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A White House Trial Balloon Trying Out the 2002 Iraq AUMF?
According to this story in the Post, an unidentified administration official--maybe the President, maybe not--has raised the possibility that the plans for a ramped-up campaign against IS will not need f... -
Four of The Would-be ISIS AUMFs
While Congressional leadership may be hesitant to take up a vote authorizing the president to use military force in Iraq and/or Syria against ISIS in the coming weeks, we've seen several different author... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #33: An Interview with Orin Kerr
Our guest this week is Orin Kerr, professor of law at George Washington University and well-known scholar in computer crime law and internet surveillance. Orin is our second return guest, and he demonst... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Iraqi parliament has approved a new cabinet to be led by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the New York Times reports. However, lawmakers left what are perhaps the two most important positions for coun... -
Yet Another Iraq War Powers Letter, and a Response to Lederman
Yesterday the President sent his seventh Iraq-related War Powers Resolution (WPR) letter since June, and the fourth in about a month. The new letter concerns U.S. -
Transatlantic Dialogue on Int'l Law and Armed Conflict: Sarah Cleveland on Harmonizing Standards
The newest installment in the Transatlantic Dialogue series (see here) has gone live at EJIL:Talk!. It is from Sarah Cleveland, and it explains the Project on Harmonizing Standards for Armed Conflict. A ... -
World War II-Era Herbert Weschler Memo on Conspiracy as War Crime
This is a pretty interesting document: A 1944 memo from Herbert Weschler, then assistant attorney general, outlining the U.S. government's developing view of conspiracy as a war crime. -
More on Iraq's Implications for the Continuing Relevance of the 2001 AUMF
Yesterday I posed the question whether the 2001 AUMF has any continuing significance, legally-speaking, for counterterrorism activities (especially drone strikes) in Pakistan, Yemen, etc., given that the... -
Regulating Foreign Surveillance Through International Law
This Friday, the U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a session to discuss the right to privacy in the digital age. The Council is considering these issues in the wake of a General Assembly Resolution ado... -
Get Yer Guantanamo Recidivism Report Here!
The latest DNI Guantanamo recidivism report is available here. The last such report is here. As you'll see, not a a lot of change. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Washington Post reports that the Islamic State has anti-tank weapons that have been seized from Syrian rebels. The news comes from a report by Conflict Armament Research, which concluded that ISIS fi... -
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