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Integration of Drones into Domestic Airspace: Selected Legal Issues
Under the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, P.L. 112-95, Congress has tasked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), sometimes referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, into the national airspace system by September 2015. Although the text of this act places safety as a predominant concern, [...]
UN Launches Investigation Into Drone Killings
The United Nations is launching a special inquiry into drone strikes and targeted civilian killings. The investigation’s main objective is to examine evidence that the strikes cause disproportionate civilian casualties. The United Nations’ special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, said there was a need for “accountability” when strikes went wrong. Emmerson, a [...]
New tools in use for investigating, prosecuting child pornography
A few years ago, individuals who viewed and downloaded child pornography were rarely discovered. However, with new technology and assistance from the Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies within the Department of Defense are successfully detecting and prosecuting more offenders. These efforts are conducted in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland [...]
Air Force to provide dedicated legal counsel to sexual assault victims
A new Air Force pilot program designed to provide legal assistance to victims of sexual assault will begin later this month. The Special Victims’ Counsel Program will give sexual assault victims legal assistance and help them navigate the criminal justice system with lawyers trained to handle their unique needs. “It takes a strong team to [...]
Iran blasts Obama for Latin America law
Iran on Tuesday blasted US President Barack Obama for enacting a law aimed at countering Tehran’s alleged influence in Latin America, saying it was an overt intervention in the region. “It is an overt intervention in Latin American affairs… that shows they are not familiar with new world relations,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast [...]
Former Blackwater fined $7.5 mn over US arms case
The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a fine of $7.5 million to avoid US prosecution for smuggling arms, the Justice Department said in a statement Tuesday. The company, now known as Academi, will pay the fine in addition to a previously agreed $42 million settlement with the State Department over [...]
Amnesty criticizes US for ‘unlawful’ bin Laden raid
Amnesty International criticized the United States on Wednesday for its use of lethal force, particularly for the “unlawful” killing of Osama bin Laden in a clandestine US commando raid in Pakistan last May. “The US administration made clear that the operation had been conducted under the USA’s theory of a global armed conflict between the [...]
ST Kinetics Clarifies Media Reports on the Debarment by Indian MoD
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering)’s land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics), refers to various media reports on the debarment by Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) from business dealings with the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). While the Indian media has since 2009 reported that Indian authorities have blacklisted seven companies including ST [...]
New Law Eases Airport Screening for Troops, Families
President Barack Obama signed a bill into law yesterday to streamline airport screening procedures for service members and their families traveling on official orders. The Risk-based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act gives the Transportation Security Administration six months to develop and implement a plan to expedite screening services for service members [...]
