JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that despite recent disparaging comments by US Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff, international law is also American law, and we must respect our obligations as citizens of...
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Chertoff says international law being used as 'rhetorical weapon' against US
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned the national convention of the conservative Federalist Society in a speech Friday that international law was increasingly being used as a "rhetorical weapon" against the...
US Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested significantly fewer illegal immigrants attempting to cross US borders in fiscal year 2006 than in the previous year, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported...
EU-US agreement will allow sharing of information on criminal probes
European Union officials said Tuesday that the EU has reached an agreement with the US to allow EU transnational organized crime-fighting body Eurojust and US prosecutors to share information about investigations on terrorism...
DOJ faults deportation flights as inefficient, possibly unsafe
The air transportation system used by the federal government to deport illegal immigrants and transfer federal prisoners could be more secure and cost-effective, according to an audit report released Tuesday by the Department of Justice Inspector General....
The European Union on Monday formally signed an interim agreement giving the United States access to passenger name record data from European airlines conducting transatlantic flights. The US is expected to formally sign the...
As the United States and European Union continue to negotiate a new joint airline passenger data-sharing agreement, US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff reportedly reassured EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini ...
EU, US fail to meet deadline for new air passenger data-sharing deal
European airlines that transmit passenger data to the United States could face legal action or fines after EU and US officials failed to reach agreement by Saturday's court-imposed deadline on how to share passenger information ...
EU data watchdog flags rights problems with US air passenger data deal
The European Data Protection Supervisor , the European Union's data watchdog official, on Monday condemned a now-voided agreement between the EU and the US forcing European airlines to share passenger data with US authorities for transatlantic...
US and European representatives are set to continue talks next week on an airline passenger data-sharing deal after officials were unable to agree Friday on a replacement for a previous agreement struck down by the...