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Surveillance And Law Enforcement: Tools In The Fight Against Terror In A Comparative Study Of The United States And Pakistan, Waris Husain
Surveillance And Law Enforcement: Tools In The Fight Against Terror In A Comparative Study Of The United States And Pakistan, Waris Husain
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001 (9/11), nations around the world began adopting emergency measures that emphasized national security but infringed on the rights guaranteed to citizens through their respective domestic constitutions and international law.
The Double-Edged Sword: Democratic Histories And Methods Of Negotiating With Terrorists, Lisa M. Hailey
The Double-Edged Sword: Democratic Histories And Methods Of Negotiating With Terrorists, Lisa M. Hailey
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
"We do not negotiate with terrorists." On May 31, 2014, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the only American prisoner of war (POW), was released by his captors after five years of captivity.
Property Of Self-Defense Targetings Of Members Of Al Qaeda And Applicable Principles Of Distinction And Proportionality, Jordan J. Paust
Property Of Self-Defense Targetings Of Members Of Al Qaeda And Applicable Principles Of Distinction And Proportionality, Jordan J. Paust
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The United States has engaged in the targeted killing of certain members of al Qaeda both within the theatre of an actual war in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, and outside the theatre of war as a matter of self-defense in areas such as Yemen, including the killing of United States national Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen on September 30, 2011.'
Detention In The "War On Terror": Constitutional Interpretation Informed By The Law Of War, Alec Walen, Ingo Venzke
Detention In The "War On Terror": Constitutional Interpretation Informed By The Law Of War, Alec Walen, Ingo Venzke
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
In waging the "war on terror," the United States (U.S.) has detained numerous individuals for many years and claims the right to detain them for their whole lives on the ground that they are dangerous.
What Is War? Terrorism As War After 9/11, Jane Gilliland Dalton
What Is War? Terrorism As War After 9/11, Jane Gilliland Dalton
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
This paper addresses the topic of terrorism as war after September 11 th, 2001.
When Is A War Not A War? The Myth Of The Global War On Terror, Mary Ellen O'Connell
When Is A War Not A War? The Myth Of The Global War On Terror, Mary Ellen O'Connell
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The starting point of human rights law is the right of the individual, including the right not to be arbitrarily killed. The international law of armed conflict, which is very much older in its origins than human rights law, starts from totally different premises. The soldier has the right to kill another soldier
The "Fog Of War" On Terrorism: U.S. Policy, Deception, And The Continuing Slide Into The "Clash Of Civilizations", Dennis J.D. Sandole
The "Fog Of War" On Terrorism: U.S. Policy, Deception, And The Continuing Slide Into The "Clash Of Civilizations", Dennis J.D. Sandole
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
This article deals with the "new" terrorism, responses to it by the Bush administration, the impact of those policies on domestic and global security, and concludes with some brief recommendations for alternative approaches to national and global security.
The Importance Of Defining "War": Terrorism, Torture, Humanitarian Intervention And Private Military Companies, Joseph Runzo, Ph.D.
The Importance Of Defining "War": Terrorism, Torture, Humanitarian Intervention And Private Military Companies, Joseph Runzo, Ph.D.
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
As the immediate aftermath of 9-11 illustrated, war-and the threat of war-brings people in a society closer together as they look for security
Resurrecting "Romantics At War": International Self-Defense In The Shadow Of The Law Of War-Where Are The Borders?, Mohammed Saif-Alden Wattad
Resurrecting "Romantics At War": International Self-Defense In The Shadow Of The Law Of War-Where Are The Borders?, Mohammed Saif-Alden Wattad
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
Rules relating to the use of force are among the traditional concerns of international law.
A New Liberal Trade Policy Foundation, Hal S. Shapiro
A New Liberal Trade Policy Foundation, Hal S. Shapiro
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
With the enactment of Trade Promotion Authority legislation in August of 2002' and a lackluster performance by Democrats in the November elections that followed, 2 a profound question looms over the left wing of the American body politic, a question that has attracted all too little attention to date: Has the time come for a new liberal approach to international trade and globalization?
The Impact Of September 11 On Terrorism Insurance: Comparing Senate Bill 2600, House Of Representatives Bill 3210, And The United Kingdom's Pool Re., Andrew S. Neuwelt
The Impact Of September 11 On Terrorism Insurance: Comparing Senate Bill 2600, House Of Representatives Bill 3210, And The United Kingdom's Pool Re., Andrew S. Neuwelt
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
"If insurance is a small world that reflects the purposes of the larger world outside it,"' then the events of September 11 have dealt a devastating blow to both worlds.
Social Cubism And Social Conflict: Analysis And Resolution, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi
Social Cubism And Social Conflict: Analysis And Resolution, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
With the collapse of Communism and the Cold War geopolitical order, three interrelated tendencies surfaced; the growing disempowerment of ideologies based on modem rationality,' the formation of a new transnational order with an integrated financial system, standards of production and consumption; and, the relative decline of the centralized nation state, and modem territorial sovereignty
The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In Yugoslavia In 1999: Implications For The Progressive Development Of International Law, Jeffrey S. Morton
The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In Yugoslavia In 1999: Implications For The Progressive Development Of International Law, Jeffrey S. Morton
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
NATO's intervention in Yugoslavia in 1999 in response to violations of human rights raises a number of legal and moral questions concerning the right of states to respond to humanitarian disasters.
Message As Medium In Sierra Leone, Diane Marie Amann
Message As Medium In Sierra Leone, Diane Marie Amann
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
This virtual haiku of war comes from a fellow named Josep Sonah, whom a Boston Globe report described as a nineteen-year-old veteran of the Sierra Leone civil war
Teaching The Laws Of War: Much Too Important To Be Left To Military Academies?, Ivana Shearer
Teaching The Laws Of War: Much Too Important To Be Left To Military Academies?, Ivana Shearer
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
I have an uneasy feeling about the title of this panel. If it implies that there is widespread ignorance in the general community, and in civilian law schools in particular, and that this ignorance ought to be redressed, then my answer is yes.
Defining Terrorism As The Peace Time Equivalent Of War Crimes: A Case Of Too Much Convergence Between International Humanitarian Law And International Criminal Law?, Michael P. Scharf
Defining Terrorism As The Peace Time Equivalent Of War Crimes: A Case Of Too Much Convergence Between International Humanitarian Law And International Criminal Law?, Michael P. Scharf
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The problem of defining "terrorism" has vexed the international community for years.
International Control Of Biological Weapons, Scott Keefer
International Control Of Biological Weapons, Scott Keefer
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union and resulting decline in fear of nuclear war, attention has shifted to other threats that remained in the background during the superpower confrontation.