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March 21, 2012 # 2:27 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentEric Holder and the preemptive use of military force
March 6, 2012 # 2:01 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentYesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder delivered an address at Northwestern University School of Law on “Ensuring Security, Justice, and Liberty.” In this address, he outlined numerous aspects of the Administration’s approach to national security issues– including the use of civilian courts, military commissions, and targeted killings. While there are many elements of the address that are worthy of comment, I …
Supreme Court orders reargument of Kiobel, expanding question to extraterritoriality of Alien Tort Statute
March 5, 2012 # 6:05 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations, Supreme Court # No CommentIn a somewhat surprising move, the Supreme Court issued an order this morning order the reargument of Kiobel v.. Royal Dutch Petroleum. The order reads as follows:
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
ORDER IN PENDING CASE
KIOBEL, ESTHER, ET AL. V. ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM, ET AL. This case is restored to the calendar for reargument. The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing …
Georgetown President John J. DeGioia’s Message on Civility and Public Discourse
March 5, 2012 # 5:22 pm # Education, Human Rights # No CommentMarch 2, 2012
Dear Members of the Georgetown Community:
There is a legitimate question of public policy before our nation today. In the effort to address the problem of the nearly fifty million Americans who lack health insurance, our lawmakers enacted legislation that seeks to increase access to health care. In recent weeks, a question regarding the breadth …
