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Appellees' Brief Filed in Hedges
To the day's tally of important national security law filings, add this: the appellees' brief in Hedges v. Obama. The below comes from the brief's argument section: Comparing the text of the two enact... -
CRS Report on “Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents”
The Congressional Research Service published on December 4 a report entitled “Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents,” which the Federation of American Scientists has posted. Its summary reads: ... -
Improved Prospects for a US-Afghan Security Agreement...But at What Cost?
A few weeks ago, I noted a post by Chris Jenks arguing that negotiations for a US-Afghanistan security agreement might come to grief over the issue of criminal jurisdiction over U.S. -
Jonathan Hafetz Replies re: Non-Citizens and the New Feinstein Amendment
Below the fold, I'm pasting in a reply by Jon Hafetz from Seton Hall to last Friday's post by Marty Lederman and me on the new Feinstein Amendment and the military detention of non-citizens apprehended w... -
Hays Parks on the Demise of the DOD Law of War Manual
Last week in DC, the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security put on its annual "review of the field" conference. It was a great event, as always. One of the highlights was a very interestin... -
Government's Reply Brief in Rimi
The government yesterday filed a reply in support of its renewed motion for summary affirmance in Rimi et al. v. -
Military Detention of Non-Citizens and the Not-So-Negative Implications of the New Feinstein Amendment
As Wells and Steve noted last week, the Senate approved the “Feinstein Amendment” to the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Amendment, if enacted, would impose a clear statement rule f... -
John Dehn on Autonomous Robots and Targeting
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Two Developments in Hedges
First up: on Monday the Hedges plaintiffs, with the United States' consent, sought additional time with which to file their response brief. (From the docket, it seems the plaintiffs actually had request... -
Tom Malinowski Responds on Lethal Autonomous Systems: Part II
After responding yesterday to Matt and Ken on lethal autonomous robots, Human Rights Watch's Tom Malinowski now takes aim at my critique of his group's report on robots with autonomous lethal capability. -
The ICRC and <em>Slate</em>: An Exchange on Weapons
The ICRC, on its blog Intercross, has responded to a pair of recent articles in Slate on weapons. -
Tom Malinowski Responds on Autonomous Lethal Systems
Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch has responded to our critique of their recent report on autonomous lethal systems.
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