Recent Articles
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (July 2–8)
I. Targeted Killing & Civilian Casualties Sarah Knuckey, The Good and Bad in the US Government’s Civilian Casualties Announcement (Saturday, July 2) II. Law of Armed Conflict…
Call for Papers: AALS Section on National Security Law
We received word from our friend Dakota Rudesill of a call for papers that is likely of interest to some Just Security readers, particularly junior faculty members in the legal…
Must Military Medical and Religious Personnel Be Accounted for in a Proportionality Analysis?
In a recent post, Marty Lederman echoed criticisms previously leveled by Oona Hathaway about the US DOD’s Law of War Manual. The thrust of their criticism is that several Manual…
The CMCR’s Latest (Non-)Decision in al-Nashiri [UPDATED with links to supplemental briefs]
After a very long delay, and a couple of new presidential appointments of military judges to the court (resolving one of the two serious structural problems Steve has described…
The Early Edition: July 8, 2016
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. NATO SUMMIT President Obama…
Whose World Is This?: US and UK Government Hacking
On both sides of the Atlantic, we are witnessing the dramatic expansion of government hacking powers. In the United States, a proposed amendment to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules…
The Early Edition: July 7, 2016
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 Syrian government…
The Encryption Debate: All Quiet on the Western Front?
The US war on encryption has quieted down recently. The San Bernardino and Brooklyn court cases concerning encrypted iPhones both ended this spring not with a bang, but with a…
Highlights From the Chilcot Report
Earlier today, the UK’s Iraq Inquiry Committee released the report of its seven year investigation into the country’s role in the Iraq War. Started in 2009 at the…
The Early Edition: July 6, 2016
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 Turkey is…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 4–8
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this holiday-shortened week. Wednesday, July 6 10:00am – House Armed Services – Subcommittee…
The Updated First Geneva Convention Commentary, DOD’s Law of War Manual, and a More Perfect Law of War, Part I
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Nearly synonymous with the law of war itself, the universally ratified 1949 Conventions are not merely…