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Articles by Leonie Arendt
Enforcing Congressional Subpoenas: A Modest Proposal
The conflict between the executive and legislative branches escalated rapidly last week, as the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to produce the unredacted Mueller report and related documents in response to a committee subpoena.
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (May 6-10)
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Somalia War Crimes Trial Starts Monday, as Another Survivor Seeks Justice
The third in a trio of federal cases brought by the San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) on behalf of victims and survivors of Siad Barre’s rule in Somalia will go to trial on May 13, almost 15 years after it was filed and more than 30 years since the events at issue took place. Plaintiff Farhan Warfaa brought this suit against defendant Colonel Yusef Abdi Ali (a.k.a. “Tukeh”) in the Eastern District of Virginia, where Ali has been living for more than two decades.
The Barr-Nadler Subpoena Standoff: Still Room for Accommodation?
Tensions continue to escalate in the inter-branch standoff over unfettered access to the Mueller report and its underlying evidence and related legal materials. On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the subpoena it issued on April 18. The resulting headlines focused on a contempt battle over release of the “full Mueller report,” but this is not where the real fight lies.
UN Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: An Unequivocal Call for Respect for the Law
The United Nations (UN) yesterday released the Secretary-General’s annual report to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It is an unequivocal call for parties to conflict to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law in military operations. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Security Council’s adoption of the protection of civilians as a thematic item on its agenda. Much has been achieved in that time.
The Early Edition: May 10, 2019
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. TRUMP-RUSSIA AND CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS President Trump stated yesterday that he would allow Attorney General William Barr to decide whether special counsel Robert Mueller can testify to Congress.
"No Sideshow" - The 'Protection of Civilians' Agenda Turns 20 - Just Security
(Editors’ Note: The Secretary-General’s 2019 protection of civilians report also summarizes achievements and challenges and makes practical recommendations for improving the plight of civilians in armed conflict. It will be published and featured in a blog post on Just Security in the coming days.) This year marks two decades since the protection of civilians in armed conflict became a specific item on the agenda of the Security Council.
Citing 'Fake News,' Singapore Could Be Next to Quash Free Expression
Singapore has moved from outlier to trendsetter in the troubling transnational uptick in government efforts to restrict free expression. Amid an increase in arrests and prosecutions for online activity and the Singapore government’s efforts to block websites for not complying with takedown orders, free expression has been taking a beating.
Rudy's Red Herring: Mueller's Final Report and Executive Privilege
Heartburn spread across Washington after the President’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani suggested that the White House might assert executive privilege as a way to bury at least parts of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s much-anticipated report at the end of his investigation. The way ahead for that report is, to be sure, uncertain. Worrying—especially right now—about an assertion of executive privilege seems premature and misplaced.
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