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Michael Ratner, RIP
My good friend and mentor, Michael Ratner, has died at age 72. A lawyer who worked with the Center for Constitutional Rights for more than 40 years, he was one of the great human…
Why Captain Smith’s suit to enforce the War Powers Resolution won’t be a big deal
Last week, Army Captain Nathan Michael Smith filed a federal court suit against President Obama, seeking a declaration that the War Powers Resolution requires the President to…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (April 30–May 6)
I. Torture Steve Vladeck, One-and-a-Half Cheers for Salim v. Mitchell (Monday, May 2) Jonathan Hafetz & David Glazier, Guest Post: A Small, If Uncertain, Step Towards Accountability:…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (April 23–29)
I. Surveillance, Encryption & Privacy Jake Laperruque, Guest Post: Revelations From the Newly Declassified FISC Opinion on Section 702 (Wednesday, April 27) Julian Sanchez,…
Yes, Russia’s Antics in the Baltic Sea Violate “International Rules”
Recently, Russian aircraft ‘buzzed’ a US Navy ship and ‘barrel rolled’ over a US Air Force plane above the Baltic Sea. The fallout cast a distracting pall over last week’s…
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…