International Law
This body is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
What is the United Nations Security Council?
The 2001 law authorizing the President to use force against those responsible for 9/11.
What is the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)?
The article discussing whether drone strikes can be ethical.
What is "Are Drone Strikes Ever Ethical?"
The whistleblower featured in Citizenfour.
Who is Edward Snowden?
The city where Snowden met journalists.
What is Hong Kong?
The branch of international law that regulates conduct during war.
What is jus in bello?
The broad term used to connect non-Al Qaeda groups to the 2001 AUMF.
What are associated forces?
The ethical framework frequently used to evaluate military action.
What is Just War Theory?
The government agency exposed in Citizenfour.
What is the NSA?
The director of Citizenfour.
Who is Laura Poitras?
The branch of international law that governs when states may legally use force.
What is jus ad bellum?
The article criticizing the expansion of the AUMF.
What is "Overkill"?
Drone warfare raises concerns about these two issues.
What are legality and ethics?
The journalist who worked directly with Snowden.
Who is Glenn Greenwald?
Snowden leaked classified documents regarding this government activity.
What is mass surveillance?
International Humanitarian Law is commonly associated with this concept.
What is jus in bello?
The detention facility discussed in relation to enemy combatants.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
Critics argue drone strike casualty information lacks this quality.
What is transparency?
The documentary revealed mass collection of this type of information.
What is electronic or digital data?
Citizenfour argues modern technology creates concerns about this.
What is privacy?
The U.S. invasion widely viewed as legitimate self-defense following 9/11.
What is Afghanistan?
The article arguing that jihadist groups are increasingly focused on local conflicts.
What is Overkill?
The use of drones challenges traditional interpretations of this theory.
What is Just War Theory?
The law often discussed regarding surveillance authority after 9/11.
What is the Patriot Act?
The documentary's central theme regarding government power.
What is government surveillance and civil liberties?