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THE LAW OF CYBER WARFARE: CAN THE CURRENT LEGAL REGIME HACK IT?
Presented by the American University International Law Review and National Security Law Brief
November 8, 2012 10:30 am – 2:30 pm American University Washington College of Law
Although cross-border attacks on computers and information systems do not involve a physical invasion [...]
Now available on SSRN is my newest piece, Are Targeted Killings Unlawful? A Case Study in Empirical Claims Without Empirical Evidence. In the piece I argue that critics of the U.S. policy of targeted killing by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) generally lack credible information to justify their critiques. In fact, in [...]
Ben Wittes, writing at Lawfare was kind enough to pen a write-up on my empirical paper The U.S. Practice of Collateral Damage Estimation and Mitigation. I consider this a high honor. Here is Ben’s take:
Whatever your view of the merits of targeted killing, this article, in my view at least, will [...]
Now available on SSRN is my newest piece, Are Targeted Killings Unlawful? A Case Study in Empirical Claims Without Empirical Evidence. In the piece I argue that critics of the U.S. policy of targeted killing by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) generally lack credible information to justify their critiques. In fact, in many [...]
Amos Guiora has posted a great new article to SSRN, entitled Determining a Legitimate Target: The Dilemma of the Decision Maker. Guiora has some experience in these matters as he previously served as a legal adviser in the IDF (full disclosure, we also worked together at the Institute for Global Security). Here is [...]
The January/February issue of the American Bar Association’s National Security Law Report, a publication of the Standing Committee on Law and National Security is now available on-line.
In this issue we feature three contributions which address the important topic of direct action against alleged terrorists and the legal framework which should govern in [...]
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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.LawProfs on Twitter
