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Executive Order 12333 and the Golden Number
I recently moderated a debate between Professor Nathan Sales of Syracuse Law, Professor Laura Donohue of Georgetown Law, Bob Litt, general counsel of the Office of the Director…
Ending the Forever War is (Still) in Reach–a.k.a. How I Read the Goldsmith-Koh Exchange
Last week, Harold Koh wrote another important intervention in his efforts to help steer the United States out of “the Forever War.” That objective is to take the country eventually…
News Roundup and Notes: October 9, 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 Battle for…
Twitter is Suing the US Government in an Effort to Reveal Surveillance Information
Twitter filed a case in the Northern District of California (docket number 14-cv-04480) on Oct. 7 seeking a court order that would allow the company to reveal more precise information…
Israel before UN Human Rights Committee this month
On Monday, I offered a preview of issues that the UN Human Rights Committee is likely to raise with Sri Lanka on its compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political…
Bahraini Prince Could be Investigated for Torture by UK Police
A member of the Bahraini royal family with close ties to the United Kingdom may soon be under investigation by British police for his alleged role in torturing dissidents during…
News Roundup and Notes: October 8, 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 battle…
The Empire Strikes Back: the Conservative Party’s Plan for Human Rights in the UK
On Oct. 3, the British Conservative party published an eight-page strategy paper, Protecting Human Rights in the UK, that gives a preview of the party’s plan to repeal the United…
Australia’s Draconian Response to the Security Council’s Resolution on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
On September 24, the UN Security Council passed a resolution that, among other things, ordered member States to curb the flow of foreign nationals who travel to the Middle East…
Leon Panetta: Administration’s Reliance on 2001 AUMF to Fight ISIL is Flawed
Leon Panetta’s book, “Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace,” was released on Tuesday. Panetta’s perspectives benefit from a career of service…
News Roundup and Notes: October 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. IRAQ and SYRIA The Islamic…
Smartphone “Backdoors” and Open Computing
Recently I wrote a longish post over at the Cato Institute’s blog trying to deflate some of the increasing hysteria over the announcement that Apple and Google will be turning…