Today I appeared on Huffington Post Live on a panel discussing rules for the use of drones in targeted killings. The panel information and video clip appear below.
In anticipation of the election, the Obama administration started working to codify
I appeared on a panel sponsored by the International & National Security Law Practice Group of the Federalist society. The panel was entitled “National Security vs. International Law?” and was held on Friday, November 16, 2012, during the 2012 National
Over at Forbes I have a new piece about the Army’s new manual for preventing and mitigating harm to civilians in combat. Here is an excerpt:
Today, the United States Army published what I believe is the first military manual
On Friday, April 6, 2012 I will be participating in a debate at The University of California, Davis School of Law. The topic is “America’s Reach: The Constitutionality of Targeted Killing.” The speech is sponsored by the ACLU and the
On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 I will be participating in a debate at The University of Houston Law Center. I’ve posted details from the flyer below.
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
Over at Lawfare I’ve posted a short summary of my collateral damage piece. You can access the summary here.
To give you a feel for the flavor of the blog post, here is my concluding paragraph:
“Taken together, the CDM
On Friday November 4, 2011 The Florida International Law Review will host their Fall 2011 Symposium. The topic is What the Future Holds: Balancing Law, Liberty and National Security. I will be participating in Panel III- Looking Back to Shape
Global race on to match U.S. drone capabilities – The Washington Post: “At the most recent Zhuhai air show, the premier event for China’s aviation industry, crowds swarmed around a model of an armed, jet-propelled drone and marveled at the
Better laws needed to counter cyber attacks: U.S. | Reuters: “Cyber criminals are outwitting national and international legal systems that fail to embrace technological advances, a top U.S. official said on Friday, demanding a cross-border campaign to combat the security
My essay The Federal Protective Power and Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens is now available at CATO-Unbound.org. The essay is a response to Ryan Alford’s interesting historical piece entitled Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards a shorter version of his lengthier law
Reuters reports that according to current and former U.S. officials, both the Obama and Bush administrations ‘repeatedly’ indicated to Pakistan that they would send U.S. forces into Pakistan if the White House obtained information that deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama bin
DEA chief: Mexico cartels’ reach affects the world:
The Associated Press, 4/5/2011
Countries around the world are concerned about the increasingly global reach of Mexican drug cartels, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Tuesday.
The United States
Todd Hinnen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security recently testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding FISA reauthorization and the Patriot Act. I’ve pasted his testimony below, a copy of which can be
At least three people who allegedly worked for a Mexican drug cartel face charges of plotting to buy a Stinger Missile, anti-tank rockets and other military firepower, according to federal court papers unsealed Friday in Phoenix.
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