Chimène Keitner[*] [This essay is available in PDF at this link] Introduction On June 23, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability.”[1] Professor Chimène Keitner submitted written testimony, answered questions at the hearing, and provided written responses to follow-up Questions for the Record from […]
Shining Light on the “Going Dark” Phenomenon: U.S. Efforts to Overcome the Use of End-to-End Encryption by Islamic State Supporters
Ryan Pereira [*] [This article is available as a PDF at this link.] Introduction On May 3, 2015, two individuals committed to the Islamic State (IS) and armed with high-powered assault rifles opened fire at a contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad held in Garland, Texas.[1] The two gunmen injured an off-duty police […]
Postwar
Robert M. Chesney* The following is a re-posting of a Volume 5 print article by Robert M. Chesney, the full text of which is available at this link. The article is newly relevant in light of the current situation in Afghanistan. Abstract Does it really matter, from a legal perspective, whether the U.S. government continues […]
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability, Part II: Questions for the Record—Benefits to the United States from Foreign Sovereign Immunity
Chimène Keitner[*] [This essay is available in PDF at this link] Introduction On June 23, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability.”[1] Professor Chimène Keitner submitted written testimony, answered questions at the hearing, and provided written responses to follow-up Questions for the Record from […]
Thank Me for My Service: An Ethics Oversight in Department of Defense Social Media Policy
Matthew Fitzgerald[*] [This essay is available at this link] Introduction I think it might be edifying to you if you all had Facebook pages, because you might understand how it’s being used and misused.[1] In 2019, prominent “YouTuber” Austen Alexander posted a video titled “Why I Was Investigated by the Navy (not clickbait).”[2] The author’s […]
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability, Part I: Written Testimony
Chimène Keitner[*] [This essay is available in PDF at this link] Introduction On June 23, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability.”[1] This article memorializes the written testimony of Professor Chimène Keitner submitted in advance of that hearing.[2] This is the first part in […]