Drones, Targeting, and Civilian Casualties

On Thursday, September 15th I will be presenting a paper entitled “Drones, Targeting, and Civilian Casualties” at Loyola University New Orleans- College of Law and at the Louisiana State University- Paul M. Hebert Law Center.  

Drone Warfare and Collateral Damage

On September 8th I will be presenting “Collateral Damage and Drone Warfare” at the University of Idaho College of Law.  The free event begins at 6pm and is open to the public.  Refreshments will be served and there will be an opportunity for...

Collateral Damage and Drone Warfare

On September 8th I will be presenting “Collateral Damage and Drone Warfare” at Gonzaga University School of Law.  The free event begins at noon and is open to the public.  Refreshments will be served and there will be an opportunity for Q&A.

Collateral Damage and Targeted Killing

I will be presenting research at Tulane University School of Law on Thursday, September 1st.  The talk is entitled “Collateral Damage and Targeted Killing” and is based on my work in progress entitled Collateral Damage and Accountability.  Professor...

Targeted Killing and the Rule of Law

CATO’s June 2011 issue of Unbound is entitled “Targeted Killing and the Rule of Law” An excerpt: When can the executive lawfully kill? The rule of law itself depends on getting the answer right. Clearly that answer can’t be “never,” because then even...

Pocket Litter, Intel and the Ground Operation

Beyond confirming that Bin Laden was actually the person killed in Abottabad, what is the significance of troops being on the ground to conduct the Bin Laden Operation?  Can their presence lead us to the new #1 in al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri? In the coming days we...

Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Bin Laden Operation

I’m guest blogging over at Opinio Juris, below is a repost of something I wrote there: First off, there is a lot of talk about this operation being a “human operation” involving special operations forces.  Some readers may assume that this meant there were no...

The Epitome of Selfishness

This story in the Washington Times will make you sick.  At Reagan National Airport passengers on overbooked flights refused to give up their seats so a family could accompany their Marine son home for his funeral.  A few volunteers stepped up, but not enough, and...