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Amnesty International’s Drone Strike Report: Once more into the lex lata/ferenda breach?
[Editor’s Note: The post below is part of an exchange between Naureen Shah and Chris Jenks on the recently released reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights…

When Will the US Government Commit to Investigating Unlawful Drone Strike Deaths?
[Editor’s Note: The post below is part of an exchange between Naureen Shah and Chris Jenks on the recently released reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch…

A Federal Shield Law is Needed to Protect Confidential Sources and the Public’s Right to Know: A Reply to David Pozen
[The post below is part of an exchange between Dave Pozen and Sophia Cope on media shield laws and the recently proposed Free Flow of Information Act. Don’t miss Dave’s…

Why a Media Shield Law May Be a Sieve
[The post below is part of an exchange between Dave Pozen and Sophia Cope on media shield laws and the recently proposed Free Flow of Information Act. Don’t miss Sophia’s…

The Libya Raid to Capture Abu Anas al-Liby and The Persistence of Memory of Due Process
Now that Abu Anas al-Liby has been brought to the U.S. and may be appearing in court as you read this to face criminal charges, it might be tempting to say that all concerns…

Reviving Opinio Juris and Law of Armed Conflict Pluralism
It is by now hackneyed routine. A U.S. government attorney or legal policymaker invited to appear at a law of armed conflict (LOAC) conference prefaces her remarks with a pro forma…

Harold Koh’s Case for Humanitarian Intervention
The week before last, Harold Koh posted a defense of President Obama’s authority to use force in Syria without congressional authorization. Last week Professor Koh turned to…

A Response to David Luban
This following is a reply from Guest Author John Fabian Witt in response to a book review published earlier today by David Luban on Witt’s new book Lincoln’s Code: The…

Gabriel Schoenfeld Responds to Lederman and Vladeck
I thank both Steve Vladeck and Marty Lederman for commenting on my post, a post that was drawn from a longer article, Journalism or Espionage? just published in the fall issue…

Debate (Round 2): A Reply to Rona and Jinks
This post is one in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security law: What…

Debate (Round 2): A Reply to Corn and Jinks
This post is one in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security law: What…

Debate (Round 1): The Military Component of Counter-Terror Operations
This post is the second in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security…