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Dan Markel (1972-2014)
After a brutal weekend, I’m ready to offer a couple of thoughts about my friend Dan Markel. So many others have offered moving tributes to Dan since the senseless tragedy…
The PCLOB Report and Eight Questions About Section 702
Note: The views expressed below are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of PCLOB or its other Board members. On July 2, Professor Jennifer Granick posed the question:…
News Roundup and Notes: July 22, 2014
Israel-Palestine Senior Israeli officials have today rejected the possibility of a humanitarian ceasefire, saying it is “not on our agenda right now”. The IDF hit more than…
President Obama Delivering Remarks on Ukraine
Earlier today President Obama delivered a statement on the escalating situation in Ukraine. Video of the remarks is available below. We will update this post with a transcript…
The Illusion of Justice report and the Use of “Radicalization Theories” in Counterterrorism Sting Operations
[Tarek Z. Ismail is co-author of Illusion of Justice: Human Rights Abuses in US Terrorism Prosecutions, a report co-published by Human Rights Watch and the Columbia Law School…
News Roundup and Notes: July 21, 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-Palestine Last night…
Dan Markel
Most of our law professor readers will already have heard the horrible and tragic news about the death of Dan Markel, a professor at Florida State University School of Law who…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (July 12-18)
I. Surveillance, Privacy & Technology Shaheed Fatima, Hearing Begins in New Surveillance Litigation Against UK Security Services (Monday, July 14) Shaheed Fatima, British…
In Advance of Activating The Crime of Aggression
I had the pleasure of participating in an Interactive Panel Discussion on the crime of aggression at the United Nations yesterday on the occasion of International Justice Day (so…
U.K. Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014: Sticking Plaster or Solution?
Earlier this week, I summarized the British Government’s “fast-track” surveillance legislation proposals: the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill. A mere four days…
Letter to the Editor: Elliott Abrams Responds to Sarah Knuckey’s Post on UN Casualty Estimates in Gaza
Prof. Knuckey makes some good points about casualty estimates. Knuckey and I would agree that data is hard to come by in the middle of a war and often even after it is over. For…
Letter to the Editor — Lt. Colonel David J. R. Frakt: What will Happen to al Bahlul?
I want to thank my esteemed colleagues Steve Vladeck and Marty Lederman for their very illuminating discussion of the D.C. Circuit’s recent decision in al Bahlul. I was Mr.…