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Rise Of The Drones: Unmanned Systems And The Future Of War, Kenneth Anderson

Legislative Testimony & Comments

This document is written testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, for a hearing under the general title of "Rise of the Drones: Unmanned Systems and the Future of War." The hearing covered military, strategic, technological, and economic issues related to unmanned aerial vehicles in military, intelligence, and civilian commercial use. This written testimony addressed certain international law and legal policy issues raised by the use of drones as a means of projecting force. It is primarily addressed to the question of the CIA campaign of drone attacks in Pakistan and beyond, rather than the use …

The Post-Medellín Case For Legislative Standing, James A. Turner

American University Law Review

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The Post-Medellin Case For Legislative Standing, James A. Turner

Celebrating WCL Student Authors

After the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government in this country shifted. President Bush expanded the executive’s unilateral authority in international affairs and war powers. Both President Bush and President Obama have extended executive power, and then staunchly protected their expansion of authority from limitation by the legislative and judicial branches. Further, Bush’s use of presidential signing statements to undermine legislative intent suggests that the executive’s power to avoid legislative input may be virtually limitless.

The Supreme Court’s 2008 Medellín v. Texas decision appeared …

Tensions At The Borders In The U.S. And The E.U.: The Quest For State Distinctiveness And Immigrant Inclusion, Francesca Strumia

American University International Law Review

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Editor's Note, Blake M. Mensing, Addie Haughey

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Using Redd To Promote Biodiversity-Sensitive Forest Fire Management Schemes, Alex Hoover

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Ten Years After The Palermo Protocol: Where Are Protections For Human Trafficking?, Kelly Hyland Heinrich

Human Rights Brief

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International Legal Updates , Evan Wilson, Tracey Begley, Caitlin Shay, Shubra Ohri, Annamaria Racota, Bhavani Raveendran, Ri Yoo, Aileen Thomson

Human Rights Brief

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Book Review, Eleanor Thompson, Evan Wilson

Human Rights Brief

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When Is The Past Not The Past? Reflections On Customary Law Under South Africa’S Constitutional Dispensation, Sanele Sibanda

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Anna Maitland, Shahroo Yazdani, Cyrena Khoury, Paul Rinefierd, Chris Valvardi, John Coleman

Human Rights Brief

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Assessing Offset Quality In The Clean Development Mechanism, The Offset Quality Initiative

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Climate Change And The Regional Human Rights Systems, Megan Chapman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Standardization Of Redd Monitoring Technology To Level The Playing Field, Beth Zgoda

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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U.S. Climate Change Policy V. International Trade Rules: Complying With Gatt, Tina R. Goel

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Joining The Convention On Biological Diversity: A Legal And Scientific Overview Of Why The United States Must Wake Up, William J. Snape Iii

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Relationship Between The Access And Benefit Sharing International Regimen And Other International Instruments: The World Trade Organization And The International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants, Jorge Cabrera Medaglia

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Thickest Grey: Assessing The Status Of The Civilian Response Corps Under The Law Of International Armed Conflict And The U.S. Approach To Targeting Civilians, Dan E. Stigall

American University International Law Review

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Ending Genetic Monopolies: How The Trips Agreement's Failure To Exclude Gene Patents Thwarts Innovation And Hurts Consumers Worldwide, Cydney A. Fowler

American University International Law Review

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Are Hate Speech Provisions Anti-Democratic?: An International Perspective , Robin Edger

American University International Law Review

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Freedom Of Expression And The Right To Reputation: Human Rights In Conflict, Stijn Smet

American University International Law Review

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Russian Protectionism And The Strategic Sectors Law, William E. Pomeranz

American University International Law Review

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Law, Science, And The Continental Shelf: The Russian Federation And The Promise Of Arctic Cooperation, Betsy Baker

American University International Law Review

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Blackbeard Meets Blackwater: An Analysis Of International Conventions That Address Piracy And The Use Of Private Security Companies To Protect The Shipping Industry, Jill Harrelson

American University International Law Review

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None To Be Trusted: Israel's Use Of Cluster Munitions In The Second Lebanon War And The Case For The Convention On Cluster Munitions , Eitan Barak

American University International Law Review

Israel's extensive use of the Cluster Munitions in the 2006 Lebanon War provided a major impetus for drafting the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). Israel, blamed for severe humanitarian post-conflict harm to civilians in South Lebanon, simultaneously faced an extensive diplomatic entanglement with the U.S. based on suspicions that Israel had violated U.S. legislation as well as a classified bilateral end-use agreement specifying the conditions of use of U.S.-made CMs. Relying on numerous sources, especially the recent declassified (June 2008) IDF's Military Advocate General's legal opinion into whether Israel's CM use complied with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the …

Russia And The Arctic: Opportunities For Engagement Within The Existing Legal Framework , Michael A. Becker

American University International Law Review

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Political Genocide In Latin America: The Need For Reconsidering The Current Internationally Accepted Definition Of Genocide In Light Of Spanish And Latin American Jurisprudence , Howard Shneider

American University International Law Review

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Prospective Parents And The Children's Rights Convention, Carter Dillard

American University International Law Review

This Article addresses the novel question of whether states parties can successfully implement the Children’s Rights Convention by placing legal obligations on prospective parents, thereby influencing not just a child’s environment, but also the procreation of that child. First, the Article takes a unique version of the child-centered perspective, one that recognizes that as we move back in time in the direction of and even before a child’s birth, our obligations to the child grow because our actions become ever more influential. The perspective also takes into account current moral theories of parental obligation to prospective children. The Article then …

Multilateral Development Banks And The Human Right Responsibility , Leonardo A. Crippa

American University International Law Review

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Significance Of The Fujimori Trial, Juan E. Méndez

American University International Law Review

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