International Law 
Is the US War on Terror Finally Winding Down? Think Again.(1)
By Christine Seisun The war in Iraq is over except for the packing. There are talks of accelerating the drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan currently scheduled for 2014. Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki have been killed in high-profile military operations in Pakistan and Yemen and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has gone on record [...]
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Trouble With the Law in Afghanistan
By Timothy Mathews* Two great challenges to security and stability in Afghanistan concern the development of the Afghan courts and the Afghan National Police (ANP). Both suffer from similar problems: they are understaffed, poorly equipped, lack adequate training and experience, and are often incapable of fulfilling their purposes. Problems with the courts and ANP are often [...]
Recognizing Palestinian Statehood
By Iain Scobbie, Alon Margalit and Sarah Hibbin* This article is based on an extensive brief entitled “Palestinian Statehood and Collective Recognition by the United Nations,” which is available at http://www.soas.ac.uk/lawpeacemideast/. The international status of Palestine has been a thorny topic since “the question of Palestine” was first placed on the agenda of the UN and [...]
Operationalizing the Laws of Armed Conflict for Libyan Opposition Forces
By Christine Seisun Due to the nearly complete political and military hold that Qaddafi has held over the last forty years – dissent has been illegal under Law 75 since 1973 – a culture of democracy including multiple political parties has not had a chance to take hold until very recently in Libya. The newly [...]
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