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  1. Counterinsurgency, Rule of Law Operations, and International Law

    ...   Related Terms / Attribute Tags:  Terrorism Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law ...

    10/15/2014 - 11:50am

  2. Cruise Missile Strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan

    ... The target in Afghanistan was identified as an extensive terrorism training complex. U.S. officials said that the United States had ... the target in Afghanistan was identified as 'an extensive terrorism training complex', and ergo it was a valid target. However, is it not ...

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  3. Supreme Court May Consider How Broadly the “Necessary and Proper” Clause of the Constitution Authorizes Legislation to Implement Treaties

    ... treaties.  This is particularly true in the fields such as terrorism, private international law, and human rights. The relevance of Missouri v. Holland is evident in the field of terrorism.  The Second and Eleventh Circuits have applied the rule in ...

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  4. Kadi & Al Barakaat v. Council of the EU & EC Commission: European Court of Justice Quashes a Council of the EU Regulation Implementing UN Security Council Resolutions

    ... law. Background In its fight against terrorism, the UNSC imposed sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter ... imposed by the UNSC resolutions in the fight against terrorism infringe certain fundamental rights. Fourth, the decision confirms ...

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  5. Tribunals and the Events of September 11th

    ...     The theoretical possibilities for addressing acts of terrorism include international tribunals, federal courts, and military ...

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  6. Supreme Court Preview: The Samantar Case and the Immunity of Foreign Government Officials

    ... non-commercial torts, certain acts of state-sponsored terrorism, expropriations, and enforcement of arbitral agreements and awards. ...

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  7. Pre-emptive Action to Forestall Terrorism

    ... be taken literally. Clearly, the threat of large-scale terrorism with weapons of mass destruction was not foreseen when the Charter ... limitation on the use of self-help in an age of large scale terrorism, customary international law has supplied its own limitations on ...

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  8. September 11 Inspired Aviation Counter-Terrorism Convention and Protocol Adopted

    ... Organization ("ICAO"), adopted two new aviation counter-terrorism instruments—the Beijing Convention, replacing the Convention on ... 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and developments in counter-terrorism law over recent decades. The Beijing Convention provides for key new ...

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  9. Some Proportionality Issues Raised by Israel's Use of Armed Force in Lebanon

    ... East and North Africa Territorial Disputes Terrorism Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law ...

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  10. International Law and the Report of the High-Level U.N. Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change

    ... community has yet to agree on a universal definition of terrorism.  Recognizing this fact, the Panel recommended that the U.N. General Assembly adopt a consensus definition of terrorism based on the definitions contained in the 1999 International ...

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