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The Increasing State Practice and Opinio Juris on Spying
Ben flagged today that the Germans have been caught out spying on friends and allies. What makes this a story is the way the Germans responded more than a year ago when Snowden’s leaks revealed that the ... -
How (and How Not) to Investigate an Armed Conflict: Reflections on Three Recently Released Gaza Reports
In the last two weeks, three new reports have claimed to offer insight into this past summer’s bloody Gaza conflict. Each has been followed by a stream of articles and commentary as pundits rushed to rei... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In response to ISIS’s claims of responsibility for this weekend’s shooting at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, the White House said yesterday that it was “too early to say” whether t... -
Last Chance: Get Your Tickets to the Triple Entente Beer Summit
May 7, 6:00-9:00 pm Tickets for “The Triple Entente Beer Summit” are available here. Tomorrow, from 6:00-9:00 pm, please join -
The Full Glare of European Hypocrisy on Surveillance
In case you needed a refresher course on European hypocrisy on surveillance and data privacy, the New York Times today obliges with two stories over which the connoisseur of human folly ought really to p... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode 65: An Interview with Bruce Schneier
Episode 65 would be ugly if it weren’t so much fun. Our guest is Bruce Schneier, cryptographer, computer science and privacy guru, and author of the best-selling Data and Goliath – a book I annotated ev... -
Justice Stevens on Guantánamo
I've long been a huge fan of (Retired) Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, not least because his prized possessions include a scorecard from Game 3 of the 1932 World Series--better known to baseball... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for its first attack on U.S. soil. The militant group says it was behind the shooting in Garland, Texas on Sunday. -
CTA11: Compelled Production of Historical Cell Site Data Does Not Violate 4th Amendment
That is the essence of the Eleventh Circuit's en banc opinion in United States v. Davis. It was issued today, and opens as follows: Appellant Quartavius Davis was convicted by a jury on several counts o... -
Speaking the Law: The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law
For some time now, Lawfare and the Hoover Institution Press have been serializing our book on the Obama Administration's speeches on legal policy and national security. Now, we are pleased to announce Ho... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Details are still forthcoming about the two gunmen who were killed Sunday in Garland, Texas after opening fire outside a controversial event featuring a contest for cartoon drawings of the Prophet Muhamm... -
"International Law in the U.S. Legal System, 2nd Edition," by Curtis A. Bradley
Published by Oxford UP (Paperback 2015) Reviewed by Kenneth Anderson
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