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New UN Report Released; Addresses Legal Controversies in Drone Use
A new UN report on drone strikes and targeted killings by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions has been published, ahead of a UN General Assembly debate scheduled…
U.S. War in Pakistan (Not the One You Think)
The American public may not feel that it has had a meaningful political debate about going to war in nuclear-armed Pakistan outside the context of drone strikes or the stuff…
The Libya Raid to Capture Abu Anas al-Liby and The Persistence of Memory of Due Process
Now that Abu Anas al-Liby has been brought to the U.S. and may be appearing in court as you read this to face criminal charges, it might be tempting to say that all concerns…
News Roundup and Notes: October 15, 2013
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. NSA Surveillance In an exclusive…
The Government’s Initial Supreme Court Filing on the Section 215 “Telephony Records Program”
On Friday the government filed its brief in opposition to the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s mandamus petition to the Supreme Court, No. 13-58, in which EPIC is challenging…
ICC Case Against Spy Chief Senussi Deemed Inadmissible
An important and long-awaited ruling came down from Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court on Friday. In it, PTC I ruled that the case against Abdullah Al-Senussi—Libya’s…
Al-Libi: Nine (or Fewer) Days of AUMF Detention
So reports the Associated Press: “U.S. officials say a Libyan terrorist suspect who was held aboard a U.S. warship is now in the United States.” That would mean that…
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Approves Renewal of “Telephony Records Program” [UPDATED]
Judge Eagan’s latest Section 215 metadata order for the FISC expired last Friday. The government sought renewal, and the FISC has approved it, reports the Director of National…
Why the US Failure to Support an ICC Referral for Syria does not Protect Israel (or American Interests)
As we watch and wait for the outcome of the destruction and disposal of the chemical weapons in Syria, the issue of accountability for war crimes and/or crimes against humanity…
Kenya, with African Union Backing, to Seek Again Deferral of the Cases Before the ICC?
In other ICC news…. It is being reported that a diplomatic deal is being struck to seek the postponement of the Kenyan cases through the Security Council. This follows on the…
News Roundup and Notes: October 14, 2013
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 On Friday,…
Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Oct. 5-11)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Thomas Earnest, Government Shutdown Postpones Declassification Review of FISC Opinion (Tuesday, Oct. 8) Julian Sanchez, Other Uses of the NSA…