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Four of The Would-be ISIS AUMFs
While Congressional leadership may be hesitant to take up a vote authorizing the president to use military force in Iraq and/or Syria against ISIS in the coming weeks, we've seen several different author... -
Yet Another Iraq War Powers Letter, and a Response to Lederman
Yesterday the President sent his seventh Iraq-related War Powers Resolution (WPR) letter since June, and the fourth in about a month. The new letter concerns U.S. -
Transatlantic Dialogue on Int'l Law and Armed Conflict: Sarah Cleveland on Harmonizing Standards
The newest installment in the Transatlantic Dialogue series (see here) has gone live at EJIL:Talk!. It is from Sarah Cleveland, and it explains the Project on Harmonizing Standards for Armed Conflict. A ... -
World War II-Era Herbert Weschler Memo on Conspiracy as War Crime
This is a pretty interesting document: A 1944 memo from Herbert Weschler, then assistant attorney general, outlining the U.S. government's developing view of conspiracy as a war crime. -
More on Iraq's Implications for the Continuing Relevance of the 2001 AUMF
Yesterday I posed the question whether the 2001 AUMF has any continuing significance, legally-speaking, for counterterrorism activities (especially drone strikes) in Pakistan, Yemen, etc., given that the... -
Regulating Foreign Surveillance Through International Law
This Friday, the U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a session to discuss the right to privacy in the digital age. The Council is considering these issues in the wake of a General Assembly Resolution ado... -
Get Yer Guantanamo Recidivism Report Here!
The latest DNI Guantanamo recidivism report is available here. The last such report is here. As you'll see, not a a lot of change. -
If We Don't Need an AUMF for Iraq, Why Would Repeal of the 2001 AUMF Matter?
This coming Wednesday evening, President Obama will address the country on the topic of Iraq and the Islamic State, describing his strategy and making the case to the public to support an approach that n... -
More on CIA Drone Strikes, Covert Action, TMA, and the Fifth Function
Yesterday Kevin Heller and I exchanged views on the possible sources of domestic authorization for the CIA to conduct drone strikes. -
CIA Drone Strikes and the Public Authority Justification
In a pair of posts (here and here), Kevin Heller at Opinio Juris explores a very interesting question: What exactly is the domestic legal foundation for the CIA’s use of lethal force given that the 2001 ... -
Transatlantic Dialogue on Int'l Law and Armed Conflict: Ken Watkin on the IHL/IHRL Interface
The next installment in the series of posts derived from this summer's Transatlantic Dialogue on International Law and Armed Conflict is now live at the ICRC's Intercross blog. It is from Ken Watkin, and... -
DOD Confirms Death of Ahmed Godane
The White House has just released a statement confirming the death of Ahmed Godane, the leader of Al Shabaab in Somalia. According to the statement, the U.S. military targeted Godane in a successful air ...
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