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Proxy Detention in Somalia and the Next Front in the Habeas Wars
An article today in The Nation, by Jeremy Scahill, alleges that the CIA operates a proxy detention facility in Mogadishu (the article also alleges a CIA-sponsored training operation for Somali government... -
Picking at the Scab
Guess what? Human Rights Watch still wants to prosecute former President George W. Bush for torture. You knew that already? Yeah, so did I. -
The Extraterritorial Effect of Human Rights: the ECHR's Al-Skeini Decision
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) released two decisions regarding the British military’s alleged violation, in Iraq, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundame... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
No, there hasn't been absolutely no news relevant to Lawfare readers over the past few days. I've just been away. -
No Derogation, No Military Detention: The ECHR in Al-Jeddah v. UK
[UPDATE: Please note the updated, italicized text below. Also check out Marko Milanovic's take on al-Jedda and al-Skeini, here.] Hilal Abdul-Razzaq Ali Al-Jedda is a dual citizen of Iraq and Great Brit... -
DOJ National Security Division Law Student Internship
This is a terrific opportunity: the DOJ National Security Division Office of Law & Poliicy has released information about student internships for 2012 (spring, summer, and fall. Also, information for NS... -
DC Circuit ATS Decision in ExxonMobil Sharpens Circuit Split
On Friday, the DC Circuit held, in a 2-1 panel decision in Doe v. -
Dudziak on Lawfare
Mary Dudziak (USC, visiting this coming fall at Duke) has a very thoughtful post up this morning Balkinization, addressing the meaning of "lawfare." Readers who are not familiar with her work should bec... -
Are We Nearing an End of Hostilities?
When the Secretary of Defense declares, as Leon Panetta recently did, that the strategic defeat of Al Qaeda is "within reach," it is probably time to start thinking about the termination of hostilities f... -
A Note from Ken Anderson on the Lawfare Book Review
Ben announced the start of the Lawfare Book Review a few weeks ago, but let me once again say welcome and provide a brief editorial introduction. The book review will serve as a place to cover new books ... -
"The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic," by Eric A. Posner and Adrian Vermeule
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My Reply to Empty Wheelerman II
In her post the other day, Marcy Wheeler hit on a theme I have been thinking a great deal about recently--indeed, that I have been writing a book about. So I know this is supposed to be a debate, but in ...
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