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Right To Act: United States Legal Basis Under The Law Of Armed Conflict To Pursue The Islamic State In Syria, Samantha Arrington Sliney
Right To Act: United States Legal Basis Under The Law Of Armed Conflict To Pursue The Islamic State In Syria, Samantha Arrington Sliney
University of Miami National Security & Armed Conflict Law Review
Shortly after the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic terror group ISIS captured the world’s attention with their rapid advance through Iraq and acts of severe brutality. In short order, the group captured large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria and declared the formation of an Islamic State. With the integrity of Iraq in the balance, the United States committed to taking military action against ISIS but quickly discovered that as pressure was put on ISIS in Iraq they retreated into Syrian lands, where U.S. warplanes could not go.
This article explores the legal justifications for the …
Newsroom: Margulies On Terror Suspect Arrest, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Margulies On Terror Suspect Arrest, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Fighting The "Islamic State" The Case For Us Ground Forces, David E. Johnson
Fighting The "Islamic State" The Case For Us Ground Forces, David E. Johnson
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Learning From The Past, Looking To The Future, Matthew Morton
Learning From The Past, Looking To The Future, Matthew Morton
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Defensive Force Against Non-State Actors: The State Of Play, Monica Hakimi
Defensive Force Against Non-State Actors: The State Of Play, Monica Hakimi
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This article assesses the implications of the current Syria situation for the international law on the use of defensive force against non-State actors. The law in this area is highly unsettled, with multiple legal positions in play. After mapping the legal terrain, the article shows that the Syria situation accentuates three preexisting trends. First, the claim that international law absolutely prohibits the use of defensive force against non-State actors is increasingly difficult to sustain. States, on the whole, have supported the operation against the so-called Islamic State in Syria. Second, States still have not coalesced around a legal standard on …