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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…
Accountability & North Korea in Light of the Commission of Inquiry’s Report
An earlier post addressed the origins, mandate, and results of the Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry dedicated to examining the commission of crimes against humanity…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (February 15-21)
I. Freedom of the Press Jeremy Waldron, More Executive-Minded than the Executive (Friday, Feb. 21) Just Security, David Miranda Detention and Questioning was Lawful, Rules UK…
Disturbing Findings of the North Korea Commission of Inquiry
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) focused on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) released its first report this week. The report is a monumental depiction of the…
A Rejoinder from Jenks and Corn re U.S. SIGINT Based Targeting
There is probably no area of greater consensus between us and Professors Goodman and Jinks (their post) than the recognition that the law of armed conflict should and must be responsive…
Happy Presidents’ Day, Just Security Readers
Happy Presidents’ Day! We will likely have reduced coverage today. In addition to our usual coverage in the coming week, stay tuned on Tuesday for a debate on the use of signals…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (Feb. 8-14)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Just Security, Members of the PCLOB Testifying Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (Wednesday, Feb. 12) Jennifer Granick, Eight Questions…
Congratulations to Sarah Knuckey—Professorship and Co-Director of Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law
Congratulations to Just Security’s Sarah Knuckey, who has accepted an offer to become the Lieff Cabraser Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Human Rights…
Which Policies Apply to the Killing of U.S. Citizens in Pakistan?
Yesterday, the Associated Press, Washington Post, New York Times, and the LA Times reported on debates within the U.S. government about “whether to authorize a lethal strike…