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Attorney General nominee William Barr (C) is sworn in prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee January 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Barr’s Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of Justice Dep’t Memo in 1989

When Bill Barr was head of Office of Legal Counsel, he gave Congress the legal conclusions and reasoning of an important Justice Department memo but left out major portions of…
Truman next to a newspaper with the headline, "Truman orders U.S. air and sea forces to support South Korea.”

The Limited War Powers Precedent of the Korean “Police Action”

In a recent piece in the Washington Post, Professor Mary Dudziak drew attention to the Executive Branch’s continued reliance upon President Truman’s police action on the Korean…
Cars wait 02 October 2004 at a checkpoint at the Syrian-Iraqi border point of Al-Tanf, 270kms northeast of Damascus.

What’s the Mission in Syria? The Answer May be Illegal and Without U.S. Allies’ Support

Statements about a US "peacekeeping" force and a mission to counter-Iran raise serious legal questions and threaten to unravel U.S. allies' support for future U.S. operations inside…

How Far Can a Rogue Kremlin Push International Law?

The Russian-Ukrainian standoff at the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov shows that the Kremlin now is just ignoring international law. The United States and the West need to adjust…
Brian Hook, Director of Policy Planning, speaks to the media about Iran, in the press briefing room at the Department of State, on June 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. television screens behind him show a map of Europe and reads, “Select Iran Sponsored Terrorist Attacks in Europe 1973-2018.”

Them’s Fightin’ Words? State Dept. Ramps Up Iran Rhetoric

The Trump administration's repeated use of the phrase, “threat to international peace and security,” when talking about Iran, should be monitored carefully.

The U.N. Security Council’s Outsized Role in Shaping Counter Terrorism Regulation and Its Impact on Human Rights

This week, as U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, I submitted my annual report to the…

Self-Defense Against Self-Defense, In Syria And Beyond

For many years, the United States and some of its allies have taken the view that one state (say, one of them) may use armed force on the territory of another state (say, Pakistan…

United Kingdom Att’y General’s Speech on International Law and Cyber: Key Highlights

On Wednesday, the United Kingdom’s Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, QC MP, gave a speech at Chatham House on the role of international law in cyberspace. It is the first official…

The Latin American View of Jus ad Bellum

For the past few weeks, Rebecca Ingber, Elvina Pothelet, Priya Pillai and I have been engaged in the task of systematizing State reactions to the April 14 air strikes carried out…

A View from a Syrian International Lawyer: Were the April 14 Strikes Legal?

On April 14, the United States, the United Kingdom and France conducted air strikes in Syria in response to the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Douma.…

Germany’s Research Report on the Syria Strikes: Unlawful Acts of Reprisal

Just hours after the United States, United Kingdom and France launched the first series of coordinated strikes against targets related to Syria’s chemical weapons program, Germany’s…

UPDATE: Mapping States’ Reactions to the Syria Strikes of April 2018

Fifty percent more states are added to this database on global reactions to the US, UK, France strikes on Syria last month. What were the international community's true views on…
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