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News Roundup and Notes: November 19, 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. SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY, and…
Obama Administration’s Position on the UN Torture Convention: New? Yes. Significant? Not so much
Could it be that American international law experts and human rights advocates are suffering from some form of Stockholm Syndrome — so many defeats and dashed hopes at the…
America’s “Unequivocal Yes” to the Torture Ban
Last week in Geneva, the U.S. delegation appeared before the Committee Against Torture and announced important changes to the U.S. government’s legal position regarding the…
News Roundup and Notes: November 18, 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. ISRAEL and PALESTINE A terrorist…
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…
Debunking the “Vichy France” Argument on Authorization to Use Force against Co-Belligerents
If Congress authorizes the President to wage war against an enemy (e.g., Al Qaeda), can the President also wage war against co-belligerents of that enemy (e.g., Al Qaeda of the…
The FBI Doesn’t Need More Access: We’re Already in the Golden Age of Surveillance
This post comes in advance of this afternoon’s debate between Just Security contributors Andrew Weissmann and Peter Swire about Law Enforcement vs. SmartPhone Encryption at…
News Roundup and Notes: November 17, 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 The U.S.…
Seeking Consensus on AUMFs
[Cross-posted at Lawfare] The three of us have coauthored an Op-Ed in Sunday’s Washington Post on the topic of congressional authorization for the use of force against ISIL and…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Nov 8-14)
I. Authorization for Use of Force Against ISIL John Reed, Sen. Kaine: Narrow the Scope of the 2001 AUMF (Thursday, Nov. 13) Ryan Goodman & Steve Vladeck, Principles to…
The core of Zivotofsky: of passports, property, commerce, recognition . . . and, ultimately, diplomacy
Seth Barrett Tillman is probably correct: Section 214(d) of the 2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act–which requires the Secretary of State to record the place of birth…
114th Congress Faces Significant Committee Shake-Ups
In the wake of last week’s election, both chambers of Congress (and both parties) are facing significant changes to committee memberships with the start of the 114th Congress.…