, Guest Post: CIA Operatives Should Not Be Considered Armed Forces Under International Law (Tuesday, July 21) Laura Dickinson, Guest…
Just Security Moves to HTTPS
If you’re a regular reader of Just Security, you may have noticed something different when you typed ‘justsecurity.org’ into your internet browser this morning. The standard…
Intelligence Community supports codification of the President’s prohibition on use of EITs and requirement of ICRC detainee access
This news really isn’t (or shouldn’t be) very surprising, but since in some quarters there’s a misperception that the CIA is eager to get back in the business…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (July 11–17)
I. Surveillance, Privacy & Cybersecurity Kristen Eichensehr, “International Cyber Stability” and the UN Group of Governmental Experts (Tuesday, July 14)…
The APA Scandal
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…