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Highlights From DOD General Council Stephen Preston’s ASIL Speech

As I write this, DOD General Counsel Stephen Preston is delivering a speech at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law on the topic of “the Legal…
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Highlights (and Concerns) for Senator Menendez’s Draft AUMF

Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has circulated a draft authorization for the use of force (AUMF) against ISIL.  Importantly, Sen. Menendez…
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Principles to Guide Congressional Authorization of the Continued Use of Force Against ISIL—Clarification on Sunset Provision

On Monday, a group of eight legal experts, including some Just Security editors and some not, released a document entitled, “Principles to Guide Congressional Authorization…
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Avoiding Unnecessary Wars and Preserving Accountability: Principles for an ISIL-Specific AUMF

Earlier today, a group of legal experts–including Rosa Brooks, Sarah Cleveland, Jen Daskal, Walter Dellinger, Harold Koh, and Marty Lederman–released a set of “Principles…
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Rejecting the Bush Comparison: A Response to Goldsmith & Waxman

Jack Goldsmith and Matthew Waxman have written an interesting essay on President Obama’s war powers legacy, boldly titled “Obama, not Bush, is the Master of Unilateral War.”…
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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…
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Kaine’s Proposed AUMF Would Allow Limited Ground Combat Against ISIL

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), this morning released a draft proposal of an AUMF against the Islamic State that would authorize American ground troops to engage in limited combat in Iraq…
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The House’s New Proposal for an AUMF Against ISIL

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) proposed today an authorization for military force against ISIL, detailed in a statement on his website, complete with draft text. Schiff’s proposal…
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