terrorism

New EU Proposal on the Prevention of Terrorist Content Online: An Important Mutation of the E-Commerce Intermediaries' Regime

Author(s):

Joan Barata

Publication Date:

October 12, 2018

Publication Type:

White Paper / Report

Prevention of terrorism is undeniably an important and legitimate aim in many countries of the world. In the course of the last years, the European Union (EU) institutions, and the Commission (EC) in particular, have shown a growing concern regarding the potential use of online intermediary platforms for the dissemination of illegal content, particularly content of terrorist nature, based on the assumption that this content can reasonably increase the danger of new terrorist attacks being committed on European soil. Read more about New EU Proposal on the Prevention of Terrorist Content Online: An Important Mutation of the E-Commerce Intermediaries' Regime

The ICJ Issues Provisional Measures Against Russia on Ukraine’s Racial Discrimination Claims

Author(s):

Beth Van Schaack

Publication Date:

April 20, 2017

Publication Type:

Other Writing

Russian media are reporting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “rejected” Ukraine’s request for provisional measures against the Russian Federation in the case Ukraine filed recently before the Court (my backgrounders are here, Read more about The ICJ Issues Provisional Measures Against Russia on Ukraine’s Racial Discrimination Claims

Trump won’t allow you to use iPads or laptops on certain airlines. Here’s why.

Author(s):

Henry Farrell

Publication Date:

March 21, 2017

Publication Type:

Other Writing

From Tuesday on, passengers traveling to the U.S. from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will not be allowed to have iPads, laptops or any communications device larger than a smartphone in the cabin of the plane. Read more about Trump won’t allow you to use iPads or laptops on certain airlines. Here’s why.

5 and Counting: Russia Vetoes No-Fly-Zone in the Security Council

Author(s):

Beth Van Schaack

Publication Date:

October 10, 2016

Publication Type:

Other Writing

Over the weekend, Russia exercised its veto—again and unsurprisingly—to block a draft Security Council resolution (S/2016/846) that would have created a no-fly-zone over the besieged city of Aleppo. This is the fifth time Russia—which now holds the presidency of the Council—has used its veto to block action on Syria before the Council. Read more about 5 and Counting: Russia Vetoes No-Fly-Zone in the Security Council

Judge Garland & The Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act

Author(s):

Beth Van Schaack

Publication Date:

July 13, 2016

Publication Type:

Other Writing

As promised, this post surveys several Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA) opinions penned by Judge Garland while on the D.C. Circuit. Judge Garland has had occasion to consider several of the statutory exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity. This post concludes with some general observations of Judge Garland as a jurist gleaned from his FSIA cases. Read more about Judge Garland & The Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act

https://www.justsecurity.org/31820/garland-international-law/

Author(s):

Beth Van Schaack

Publication Date:

July 12, 2016

Publication Type:

Other Writing

I recently had occasion to review the international law jurisprudence of Judge Merrick Garland as part of an evaluation prepared by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary of the professional qualifications of Judge Garland to be the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more about https://www.justsecurity.org/31820/garland-international-law/

Here’s why Europe can’t police terrorism very well

Author(s):

Henry Farrell

Publication Date:

March 22, 2016

Publication Type:

Other Writing

The terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels highlight an important dilemma for the European Union. Over the past two decades, the E.U. has made it much easier for people to travel across borders, especially among countries which had signed the Schengen agreement. Read more about Here’s why Europe can’t police terrorism very well