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Well said– both with respect to “enhanced interrogation” and the action against al-Awlaki.
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October 20, 2011 # 6:03 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentJudge Reggie Walton rules members of Congress do not have standing to sue Obama over US military actions in Libya
October 20, 2011 # 4:22 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, Supreme Court # No CommentFrom the Blog of LegalTimes:
A federal judge in Washington has dismissed a suit challenging the Obama administration’s legal justification for military action against targets in Libya.
The suit, filed by a bipartisan group of congressmen in June in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, sought a ruling that the U.S. military strikes are unconstitutional without …
Supreme Court agrees to hear question of corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute
October 17, 2011 # 4:05 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations, Supreme Court # No CommentEarlier today, the US Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. As will be recalled from a previous post, in September of 2010, a divided panel of the Second Circuit held that corporate liability did not exist under the Alien Tort Statute. In similar cases, the D.C Circuit (John Doe VIII v. Exxon Mobil), …
Pentagon creates new website for Military Commissions
October 2, 2011 # 12:21 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations, Supreme Court # No CommentThe Department of Defense has created a new website for information on military commissions. Information can be found on Cases, Facilities/Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, Legal Resources, News/Media Services.
(HT: Bobby Chesney)
Dan Porterfield, Institutions, and the San Francisco Moment
September 28, 2011 # 8:24 am # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentAs noted in an earlier post, it was my pleasure and honor to attend the Inauguration of my dear friend, Dan Porterfield, as President of Franklin & Marshall College. His brilliant address raised a myriad of critical themes, so I urge you to read it in its entirety. But I want to highlight one particular section: Dan’s discussion of the …
Video: The Inauguration of Dr. Daniel R. Porterfield as President of Franklin & Marshall College
September 25, 2011 # 5:35 pm # Education, Human Rights # No CommentInauguration of Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D. from Franklin & Marshall College on Vimeo.
It was my very great honor to attend the Inauguration of my dear friend Dan Porterfield as President of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His brilliant Inaugural Address inspired and challenged his colleagues, students, alumni, friends and all those with a commitment to a liberal arts …
Video: To Prevent and Punish Genocide, featuring Professor Christopher C. Joyner
September 22, 2011 # 12:41 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentWith the passing of my dear friend Chris Joyner, I thought it might be a nice tribute to post a video from a panel discussion that he moderated in 2007 at a conference at Case Western Reserve Law School commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Genocide Convention.
Second Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions ends
September 17, 2011 # 1:25 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentHuman Rights Watch reports:
The new international convention banning cluster bombs is already having a powerful impact despite the absence of the United States and other major powers, Human Rights Watch said on September 17, 2011, as a diplomatic meeting of the convention concluded in Beirut, Lebanon.
“This week’s meeting has shown how the cluster bomb ban is not …
