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Koh on Non-Refoulement
[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…
Letter to the Editor from Former Member of the Human Rights Committee, Martin Scheinin
[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…
News Roundup and Notes: March 10, 2014
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Ukraine Russian President…
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…
Harold Koh’s Legal Opinions on the US Position on the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Treaties
[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…
Extraterritorial Surveillance Under the ICCPR . . . The Treaty Allows It!
[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…
It’s a Serious Mistake for the US Government To Maintain It Need Not Follow Human Rights Law Beyond US Borders
[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…
ACLU Takes Phone-Records Challenge to Appeals Court
The ACLU has just filed its opening brief in the Second Circuit in its challenge to the NSA’s phone-records program. The brief—the first appellate brief to be filed in any…
Forum on the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Treaties: Analyzing the State Department Memos
The New York Times, in a must-read story by Charlie Savage, provides the full text of two significant memos written by Harold Koh during his time as Legal Adviser of the State…
A Step in the Wrong Direction: The EU Parliament’s Drone Resolution
The European Parliament resolution on armed drones that calls, inter alia, for adoption of a common EU position on their use has ignited controversy. In particular, the resolution…
News Roundup and Notes: March 7, 2014
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Ukraine President Obama…
Call for Debate Questions from Readers: Thursday’s Event on “The Snowden Operation” — Edward Lucas vs. Stephen Holmes
This Thursday Just Security along with NYU Law School’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice will host an event entitled, Debating “The Snowden Operation”: A Victory…