Henry Farrell: Far-right parties hate EU but need it
The chief political aide of Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front party and candidate for the French presidential election, has jus…
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A Look at the Case of the ex-CIA Officer Being Extradited to Italy for Her Role in a 2003 Rendition
[This post has been updated to reflect the fact that the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy’s involvement in the rendition violated its obligat…
France’s National Front scandal has exposed the dirty little secret of Europe’s far right
The chief political aide of Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front party and candidate for the French presidential election, has just be…
Eavesdropping on Flynn was the legal, obvious intelligence move
Does the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence understand intelligence gathering? After all, that committee is charged with oversight over the Unite…
Trump’s Muslim Ban & the Propaganda Value of Violence Against Women
There has been much well-deserved criticism of President Trump’s Executive Order imposing a Muslim Ban on entry into the United States and the chaotic and non-d…
Should cybersecurity be a human right?
Having access to the internet is increasingly considered to be an emerging human right. International organizations and national governments have begun to forma…
Georgia and Virginia legislation for automated driving and delivery robots
How Governments Can Promote Automated Driving recommended that governments conduct “legal audits” to “identify and analyze every statute and regulation that cou…
Trump's Immigration Order Signals Sharp Departure from Other Post-WWII Presidents
As "leader of the free world," every post-World War II US President has expressed some form of public support for refugees through speeches and White…
Ukraine v. Russia: Before the International Court of Justice
With all the news around President Donald Trump taking office, and the mass protests, controversial executive orders, and pending lawsuits that followed, it may…
Downgrading U.S. to “Flawed Democracy” and the Trump Executive Order on Immigration
On Jan. 25, 2017, The Economist reported that United States had been downgraded from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy.” Coincidentally, on the same day…
Understanding Complicity: When the US Makes a “Substantial Contribution” to War Crimes Committed by Foreign Partners
With power comes responsibility. In their new duties, Trump administration officials will need to consider the legal hazards associated with supporting foreign…
Predicting Corporate Intelligence Agencites in the 1960s
The recent tumult around the emergence of a dossier suggesting salacious things about President Donald Trump has cast light on a series of for-profit intelligen…