Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law

Pakistan's Sovereignty and the Killing of Osama Bin Laden

Introduction

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15
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11
Author: 
Ashley S. Deeks
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Special Tribunal for Lebanon Issues Landmark Ruling on Definition of Terrorism and Modes of Participation

Introduction

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15
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6
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Michael P. Scharf
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September 11 Inspired Aviation Counter-Terrorism Convention and Protocol Adopted

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15
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3
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Damien van der Toorn
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Suppressing Somali Piracy – Next Steps

Introduction

This Insight reports further efforts to suppress piracy off the coast of Somalia since Agora: Piracy Prosecutions—Countering Piracy off Somalia: International Law and International Institutions was prepared for the July 2010 issue of the American Journal of International Law.[1]

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14
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39
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J. Ashley Roach
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The UN Mapping Report Documenting Serious Crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction

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14
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38
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Cecile Aptel
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The International Law of Drones

Introduction

When humans first launched themselves into the air to attack their enemies, they used balloons. Later came planes and helicopters. The latest development in the area of airborne attacks takes the human operator out of the air. People may operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) thousands of miles from the drone’s location.[1]

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14
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37
Author: 
Mary Ellen O’Connell
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The United States Before the UN Human Rights Council

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14
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33
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Christina M. Cerna and David P. Stewart
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Closing In On the Khmer Rouge: The Closing Order in Case 002 Before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

I. Introduction

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14
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32
Author: 
Beth Van Schaack
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Australian Court Permits Damages Claim for Torture by former Guantánamo Bay Detainee to Proceed

I. Introduction

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14
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28
Author: 
Dr. Stephen Tully
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Lawfulness of Kosovo's Declaration of Independence

I. Introduction

Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international law? The International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) answered this question in the affirmative in a groundbreaking decision issued on July 22, 2010. The Court held that the declaration was not prohibited by general international law nor by any specific sources of international law.

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14
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27
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Bart M. J. Szewczyk
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