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The Divisible College of International Lawyers
PDF version A review of Anthea Roberts's Is International Law International? (Oxford, 2017). *** -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, October 30 at 2:00 pm: The American Series of International Law will have an online panel on The Use of Force under International Law. J... -
Robert Mueller’s Show of Strength: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
The first big takeaway from Monday morning’s flurry of charging and plea documents with respect to Paul Manafort Jr., Richard Gates III and George Papadopoulos is this: The president of the United States... -
Melissa Hathaway on The Future of Cybersecurity
Melissa Hathaway was a senior cybersecurity adviser to President George W. Bush and led President Barack Obama's cyberspace policy review. She always has something intersting to say. For a slow Sunday ... -
The Blessing Hidden in Trump’s UNESCO Withdrawal
Editor’s Note: The Trump administration is suspicious of multilateralism in general, so it is not surprising that it is skeptical of the United Nations. The administration's decision to withdraw from UNE... -
Seven Frequently Asked Mueller Indictment Questions for Which We Don’t Have the Answers
Let’s start with what we know about the indictment in the Mueller investigation. Late last night, CNN broke the bombshell story that Friday afternoon, the first charges in the Special Counsel Robert Mue... -
Water Wars: Mattis Meets with Counterparts at ADMM-Plus
Water Wars: Mattis Meets with Counterparts at ADMM-Plus South China Sea disputes took a back seat to North Korea and counterterrorism operations at the annual meeting of ASEAN and partner-nation defense... -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Revenge of the Blob
This week marked the launch of the Texas National Security Review, a new publication published collaboratively by the University of Texas and War on the Rocks. At the recent launch event of the journal, ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Matthew Kahn shared a primer on the history of the 25th Amendment and presidential disability after President Trump asked of the amendment, “What’s that?” Bob Litt reminded readers that the so-called "St... -
Summary: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act
NOTE: This post summarizes the text of Sen. Richard Burr's bill as it stood before a closed committee markup hearing on Oct. 25. An updated bill is now available here. -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: A Deluge of Discovery
Military judge James Pohl, the government, and the Walid Bin’Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali al-Bahlul, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi defense teams returned to continue plowing through dis... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Catalonia’s parliament declared independence Friday, reports the New York Times. Shortly afterward, the Spanish Senate voted 214-47 to invoke a provision of the Spanish constitution that gives the govern...
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