Palestine 194 Distracts from Abbas’ Despotism
Western governments should make clear to Abbas that Palestine 194 is a dead end.
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Medellin (and Bush) v. Texas
So see if you can follow this. George W. Bush, the imperial president of left-wing lampoon, orders his National Security Agency to intercept enemy communications without judicial warrant...
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The Transies and the Treaty
Here is what you need to understand about the Republican party’s transnational progressives, folks like Condoleezza Rice, John McCain, Richard Lugar, and Lindsey Graham: They proceed from t...
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Geneva…Again
I once avidly read Andrew Sullivan. I’ve fallen out of the habit in the last few years. As documented extensively by Jonah Goldberg and Ramesh Ponnuru, among others, on National Review Onli...
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The Mullahs Scoff at Geneva…Again
For what seems like the millionth time since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has perpetrated an act of war against the West, reaffirmed its hostile, revolutionary intentions, and demonstrated...
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Is The Nation State Threatened?
“Is the Nation State Threatened?” This question, though apt, may fail to convey how dire the threat to sovereignty truly is. It might be better to ask, “Is the Nation Stat...
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Hamdan and the Sunset of Sovereignty
The cacophony over wartime interrogation tactics and military-commission trials obscures a more profound issue: the sunset of national sovereignty itself. The cause of the ruckus, the Su...
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You Have the Right to Remain Silent
A number of friends and colleagues (both conservative and liberal) have either quarreled with or expressed alarm about my contention that the 2005 McCain Amendment conferred Miranda rights on ali...
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Mythical Myths
Andrew Sullivan, via Georgetown's Marty Lederman (who has posted an analysis of “Myths” about the Supreme Court's decision in Hamdan and related issues), is quailing about NRO's...
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McCain & Miranda
“Cruel, inhuman and degrading” may prove more dangerous than meets the eye.
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R., International Community
Lindsey Graham's frivolous defense of the McCain Amendment.
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The International-Law Trap
What Europe thinks is "cruel, inhuman, and degrading" doesn't govern us.
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Say “No” to the McCain Amendment
Long on high-profile piety, short on protecting Americans.
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Restoring Law & Order
The Senate finally acts to eject al Qaeda from our courts.
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International Law Targets American Sovereignty
The ICRC report is just the latest use of a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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Law and Torture
Co-Authored by Ruth Wedgwood In the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, it is clear that maintaining humanitarian standards for those we take prisoner is central to the good name of the Unit...