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Reviews: Thomas Nachbar on Executive Order 13567
Thomas B. Nachbar is a most remarkable law professor. A few years ago, after having achieved wide recognition as a senior University of Virginia scholar known for his work in technology and regulation, ... -
Readings: Drones in Civilian Airspace
As drone aircraft become commonplace in civilian settings - everything from police surveillance to environmental groups tracking whaling vessels to hobbyists and much, much more - and as they become more... -
"The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History," by Samuel Moyn
Published by Belknap/Harvard UP (2010) Reviewed by Alice Diana Beauheim -
Reviews: CRS Report on U.S. Unmanned Aerial Systems
The headline news from this Congressional Research Service report (which comes courtesy of Wired's Danger Room, in a very handy article by Spencer Ackerman) is that, today, nearly one in three US warplan... -
"The Worm: The First Digital World War," by Mark Bowden
Published by Atlantic Monthly Press (2011) Reviewed by Sonia McNeil -
"Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed," by William Shawcross
Published by PublicAffairs (2012) Reviewed by Wells C. Bennett -
Reviews: New Reports from CRS
Over at Secrecy News, Steve Aftergood has posted a bunch of new CRS reports of interest to readers of this blog: With the formal ending of the U.S. war in Iraq on December 15, 2011, the Congressional Res... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Not a whole lot going today. I guess all the drones, detainees, and terrorists were busy yesterday following the Iowa caucuses. A few items worth mentioning, though. Yesterday, Iran warned a U.S. aircra... -
Reviews: Amicus Scholars' Briefs - Two Views
Last October 2011, Harvard Law School's Richard Fallon posted to SSRN an essay entitled, "Scholars' Briefs and the Vocation of a Law Professor," which raised serious questions about the ethics of law pr... -
Reviews: UK House of Commons Library Publishes Briefing on Al-Aulaqi
Lawfare readers who followed our coverage and analysis of the al-Aulaqi drone strike last fall (archived here) may be interested to see the UK House of Commons Library’s recently released research briefi... -
One More (Big!) NSL-Related Panel @ AALS...
In my haste to survey the NSL-related panels at this week's AALS Annual Meeting, I missed one of the "Hot Topics" sessions--a plenary discussion of "Political Crises and Constitutionalism: War," with a s... -
NSL-Related Panels @ the AALS Annual Meeting
For our law professor readers, I thought I'd put together a quick post summarizing the national security-related panels at this week's AALS Annual Meeting here in Washington, D.C. Four panels, in particu... -
OJ Debate Over Lawfare's Comments Policy
My post from last night has given rise to an interesting debate over at Opinio Juris over Lawfare's comments policy, with Kevin Jon Heller opposing our policy and Marko Milanovic giving it a qualified de... -
Lawfare's Comments Policy Under Attack in Comments at OJ
Anyone who wants to understand why Lawfare does not take comments need only take a brief look at this comment thread over at Opinio Juris blasting Lawfare--and others--for not taking comments. -
The Reviews
Happy New Year to all Lawfare readers. Starting this month, Lawfare will be offering a new feature, which I will be editing alongside the Book Reviews. This new feature (tentatively titled just plain "... -
Happy New Year
I am emerging briefly from a much-needed, week-long blog hiatus to give warm greetings and wishes for the New Year to Lawfare readers everywhere, particularly those deployed in harm's way. The year that'... -
"America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare," by Joel Brenner
Published by Penguin Press (2011) Reviewed by Benjamin Wittes -
Covering NSL Issues in First-Year Constitutional Law
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Lawfare Traffic Update
Neat fact for Lawfare Traffic Nerds: Today, only 16 days into December, we passed our previous monthly record for traffic on this site. As of this hour, December has seen 69,810 visits--passing our Octob... -
Shane Bilsborough on Counterlawfare in COIN
Shane Bilsborough, a student at Pepperdine University, has this very interesting essay over at the Small Wars Journal on "Counterlawfare in Counterinsurgency." In opens: In recent years, something akin t...
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