Summary On November 13, 2001, President Bush issued a Military Order (MO) pertaining to
the detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizens in the war against terrorism. Military …

Impulse has clashed with reflection throughout the American history of military commissions.
The Framers had a clear favorite in this fight. Deploring the frequency of treaty violations and …

While there has been a great deal of focus on who may be detained in the armed conflict
with al-Qaeda and associated forces (the so-called war on terror), there has been relatively …

After a stressful day of work, Tom walks out of the front door of his home, gets into his
vehicle, and heads off to the casino. 2 The next day, Tom visits an Alcoholics Anonymous …

Private military and security companies (PMSCs) have been used in every peace operation
since 1990, and reliance on them is increasing at a time when peace operations themselves …

Emerging technologies have always played an important role in armed conflict. From the
crossbow to cyber capabilities, technology that could be weaponized to create an advantage …

Since their inception in late 2001, the military commissions of Guantanamo have been
highly controversial and much-criticized. One area of criticism has been whether the military …

Omar Khadr, age fifteen and a citizen of Canada, was given emergency medical care and
taken into custody by US forces in Afghanistan on July 27, 2002.4 The US military had been …

Contemporary trends of warfare have witnessed a so-called 'civilian footprint'in support of
military operations while battlefields have increasingly shifted towards urban areas …

Abstract International Humanitarian Law ensures civilians are protected from direct attack in
armed conflicts" unless and for such time as they take a direct part in hostilities"('DPH'). This …