The provision of lethal aid to the Syrian rebels appears questionable from a purely legal perspective. It would arguably amount to a use of force. Neither of the traditional legal justifications for the use of force—self-defense and authorization by the Security Council—applies in this case. While humanitarian intervention arguably offers a (weak) basis for the… Continue reading Legitimacy Versus Legality Redux: Arming the Syrian Rebels
Category: Vol. 7 No. 1
Legal Review | In JNSLP 7:1, authors discuss several aspects of the legal review of national security matters, including cyberwar, classification, and counterterrorism policy. The series on Teaching National Security Law continues with an article on how military law schools train client-ready lawyers.
Easier Said than Done: Legal Reviews of Cyber Weapons
Allegations that Stuxnet was part of a U.S. planned and led covert cyber operation and assertions that a nation-state used a cyber-attack in support of national security objectives reinvigorated the attention of cyber-law commentators. Military attorneys, however, must translate deeply theoretical discussions into concrete legal advice. This article concludes that treating all cyber techniques as… Continue reading Easier Said than Done: Legal Reviews of Cyber Weapons