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Russian Forces in Ukraine: A Sketch of the International Law Issues
Russian forces have seized control of Crimea and reportedly are digging trenches in the land bridge that connects Crimea with the rest of Ukraine. Is this a flagrant violation of international law regula... -
The Russian-Ukrainian Cyber Conflict
As the world watches the slow-motion catastrophe that is happening in Crimea and the Ukraine and wondering how it will all play out on the ground, many in the cyber community are asking a different quest... -
U.N. Special Rapporteur Releases New Report on Drone Use
Ben Emmerson, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, has released a report in the course of his investi... -
The Clear and Convincing Standard and Citizen Drone Strikes
When last we debated the Government’s legal authority to kill an American terrorist overseas, some big-ticket questions had to do with proof: exactly how much evidence would be required before executive ... -
What is the Point of the New Drone Targeting Rules?
Another tidbit from the NYT story Ben just flagged: It is unclear what Mr. Obama’s position is on whether Mr. Shami should be targeted. American officials said that as part of the new rules ordered by Mr. -
Who is the American the U.S. May Be Targeting Overseas?
The New York Times has the answer---sort of: WASHINGTON — He is known as Abdullah al-Shami, an Arabic name meaning Abdullah the Syrian. But his nom de guerre masks a reality: He was born in the United S... -
2/24 Motions Hearing #5: Medical Care
Argument comes now on AE 199, a government motion seeking the court's permission to conduct DNA testing on four hair samples in an FBI lab without the presence of the defense's expert witness. (It's not... -
2/24 Motions Hearing #4: Visiting Camp 7
The afternoon session kicks off with AE 171, a motion that would allow members of the defense team to visit the facility in which Al-Nashiri is housed, referred to as Camp 7, in order to assist the defen... -
What is the Domestic Legal Basis for Planned Cyberattacks in Syria?
David Sanger reports that the Pentagon and the NSA planned a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at “the Syrian military and President Bashar al-Assad’s command structure” that “would essentially turn the li... -
2/24 Motions Hearing #3: Change of Venue
The last matter for the court this morning is AE 187, a defense motion seeking to move the location of the military tribunal from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Norfolk, Virginia. Commander Mizer, for the defe... -
2/24 Motions Hearing #2: Capital Punishment & Classified Evidence
The next motion before the court is AE 181, a defense motion to dismiss the capital punishment referral for all the charges against Al-Nashiri on Due Process and Eighth Amendment grounds because he will ... -
2/24 Motions Hearing #1: Things Limburg, Part Three
The morning's proceedings begin with a return to Al-Nashiri's alleged role in the attack on the French oil tanker the M/V Limburg in Yemen in October 2002. In AE 168, CDR Brian Mizer, counsel for Al-Nash...
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