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January 9, 2009 # 10:05 am # Human Rights, International Law # No CommentBobby Chesney brings to our attention 6 OLC memos that were posted on the OLC website yesterday:
- “PROTECTED PERSON” STATUS IN OCCUPIED IRAQ UNDER THE FOURTH GENEVA CONVENTION (March 18, 2004) (added 1/08/09)
- STATUS OF TALIBAN FORCES UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE THIRD GENEVA CONVENTION OF 1949 (February 7, 2002) (added 1/08/09)
- AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW TO USE MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ (October 23, 2002) (added 1/08/09)
- EFFECT OF A RECENT UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW TO USE MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ (November 8, 2002) (added 1/08/09)
- WHETHER FALSE STATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS IN IRAQ’S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DECLARATION WOULD CONSTITUTE A “FURTHER MATERIAL BREACH” UNDER U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1441 (December 7, 2002) (added 1/08/09)
- LEGALITY OF THE USE OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS TO TRY TERRORISTS (November 6, 2001) (added 1/08/09)
These should make for some very interesting reading! Analysis to follow.
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