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Is the US Allowed to Control a Syrian Airfield?

Reports have recently emerged that the US is in control of an airfield in Syria. The details are a bit sketchy and it’s hard to determine their veracity. For their part, US officials…
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A Legal Map of Airstrikes in Syria (Part 2)

Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a two-part series discussing the legal justifications various countries have put forth related to airstrikes in Syria. You can find…
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A Legal Map of Airstrikes in Syria (Part 1)

Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a two-part series discussing the legal justifications various countries have put forth related to airstrikes in Syria. You can find…
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Where Will the Law of Self-Defense Go From Here?

Friday’s horrific attacks in Paris have now prompted retaliatory French airstrikes on Raqqa in Syria. Given the emotions that have been stirred up, it may seem unnecessary to…
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UK’s Legal Rationale for Drone Strikes Differs Fundamentally From US Rationale

Much of the public commentary concerning the UK’s targeted strike in Syria against a British national who had joined ISIS (along with other individuals with him at the time)…

International Law and Cyber Attacks: Sony v. North Korea

It could only happen in the movies. A major Hollywood company produces a film starring well-known comedic actors which involves the tongue-in-cheek assassination of the leader…
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More focus on jus ad bellum in Gaza

More than 1900 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, hundreds of thousands are displaced and the material destructions are formidable. There have been several claims that Israel…
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