JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that while deciding Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, the Supreme Court should be mindful of precedent that supports universal jurisdiction and corporate liability when it comes...
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State Department legal adviser: Obama acting lawfully in Libya
US State Department (DOS) legal adviser Harold Koh on Tuesday told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) that President Barack Obama is acting within the law with respect to US military...
House votes down authorization for Libya mission but continues to provide funding
The US House of Representatives in two votes Friday sent contradictory messages over authorization of US military operations in Libya. First, the House overwhelmingly voted down 123-295 a resolution that would...
US President Barack Obama released a report to Congress late on Wednesday, justifying the continued air strikes on Libya despite presumptive violation of the 1973 War Powers Resolution . The report,...
US lawmakers file suit against Obama for continuing actions in Libya
A group of 10 US congressmen filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama on Wednesday for circumventing Congress' authority by increasing military strikes against Libya. Representatives Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Walter Jones (R-NC) held a...
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that the War Powers Resolution does not limit the president's options in Libya due to his constitutional authority and international obligations... President Obama has decided that the...
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of University of Houston Law Center says that revolutions occur in different manners around the world, including in the US, and suggests that the US and other members of the UN should change their foreign...
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston says recent evidence shows that the US has enabled certain Nazi war criminals to avoid prosecution, but that it is incumbent upon the government to end such impunity by actively...
US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...
US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...
