Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)

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Secretary Kerry on the relationship between the 2001 and ISIL AUMFs

Last month, I wrote that “[a]ssuming the President and Congress mean for [the Administration’s draft] AUMF to impose limits on the President’s authority–including,…
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The Intellectual—But Not Political—AUMF Consensus

[Cross-posted at Lawfare] A real consensus is developing on the contours of an appropriate AUMF—at least among academics and other commentators. It wasn’t always this way.…
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Sunset and Supersede: Striking the Right Balance in the AUMF against ISIL

This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
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Just Security Q&A with Rep. Adam Schiff on ISIL AUMF

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, has become a prominent voice among lawmakers demanding that Congress authorize the fight against…
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Associated Forces and Co-belligerency

While Congress is expected to adopt a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), debate continues on the scope…
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Six Questions Congress Should Ask the Administration about its ISIL AUMF

[Cross-posted at Lawfare] With congressional hearings on the Obama Administration’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for the Islamic State on the horizon,…
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Think Again: The Limitations in the President’s Draft AUMF Do Have Meaning

Several prominent commentators have argued that the limitations in President Obama’s draft AUMF against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) would be meaningless if…
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AUMF, “Associated Forces,” and Slippery Slopes: Two More Data Points

I recently examined, in an essay at Foreign Policy, the unusually expansive definition of associated forces and successor entities in the President’s proposed authorization to…
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Sens. Cardin and Murphy Offer Up Bill to Sunset 2001 AUMF

Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced legislation today to sunset the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against al-Qaeda. This comes…
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What do Public Opinion Polls on President’s AUMF Proposal Really Say?

It is important to read beneath the headlines and initial interpretations of a new NBC News/Marist poll that surveys public opinion on President Obama’s proposal for a congressional…
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Obama’s Forever War Starts Now

Ed Note. This piece also appears in Foreign Policy. When President Barack Obama announced the start of a U.S.-led bombing campaign in Iraq against the Islamic State on Aug. 7,…
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Suggestions for clarifying/amending the President’s draft ISIL AUMF

It’s a good start.  If enacted, the draft Authorization for Use of Military Force that President Obama proposed yesterday would not materially affect the way in which the…
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