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GTMO Case to Watch in the Supreme Court [UPDATED]
The Supreme Court has relisted for conference three times a pending Guantánamo habeas petition, Hussain v. Obama, No. 13-638. The Court will consider the case for the fourth…
The Extraterritorial Right to Privacy: An Opportunity to Impact the Debate
A codicil to our ongoing discussion of the human rights implications of foreign and mass surveillance (see prior posts by Ryan Goodman (here and here), Philip Alston, Jennifer…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 15-21)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Thomas Earnest, Is the ODNI Approach to Secrecy and Transparency Evolving? (Friday, Mar. 21) Thomas Earnest, PCLOB Hearing on Section…
Just Security Summer Internship — Now Accepting Applications
Just Security is currently accepting applications for two internship positions for the summer 2014. The full job posting can be found here and is copied below. Please do forward…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 8-14)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Kate Martin, Guest Post: How President Obama can fulfill his promise to end bulk collection of telephone metadata, while preserving intelligence…
Caroline Krass Confirmed as CIA General Counsel
I am delighted to report that the Senate just confirmed my friend and former colleague Caroline Krass to be General Counsel at the CIA, by a vote of 95-4. (“No” votes…
The United States’ Position on Extraterritoriality: The Time For Change Is Now
[Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the extraterritorial application of human rights treaties in light of the release of two State Department memos and…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (March 1-7)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Just Security, Call for Debate Questions from Readers: Next Thursday’s Event on “The Snowden Operation” — Edward Lucas vs. Stephen Holmes…
The Elephant in the Room: The FBI
Commissions, oversight boards, and review groups are all the rage these days. Recent weeks have seen hundreds of pages of reports evaluating American intelligence agencies, and…
The Extraterritoriality of Human Rights Obligations
Following my short post on the extraterritoriality of human rights obligations, and our series on lex specialis and the interface between the law of armed conflict and international…
Ugandan ICC Fugitive No More? The Hunt for Joseph Kony et al.
Further to our series on ICC fugitives, some reports have emerged that Okot Odhiambo, one of the top LRA leaders indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), has been killed…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Feb. 22-28)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Brett Max Kaufman, Guest Post: Optic Nerve – A Digital Mugbook & the Questions It Raises (Friday, Feb. 28) Thomas Earnest, Chris Sprigman…