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Ex-Pakistani President Musharraf's Authority Shot Down (Not by a Drone)
While ex-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was busy admitting on CNN that he approved at least some U.S. drone strikes on Pakistani territory during his time in office, the chief judge of Peshawar’s H... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #28: A Panel Discussion on Lethal Autonomous Weapons
The subject of lethal autonomous weapons has been one of considerable debate on this site---following a -
Readings: John Villasenor on "Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Privacy"
John Villasenor has new law review article out taking a systematic look at drones and privacy. Entitled "Observations from Above: Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Privacy" and published in the Harvard Journ... -
Redacted USG and Defense Briefs in Ghailani Appeal
Now available in redacted form: the government's opposition brief and the defendant's reply in United States v. Ghailani, a criminal case arising from the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanz... -
Ex-Pakistani President Admits to Consenting to U.S. Drone Strikes
I wonder what Ben Emmerson was thinking when he watched CNN this evening. Emmerson, the UN Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights who is conducting an investigation into the legality of ... -
Newsflash: Al Nashiri Hearings Postponed
Just a few days ago, the counsel for military commission defendant Abd al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al Nashiri filed a motion for a continuance, requesting that the four days of hearings slated for next wee... -
Targeted Killing Resources Page
A while back, Jack asked a student named Samantha Goldstein to help him assemble some resources on targeted killing. The resulting bibliography has expanded over time, and we have decided to post it as a... -
Petitioner's Further Briefing in GTMO Hunger Strike Dispute
Yesterday, pursuant to Judge Thomas Hogan's recent order, lawyers for habeas petitioner Musa'ab Omar al-Madhwani filed a brief addressing the district court's jurisdiction to hear al-Madhwani's emergency... -
A Policy Paper on Autonomous Weapon Systems
Ken Anderson and I have just published a new policy paper through the Hoover Institution: Law and Ethics for Autonomous Weapon Systems: Why a Ban Won’t Work and How the Laws of War Can. Our paper beg... -
Developments in GTMO Emergency Motion on Water and Cold
Earlier today, in Anam et. al. v. -
Brian Foster Follows Up on Fredman and Latif
Brian Foster of Covington & Burling, responds to my comments on his earlier guest post as follows: -
Mark Mazzetti <em>New York Times</em> Article on U.S.-Pakistani Cooperation over Drone Strikes
The New York Times has posted a lengthy and very interesting article by reporter Mark Mazzetti entitled "Rise of the Predators: A Secret Deal on Drones, Sealed in Blood," which will appear on tomorrow's ...
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