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Rep. Adam Schiff's ISIS AUMF
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, introduced an authorization for the use of military force against ISIS yesterday. According to a press release from Rep. -
Transatlantic Dialogue on Int'l Law and Armed Conflict: Geoff Corn on Battlefield Regulation and Crime
Continuing our coverage of the Transatlantic Dialogue on International Law and Armed Conflict, Lawfare is pleased to publish the discussion paper for the conference that Geoff Corn (South Texas) produced... -
Transatlantic Dialogue on Int'l Law and Armed Conflict: Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne Responds to Sarah Cleveland
The newest installment in the Transatlantic Dialogue series (see here) has gone live at EJIL:Talk!. It is from Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne (U. -
House Amendment to Arm Syrian Rebels
The House Rules Committee has released an amendment to the Continuing Resolution (CR) that would authorize the Department of Defense to begin arming and training moderate Syrian rebels as identified by t... -
Appellees File for En Banc Rehearing in Hatim v. Obama
Yesterday petitioner-appellees Saeed Mohammed Saleh Hatim, Abdurrahman al-Shubati and Fadel Hentif filed a joint motion for en banc rehearing in Hatim v. Obama, the counsel access case. The detainees see... -
Draft U.N. Security Council Resolution on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Recently circulated by the United States in New York, in conjunction with the larger campaign against ISIS: a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution aiming to reduce the rising threat po... -
Drones and Democracy: A Response to Firmin DeBrabander
The New York Times has an oped this morning by a philosophy professor named Firmin DeBrabander worrying that drone warfare heralds the end of democracy in America. No, I am not making that up or even exa... -
The Administration Should Explain Its International Legal Basis to Attack ISIL in Syria
Over the last several days, Administration officials have tried valiantly to explain the Administration’s surprising 11th hour discovery that the 2001 AUMF and indeed the 2002 AUMF provide a domestic law... -
Obama Administration Claims that 2002 Iraq Resolution is a Legal Basis for Air Strikes Against the Islamic State [UPDATED]
I always thought the 2002 AUMF was an obvious basis for air strikes against the Islamic State, easily in Iraq and possibly (given the right circumstances) in Syria. Today Charlie Savage reports that “th... -
Narrowing Down the U.S. International Legal Theory for ISIS Strikes in Syria
In late August, I suggested several possible theories the Administration might invoke to argue that the use of force against ISIS in Syria is consistent with international law. In the wake of President O... -
We are (or Will Soon Be) at War With the Islamic State
Secretary of State Kerry said yesterday: We're engaged in a major counterterrorism operation [against the Islamic State], and it's going to be a long-term counterterrorism operation. I think war is the ... -
Further Reflections on the Legal Rationale For Using Force Against the Islamic State
The War Powers Resolution's strongest impact?
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