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Daily Archives: October 30, 2005

Saddam Hussein Trial Blog

“As arguably the most important war crimes proceedings since Nurem­berg, the trials of Saddam Hussein are likely to constitute a “Grotian Moment” — defined as a legal develop­ment that is so signi­fi­cant that it can create new customary inter­national law or radically transform the inter­preta­tion of treaty-based law. This Website features key documents related to the Iraqi High Tribunal, answers to frequently asked questions, and expert debate and public commentary on the major issues and develop­ments related to the trials of Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi leaders.”

New Executive Order Requires Interagency Cooperation on Terror Info Sharing

Executive Order 13388, Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans, October 25, 2005, published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2005. “Duties of Heads of Agencies Possessing or Acquiring Terrorism Information…shall promptly give access to the terrorism information to the head of each other agency that has counterterrorism functions, and provide… Continue Reading

Paper Examines Liability Issues and WiFi Access

Hale, Robert V., Wi-Fi Liability: Potential Legal Risks in Accessing and Operating Wireless Internet. Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 21, p. 543. “Suppose you turn on your laptop while sitting at the kitchen table at home and respond OK to a prompt about accessing a nearby wireless Internet access point owned… Continue Reading

Study Reviews Role of Wikis and Blogs in Intelligence Community Info Sharing

Andrus, D. Calvin, The Wiki and the Blog: Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence Community. Studies in Intelligence, September 2005. “US policy-makers, war-fighters, and law-enforcers now operate in a real-time worldwide decision and implementation environment. The rapidly changing circumstances in which they operate take on lives of their own, which are difficult or impossible to anticipate… Continue Reading