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Another Life Sentence for a Terrorist Convicted in Federal Court
A prosecutor called him a global leader of jihad, the judge called his actions evil, and the jury foreman agreed. Now the Egyptian cleric known as Abu Hamza el-Masri, who spent…
Avoiding a “Militant Democratic” Response to the Paris Attacks
The dreadful Paris attack, even more than the recent and similar attacks in Australia and Canada, is likely to produce a demand for strong action. This is not only because the…
Howse Reply to Letter to the Editor
Below, Robert Howse replies to a letter to the editor from reader Jonathan Somer, referencing Howse’s post, Palestine and the ICC: Law and Rhetoric. In his letter to the…
The U.S. Should Not Disengage From the International Criminal Court Following Palestine’s Ascension
There is some risk that Palestine’s ascension to the International Criminal Court will result in political backlash in Washington regarding the United States’ policy of constructive…
Palestine and the ICC: Law and Rhetoric
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has said that Palestine will join the International Criminal Court in April. Yet it is not the Secretary General’s decision to make. …
Why U.S. being a party to armed conflict in Afghanistan may not end soon
Even if the administration declares the end of combat operations with the Taliban/al Qaeda in Afghanistan, will the United States nevertheless remain a party to the Afghan government’s…
The Three Legal Questions Left Unresolved by al-Libi’s Death
Just 10 days before his trial on terrorism charges was set to begin in Manhattan federal court, accused al Qaeda operative Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruquai, from Libya, better known…
Human Rights in the Digital Age
We are in a period of profound societal change and disruption, almost a tectonic shift, brought on by the rapid expansion of digital communication infrastructure and exponential…
Guest Post: Torture is Still on the Table
The recent Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on CIA interrogations is a parade of horribles. Detainees by the dozen arrested wrongfully and later released, including innocent…
In 2007, One Judge Said No to the NSA
Last week, the government quietly released a new cache of court filings and orders from late 2006 and early 2007 that together reveal a watershed moment in the government’s effort…
Guest Post: Intelligence Legalism and the Torture Report
As I was reading the SSCI’s torture report last week, my mind went back to two Just Security posts last month (here and here), in which I argued that the U.S. Intelligence Community…
Fed Prosecutors: al-Libi Admitted al-Qaeda Membership, Was bin Laden Pen Pal
Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruquai, the alleged al-Qaeda operative from Libya better known by the nomme de guerre Abu Anas al-Libi, has admitted being a charter member of al-Qaeda, according…