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Lethal Force Beyond the Battlefield: The Post's "Playbook" Article
The Post ran an important story on Saturday, building on its earlier reporting concerning the development of a "disposition matrix" and other tools for the management of the counterterrorism enterprise. ... -
Readings: Jeffrey S. Thurnher on Law of Armed Conflict Applied to Autonomous Weapon Systems
The American Society of International Law has released a new "ASIL Insight" on law applicable to autonomous weapon systems. (ASIL Insights are short, descriptive pieces on topical issues meant as non-te... -
What the Convening Authority's Decision Means: Withdrawal Is off the Table, but Dismissal Is Still an Option
As Wells noted, the Guantánamo Military Commission Convening Authority has declined to adopt Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins's recommendation to withdraw the conspiracy charges against Khalid Sh... -
A Guide to Legal Issues Raised by the Expanding Conflict in Mali
What is the United States actually doing so far, and what else reportedly is on the table? 1. So far we have agreed to provide airlift support to the French, on their dime. That is, France is going to p... -
Peter Margulies on Boundaries of the Battlefield
Peter Margulies of Roger Williams School of Law writes in from The Hague with the following account of the Boundaries of the Battlefield symposium he has been attending there: Although some members of Co... -
Growing USG Support for the French Intervention in Mali
The Sunday NYT story on the French intervention in Mali noted that the United States had long trained Mali forces but had also long believed that “a Western assault on the Islamist stronghold could rally... -
Readings: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Letter to John Brennan, CIA Director Nominee, on Targeted Killing of US Citizens Abroad
John Brennan, nominated by President Obama to become the next CIA director, will apparently face some tough questioning from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) at his Senate confirmation hearings (reportedly set f... -
Jennifer Daskal's NYT Op-Ed on Guantanamo - Further Comment
Further to Ben's post on Jennifer Daskal's NYT Guantanamo op-ed today, over at Opinio Juris I comment on a different part of the op-ed. Ben refers in part to reasons Jen offers why a transfer of Guantan... -
Detention in Afghanistan: The End Draws Closer
The meeting between Presidents Obama and Karzai today appears to have produced an agreement that will revive the process of shutting down U.S. detention operations in Afghanistan. As reported in the Wal... -
Readings: Daniel Bethlehem on Principles Governing Self-Defense Against Non-State Actors
Former UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Legal Adviser Daniel Bethlehem has just published an important piece in the latest issue of the American Journal of International Law. The article, entitled “Sel... -
The Merits of DOJ's Supplemental Brief in <em>Al Bahlul</em>
Yesterday, we posted the government's supplemental brief in the Al Bahlul military commission appeal in the D.C. -
On Secrecy in Habeas Cases: Opinion in Morafa
So begins this interesting opinion from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in a habeas case brought by Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Morafa: On a petition for a writ for habeas...
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