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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Sept. 26 – Sept. 30)
I. Law of Armed Conflict and Yemen Ryan Goodman, Two U.S. Positions on the Duty to Ensure Respect for the Geneva Conventions (Monday Sept. 26) Jay Shooster, Aiding and Abetting…
Application of Human Rights Law to Military Actions Abroad: A Recent UK Judgment
Last month, the English High Court issued a judgment in Kontic v. Ministry of Defence, a case that dealt with whether and when the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) applies…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 27– October 3
Tuesday, September 27 10:00am – Senate Intelligence Committee – Robert Cardillo, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (here) 10:00am – Senate Committee…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Sept. 19 – Sept. 23)
I. Saudi Arabia, Arms Trade, and the Law of Armed Conflict Alex Moorehead, The Saudi Weapons Block Wouldn’t be the First: Some Past Examples of Halts on US Arms Transfers (Wednesday…
The JASTA veto message
is here.
In Turkey, Where the More Things Change . . .
The past couple of months have been tumultuous in Turkey. In short order, an ill-conceived military coup was followed by popular mass protest, the quick return of President Recep…
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…