Episode 12: R2P From Above? The Shayrat Airfield Strike and More

The National Security Law Podcast

Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck

Courses, Politics, News, Education, Government

4.8 • 646 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2017

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck go deep into the weeds regarding the legal issues raised by President Trump's decision to launch missiles at the Shayrat Airfield in Syria, in the wake of the sarin gas attack in Idlib. They discuss that decision in comparison to the 2011 decision by President Obama to use airstrikes in Libya, and along the way grapple with separation of war powers issues, AUMFs, the UN Charter, and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). After that extensive discussion, they turn their attention to the controversial (and quickly defeated) attempt by Customs and Border Protection to force Twitter to reveal the identity of the user behind @ALT_USCIS (a mock-account that has been critical of administration immigration policy), and they explore the Third Circuit's Castro decision on the ability of non-citizens to invoke habeas jurisdiction when they are present inside the United States but without authorization (since the Supreme Court will be considering whether to take up this case during its conference this Thursday). Last, Alexander Hamilton makes a surprising but inspired Passover appearance.

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0:00.0	Hello from Austin and welcome to episode 12 of the National Security Law podcast brought to you by the Strauss Center at the University of Texas.
0:09.3	Today is Tuesday, April 11th. I'm Bobby Chesney. I'm Steve Lottick. Bobby, this is a rare Tuesday morning edition of the podcast.
0:17.1	You know, there have been a few developments since late last week and it seemed like we just needed to get on this now or else we'd have too much to talk about.
0:24.7	I know.
0:25.0	I mean, the developments, I'm sure you're referring to, are Russell Westbrook's unquestioned seizure of the NBA MVP crown for this year.
0:33.1	Is that Russell Westbrook of the sixth seed Oklahoma City Thunder?
0:37.7	Who's averaging a triple double for the first time since Oscar Robertson did it in 1962?
0:42.6	That's kind of a big deal.
0:43.9	Yeah, but you know, the MVP has always gone to a number one or number two seed.
0:48.7	I think the last time there was an exception was a number three seed in, was it Jordan?
0:53.5	Or was it, was it LeBron? what was it jordan or was it was it was
0:54.5	it was listen all i'm saying is kawai leonard is going to be no higher than fourth in the MVP voting
1:00.4	i if i wish this was tv and not podcast land so people could see the outrage of my face
1:07.2	so speaking of outrage no no no no we're not skipping that side. Who's number
1:11.1	three? I assume you've got, you got LeBron and James Hardin. And you think all three of them
1:17.5	are more valuable than Kauai Leonard. My friend... Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Just to be clear,
1:21.3	dear listeners, I'm saying all three of them will finish ahead of Kauai Leonard in the final NBA MVP valid. I think we should put a wager on this.
1:28.5	Yeah, okay.
1:29.4	I think we should wager on that because I'll take that.
1:31.5	I think he'll...
1:32.0	I don't think he's going to win it necessarily, although he should, but I certainly don't
1:35.1	think he's coming in fourth or lower.
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