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Department of Defense Releases Law of War Manual
The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the General Counsel has released its long-awaited Law of War Manual. The greatly anticipated tome is the product of a multi-year effort by military and civilian... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Obama administration’s trade agenda suffered a massive blow earlier today, according to Politico, as the House of Representatives voted against the Trade Adjustment Assistance bill, a $1.8 billion me... -
"Collective Security," by Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published by Oxford University Press (2011) -
The Clash Between the Law of Sovereignty and the Law of the Sea in the South China Sea Dispute
As I explained in this legal primer, the South China Sea dispute has primarily revolved around two distinct legal quarrels: a dispute over territory and a dispute over the substance and application of ma... -
DCCA Panel Vacates Al-Bahlul's Conviction for Conspiracy
I have only flipped through the three-judge panel's 2-1 ruling in this quite important military commissions case. It seems Judges Judith Rogers (who authored today's opinion for the majority) and Davi... -
The Role of Foreign Perceptions in <em>Zivotofsky</em>
One of the noteworthy disagreements in Zivotofsky concerns the significance of foreign perceptions of U.S. law. -
A Book Reception for "Speaking The Law: The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law"
The Hoover Institution's D.C. office and Lawfare are having a reception for our recent book, Speaking the Law: The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law (Hoover Institution Press Publ... -
"Diplomatic Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Bosnia and Hercegovina," by Philippe Leroux-Martin
Published by Cambridge University Press (2014) -
Rational Security, the "Robot Samurai Overlord Edition"
Tamara Cofman Wittes is back from the Middle East, so the Rational Security crew was back together yesterday intact. Between Tamara's trip and the Supreme Court's Zivotofsky decision, it was an unusually... -
Results of an Investigation: Four Children Killed on a Gaza Beach
Israel's Military Advocate General has been releasing periodic updates about investigations and prosecutions related to last summer's Gaza war. The latest update has just been released, and it includes t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The stories are still coming in from yesterday’s announced deployment of 450 additional US troops to Iraq. The Wall Street Journal describes various criticisms of the measure as misguided or insufficient. -
Important UK Report on Surveillance and Data Collection
Entitled "A Question of Trust," the report was presented to Parliament and the Prime Minister today and was authored by David Anderson QC, the UK's Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.
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