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Mark Martins Law Day Speech at NSA
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins is, at this hour, giving a speech for Law Day at the National Security Agency. Here's the prepared text, which includes a reference to a paper of mine--... -
John Brennan’s Speech and the ACLU FOIA Cases
John Brennan's speech yesterday was important for at least three reasons: (1) it marked the first official White House acknowledgment that “the United States Government conducts targeted strikes against ... -
Why <i>Hamdan</i> Isn't Moot (and Why It Would Be Ironic To Conclude That It Is...)
I have a longer preview of Thursday's D.C. Circuit argument in Hamdan in the works, but wanted to jump in to offer a couple of quick thoughts on the (surprising) argument order issued by the panel today ... -
Osama bin Laden's Deathiversary (Special Edition of Today's Headlines and Commentary)
The one-year anniversary last week of Osama bin Laden's death generated enough stories of interest that I thought the occasion deserves its own post, separate from Today's Headlines and Commentary. Pres... -
Per Curiam Order in Hamdan Regarding Oral Argument & Mootness
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
To nobody's surprise, U.S.-Pakistan talks have officially failed, according to the New York Times. The big enchilada was the issue of a formal U.S. apology for the airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani sol... -
Text of John Brennan's Speech on Drone Strikes Today at the Wilson Center
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John Brennan's Speech
Last October, I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post entitled “Will Drone Strikes Become Obama’s Guantanamo?” in which I said that “the administration needs to work harder to explain and defend its use ... -
Sens. Feinstein and Levin Respond to Jose Rodriguez
I had not seen this statement from Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Carl Levin when I posted the video of Jose Rodriguez's interview. -
Jose Rodriguez Speaks
Not a lot new in here, but it's interesting to hear it all from the perspective of Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA Clandestine Service and the man who supervised the agency's interrogation pro... -
Berkowitz on Israel and the Laws of War
Peter Berkowitz, a colleague at the Hoover Institution on National Security and Law, has a new book – Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War. The book takes a critical look at the le... -
Readings: The Rise of Operational Law of Armed Conflict as an Academic Specialization
The predominance today of "international criminal law" within public international law has meant a corresponding demotion of other areas of PIL - the law of international organizations, for example. But...
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