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Just Security Q&A with Rep. Adam Schiff on ISIL AUMF

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, has become a prominent voice among lawmakers demanding that Congress authorize the fight against…
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Sexual Torture, Rape, and Gender-Based Violence in the Senate Torture Report

The ramifications and significance of the Senate Torture Report continue to spin out in various fora. While I have noted that the use of certain torture methods used at Guantanamo…
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Judge Pohl’s rebuke of DOD’s unorthodox effort to accelerate the 9/11 trial

[UPDATED at 6:00 p.m. with links to, and some discussion of, DoD rationales and the regulatory amendment itself.] Things have been moving very slowly, to say the least, in the…
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What is no longer classified? (and what does it portend for the credibility of government declarations insisting on the need for categorical secrecy of covert action programs?)

The prosecution’s motion to amend the protective order in the 9/11 military commission is finally posted.  As I discussed here, Judge Spath has granted a similar motion…
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Associated Forces and Co-belligerency

While Congress is expected to adopt a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), debate continues on the scope…
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Just Security at the Future of War Conference

The New America Foundation and Arizona State University will be hosting their first annual Future of War Conference in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and Wednesday, Feb. 25.…
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General Martins on the Shrinking Military Commissions

Marty’s important post from last night includes a link to yesterday’s statement by General Mark Martins, Chief Prosecutor of the Guantánamo military commissions, in…
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An “Islamic State” of Mind

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…
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Al-Nashiri can now speak about his treatment … plus news about full SSCI Report

[Editor’s note: This post was originally published at 9:00 PM E.S.T. on February 22, 2015] Two weeks ago, I reported here that the prosecution had submitted motions to the…
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Any Effort to Counter Violent Extremism Must Deal with Religion

Academically, I agree with the thrust of the Obama administration’s efforts not to invoke religion and thereby lend legitimacy to thugs and criminals. The problem with such a…
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Six Questions Congress Should Ask the Administration about its ISIL AUMF

[Cross-posted at Lawfare] With congressional hearings on the Obama Administration’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for the Islamic State on the horizon,…
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Think Again: The Limitations in the President’s Draft AUMF Do Have Meaning

Several prominent commentators have argued that the limitations in President Obama’s draft AUMF against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) would be meaningless if…
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