Recent Articles
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Nov 22-Dec 5)
I. Torture A. Senate Intelligence Committee Torture Report John Reed, The Senate Torture Report Should Name Victims (Wednesday, Dec. 3) Marty Lederman, Executive summary and conclusions…
Judge Posner vs. David Cole: What’s the Value of Privacy Unless You Have Something to Hide? (Video Clip)
Yesterday, Just Security editor David Cole spoke with United States Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner about the value of privacy. The short and fascinating discussion, part…
The Torture Convention & Appendix M of the Army Field Manual on Interrogations
We are on the eve of the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogation program. Although this report will…
Revisiting Torture: Implications of Overturning Ireland v. United Kingdom
One of the seminal international decisions on torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, the Ireland v United Kingdom case decided by the European Court of Human Rights in 1978,…
The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act: A Silver Lining for Guantanamo Detainees
Yesterday afternoon the House approved the Senate and House-agreed upon version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2015, with two noteworthy consequences for Guantanamo…
News Roundup and Notes: December 5, 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. IRAQ and SYRIA Car bombings…
Executive summary and conclusions of SSCI torture report to be released next Monday [UPDATED — or Tuesday]
So says Jason Leopold, relating what a DOJ lawyer has told him in connection with his FOIA lawsuit. [UPDATE: I’m now hearing from several sources that the release —…
How an ISIL-Specific AUMF Affects Interpretations of the 2001/2002 AUMFs
From the moment the United States began military operations against the Islamic State, questions have arisen about the domestic legal basis for the use of American force. The major…
An Intelligence Committee Agenda
There are big changes coming to the congressional intelligence committees in the 114th Congress, with new leadership in both the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)…
Jaloud v. Netherlands: European Court of Human Rights addresses extra-territorial jurisdiction in Iraq
Last month, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment in Jaloud v. the Netherlands (full text). The case arose out of the death of Azhar…
News Roundup and Notes: December 4, 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. IRAQ and SYRIA U.S.-led…
al-Nashiri mandamus petition: Government response and oral argument date
The government today filed its opposition to al-Nashiri’s mandamus petition in which he is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to enjoin the participation…