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more GTMO transfers; forthcoming scholarship

DOJ has announced that four GTMO detainees have been transferred to Hungary (1), France (1), and Italy (2) (see United States Transfers a Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Hungary; United States Transfers a Guantanamo Bay Detainee to France; and United States Transfers Two Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Italy).  Details from the press releases follow.  Note that this reduces the… Continue reading more GTMO transfers; forthcoming scholarship

forthcoming scholarship

The Use of Force Against States that ‘Might’ Have Weapons of Mass Destruction Matthew C. Waxman (Columbia) Michigan Journal of International Law (forthcoming) The Iraq war rekindled debate – a debate now further inflamed in discussions of Iran and North Korea – about the legal use of force to disarm an adversary state believed to… Continue reading forthcoming scholarship

Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan (en banc granted); ODNI GC on congressional notification; United States v. Headley and Rana; Beard on Law and War in the Virtual Era

1. Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan (9th Cir. Oct. 27, 2009) The Ninth Circuit has granted en banc review in this important case involving the state secrets privilege (thus delaying or potentially averting Supreme Court engagement with the issue).  The short order granting review is here.