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9 Jun 2020, 5:00 am by Matthew J. Aiesi, Amanda L. Minikus
The first example is from June 2017, when the United States shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-22 jet in Syria. [read post]
9 Mar 2018, 3:02 pm by Aurora Barnes
United States 17-1110 Issues: (1) Whether private security guards contracted by the State Department to provide diplomatic security in Iraq, performing that State Department responsibility at the time of the charged offense conduct, are “employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States” under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, 18 U.S.C. [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 2:47 pm by Eugene Volokh
Armed Forces July 18, 2012), concluding that such a contractor could be tried by a court martial, even though he wasn’t a member of the armed forces. [read post]
24 Jan 2020, 11:54 am by Geoffrey S. Corn, Chris Jenks
Imagine that on December 6, 1941, the United States learned of an imminent Japanese armed attack on the U.S. [read post]
16 Apr 2013, 11:39 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
It concluded first "that it is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture." [read post]
11 Mar 2008, 1:41 am
He is currently facing extradition to the U.S.[6]According to the allegations made by prosecutors, the two men conspired to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons, including surface-to-air missiles and armor-piercing rockets, to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).[7]The FARC, a leftist group which has been fighting Colombia's government for over 40 years, is designated by the U.S. as a terror group.[8]Both Smulian and Bout are charged with… [read post]
2 Mar 2023, 5:50 am by W. Casey Biggerstaff
By this standard, the United States and others supporting Ukraine would not be using force, as their armed forces are not engaging Russian soldiers directly. [read post]
18 Jan 2014, 12:46 am by Levin & Perconti Team
United States is a federal case that involves admissibility of evidence but is adopted by numerous states nationwide. [read post]
27 Jan 2017, 3:27 pm by Tom Smith
President Trump on Friday afternoon signed an executive order that he said would spark a "great rebuilding" of the United States military. [read post]
1 Apr 2004, 4:01 pm
On April 2, 1970, the Governor of Massachusetts signed into law an anti-Vietnam War bill providing that no inhabitant of Massachusetts inducted into or serving in the armed forces "shall be required to serve" abroad in an armed hostility that had not been declared a war by Congress under Article I, Section 8, clause 11 of the United States Constitution. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 10:55 am by Kenneth Anderson
An October airstrike that year apparently killed French militants near Raqqa, and the government sought to tamp down criticism at home by citing a provision of the United Nations charter that allows member states to use any means of “legitimate defense” if under attack. [read post]
17 Oct 2023, 5:15 am by Ryan Goodman
Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions sets out minimum standards for all parties to an armed conflict, including State forces and non-State armed groups. [read post]
2 Apr 2018, 10:02 am by Amy Howe
United States, in which the justices will once again interpret a provision of the Armed Career Criminal Act, which imposes longer sentences for repeat offenders who commit crimes with guns and have been convicted of either violent felonies or serious drug crimes. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 1:25 pm by Lawrence Solum
Holistic signaling requires the United States to support the law of armed conflict, even when adversaries such as Al Qaeda reject that framework. [read post]
24 Mar 2018, 1:31 pm by Bruce Zagaris
” Other (Non-state-to-state arms sales) – The latest Issue Brief from the Small Arms Survey—Dribs and Drabs: The Mechanics of Small Arms Trafficking from the United States—analyses a side of the arms trade that is less flashy, less centralized, and even more difficult to stop. [read post]
24 Mar 2018, 1:31 pm by Bruce Zagaris
” Other (Non-state-to-state arms sales) – The latest Issue Brief from the Small Arms Survey—Dribs and Drabs: The Mechanics of Small Arms Trafficking from the United States—analyses a side of the arms trade that is less flashy, less centralized, and even more difficult to stop. [read post]
29 Sep 2018, 5:31 pm
Crane, International humanitarian law in an age of extremes: unlawful uses of force by non-state actors Larissa van den Herik & Catherine Harwood, Commissions of inquiry and the Jus ad Bellum Douglas J. [read post]