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Welcome to Harvard Law School’s Program on International Law and Armed Conflict
We extend a warm welcome to a new initiative at Harvard Law School: The Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC). Headed up by Professor Gaby Blum and Naz Modirzadeh,…
Security Agreement With Afghanistan Raises Key Questions About How and When War Ends
Today, the United States and Afghanistan signed a long-awaited bilateral security agreement. The U.S. government promised to withdraw combat troops by December, and to leave nearly…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Sept 21-26)
I. ISIL A. Grand Strategy David Cole, Unfinished Business: The Trickle-Down Effects of the War on ISIS on Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law (Monday, Sept. 22)…
French Prime Minister’s Statement on Action Against ISIL
On Wednesday, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls addressed the Assemblée Nationale regarding France’s actions against ISIL (“Daech” in French). Valls called ISIL a “double…
UK High Court Hears Case of Pakistani Held for a Decade Without Charges by UK and US
On Sept. 23, the United Kingdom High Court began its three-day hearing of a case involving the alleged kidnapping, torture, detention, and subsequent rendition of Pakistani citizen…
Now is the Time to Think About Detentions with ISIL: A Response to Benjamin Wittes
Over at Lawfare, Ben Wittes shrugs off Jeff Stein’s important question,“What Will U.S. Forces Do With ISIS Prisoners?” Ben’s reaction, I believe, minimizes several important…
The War Powers Resolution and Article 51 Letters Concerning Use of Force in Syria Against ISIL and the Khorasan Group [UPDATED to add statement of the U.N. Secretary-General]
Here is the President’s War Powers Resolution letter sent to Congress today with notification of the use of force in Syria against ISIL. And here is the corresponding letter…
Welcoming Four New Just Security Editors
In marking our first year anniversary, Just Security has added four new members to our Board of Editors. As readers will see, this extraordinary group is sure to expand and…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Sept 13-19)
I. Military Action against ISIL Ryan Goodman, White House Relies on 2002 Iraq Authorization—But What’s the Theory? (Saturday, Sept 13) Eric Messinger, The House’s New Proposal…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Sept 6-12)
I. Military Action against ISIL: Domestic Law and Policy Steve Vladeck, The Guns of September (Monday, Sept 8) Ryan Goodman, Whose Hype are You Going to Believe?: How Not to…
Democracy’s Failure
A year ago, President Obama gave a major counterterrorism speech in which he promised to “refine, and ultimately repeal” the 2001 AUMF. Yesterday, his administration announced…
September 1, 1939
Each of the last twelve September 11ths, I’ve pulled out my copy of W.H. Auden’s poem, September 1, 1939, the lines of which have always seemed a stunningly appropriate…