From the monthly archives: August 2008
The US News undergraduate ranking system saw a drop in participation in the “reputation survey” according to this Inside Hire Ed story. Only 46 percent of colleges returned the reputational survey where presidents rate peer schools, this survey is similar to the one employed by US News for law schools.
It’s obviously [...]
My former colleague and good friend Amos Guiora recently presented his book “Constitutional Limits on Coercive Interrogation” as part of the Authors @ Google Series.
First, about the series, which seems like a pretty interesting initiative– “Authors@Google is a speaker series where thought-provoking, Zeitgeist-making, trend-setting authors come to the [...]
Over at Opinio Juris, Kevin Jon Heller posted a story about the legal adviser to the convening authority in the Guantanamo military commissions, and why he thinks it’s time for him to go.
I agree with Kevin that Hartmann should go, however I fear that the problems won’t be solved by removing Hartmann. Hartmann’s [...]
On Monday, I blogged about my recent experience publishing with the Northwestern University Law Review. In particular I highlighted the advantages of their simultaneous print/on-line publication process, which features early, on-line, open access distribution of my essay which will appear in the print volume this fall. My essay Beyond [...]
My recent experience publishing a colloquy essay with the Northwestern University Law Review got me thinking about innovation in law review publishing. This first post will describe my experience and impressions as reflected by the Northwestern model, a follow up post will detail some of my thoughts on how law review’s can easily build on [...]
Appearing now at the Northwestern Law Review website is my essay “Beyond Guantanamo, Obstacles and Options.”
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA), passed after the Supreme Court’s Hamdan decision was intended to remedy shortcomings in prior military commissions. Implementing the MCA has proven difficult, as observers have witnessed the high profile [...]
On magazine racks tomorrow, and available now on-line is my review of Law and the Long War, a new book by Ben Wittes of The Brookings Institution.
I won’t give away too much of the review (subscription necessary), but in short I found Ben’s work to be a great summary [...]
Short Biography
Greg McNeal is a professor and national security specialist focusing on the institutions and challenges associated with global security, with substantive expertise in national security law and policy, transnational crime, global policy studies, and international affairs.
He teaches at Pepperdine University's School of Law and School of Public Policy.Recent Posts
- America’s Reach: The Constitutionality of Targeted Killing
- Does the NDAA Permit the Detention of U.S. Citizens?
- Are Targeted Killings Unlawful? A Case Study in Empirical Claims Without Empirical Evidence
- New Approaches to Reducing and Mitigating Harm to Civilians
- NDAA May Put Defense Contractors In Prison For Counterfeit Parts
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