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The Hicks Military Commission Appeal

Just over a year ago, I wrote a post about the David Hicks and Omar Khadr cases–and the very real possibility that, as a result of the D.C. Circuit’s decision in “Hamdan…
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Livestream of National Security Law Brief Symposium: Congress, Use-of-Force Authorizations, and ISIL

This afternoon, from 2-6 p.m., the National Security Law Brief at American University Washington College of Law is hosting a symposium on Congress, use-of-force authorizations,…
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UN HRC’s General Comment on the Right to Liberty and Security: A Missed Opportunity? (Part Two)

Yesterday’s post provided a brief guide to the UN Human Rights Committee’s General Comment No. 35 (GC) on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political…
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UN HRC’s General Comment 35 on the Right To Liberty and Security: A Missed Opportunity?

On October 28, the UN Human Rights Committee adopted General Comment No. 35 (GC) on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the right to…
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What the Cold War Can Teach Us About Containing ISIL

Editors’ Note: The following post is the latest installment of “Monday Reflections,” in which a different Just Security editor takes an in-depth look at the big stories…
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Sen. Kaine: Narrow the Scope of the 2001 AUMF

WASHINGTON — It’s no secret that Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) doesn’t buy the White House’s claim that the 2001 authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) against al-Qaeda…
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Principles to Guide Congressional Authorization of the Continued Use of Force Against ISIL—Clarification on Sunset Provision

On Monday, a group of eight legal experts, including some Just Security editors and some not, released a document entitled, “Principles to Guide Congressional Authorization…
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New Paths to Accountability for Crimes in Syria and Iraq (Including ICC Jurisdiction Over Foreign Fighters)

Horrific crimes in Syria during the Syrian Civil War and more recent ones in Iraq have led to widespread frustration at the present lack of a clear accountability mechanism. …
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Avoiding Unnecessary Wars and Preserving Accountability: Principles for an ISIL-Specific AUMF

Earlier today, a group of legal experts–including Rosa Brooks, Sarah Cleveland, Jen Daskal, Walter Dellinger, Harold Koh, and Marty Lederman–released a set of “Principles…
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Reauthorize the AUMF: Clever strategies to limit presidential power are constitutional, but unwise

Now that the Midterms elections are in the books, it should be possible to focus once again on an unresolved issue that has generated massive angst on both sides of the political…
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National Security Politics in the 114th Congress

Last September, I wrote a post exploring whether some of the congressional reactions to the Snowden disclosures might have been portents of a coming political realignment on national…
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Due Process and Detention at Guantanamo: Closing the Constitutional Loopholes

The D.C. Circuit recently heard argument in Al Bahlul v. United States, where the defendant has made a series of constitutional challenges to the Guantanamo military commissions. …
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