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In Spate of New ATS Decisions, Courts Are Divided About Meaning of Kiobel's "Touch and Concern" Standard
During the last several weeks, four different federal courts have issued decisions in high-profile and long-running ATS suits against U.S. corporations, all addressing whether the conduct of the defendan... -
Update: UK Parliament Authorizes Airstrikes in Iraq
Debate has ended and the British Parliament has authorized airstrikes in Iraq by a vote of 524-43. -
President Obama on the Structural Nature of Transnational Terror
President Obama’s UN speech yesterday morning, as expected, focused heavily on transnational security issues, specifically the US-led air campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. But he also touched on s... -
Speaking the Law: Chapters 4 and 5
The Hoover Institution has released Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of our serialized book: Speaking the Law: The Obama Administration’s Addresses on National Security Law. -
House Amendment to Arm Syrian Rebels
The House Rules Committee has released an amendment to the Continuing Resolution (CR) that would authorize the Department of Defense to begin arming and training moderate Syrian rebels as identified by t... -
Draft U.N. Security Council Resolution on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Recently circulated by the United States in New York, in conjunction with the larger campaign against ISIS: a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution aiming to reduce the rising threat po... -
We are (or Will Soon Be) at War With the Islamic State
Secretary of State Kerry said yesterday: We're engaged in a major counterterrorism operation [against the Islamic State], and it's going to be a long-term counterterrorism operation. I think war is the ... -
President Obama Addresses the Nation on ISIS
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US Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
The UN Report blog has posted a draft of the United States resolution to the UN Security Council on foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) that was teased in yesterday a Reuters story. We'll have an analysis... -
The Proliferation Security Initiative: Interdiction on the High Seas to Prevent Proliferation
Interested in the legal and policy architecture relating to the high seas interdiction of ships possibly bearing WMD material? Me too! The Proliferation Security Initiative, was a somewhat hot topic abou... -
U.S. News Gets it Wrong on Guantanamo and Foley's Killer
If terrorist capture comes, can a debate over Guantanamo vs. federal court be far behind? Apparently not. This time, the debate is coming even before the terrorist's capture---or even his positive ident... -
The New York Times Equivocates on Ransoms
"There is no simple answer on whether to submit to terrorist extortion," editorializes the New York Times today. Actually, there is a right answer---and it's a relatively simple one.
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