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A Tale Of Two Kadis: Kadi Ii, Kadi V. Geithner & U.S. Counterterrorism Finance Efforts, Douglas Cantwell Jan 2015

A Tale Of Two Kadis: Kadi Ii, Kadi V. Geithner & U.S. Counterterrorism Finance Efforts, Douglas Cantwell

National Security Law Program

The European Court of Justice's final decision in Kadi II-Yassin Abdullah Kadi's challenge in Europe to his designation as an international terrorist financier has stimulated significant discussion on the relationship between European and international law. Less attention has been paid to the Kadi II's correlate in US. courts, Kadi v. Geithner, decided in the D.C. Circuit. The varying outcomes in these cases create a "transnational split record" that has implications for reform of multilateral counterterrorism sanctions.

This Note considers the impact of Kadi's legal challenges in the United States and Europe from the perspective of U.S. counterterrorism policy. …


Using Force On Land To Suppress Piracy At Sea: The Legal Landscape Of A Largely Untapped Strategy, Steven R. Obert Jan 2015

Using Force On Land To Suppress Piracy At Sea: The Legal Landscape Of A Largely Untapped Strategy, Steven R. Obert

National Security Law Program

On May 14, 2012, a combat helicopter operated by European Union Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) struck a pirate base ashore in Somalia. The raid destroyed several fiberglass skiffs on the beach in Haradheere, a town on the coast of central Somalia. The attack represented a new tactic used in the protracted and evolving international effort to fight maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia. It was the first time that force ashore, first authorized by the United Nations Security Council in 2008, had been publicly acknowledged.

Though recently receding, piracy off the coast of Somalia has had a destabilizing effect on …