On March 17, 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, which imposed "a ban on all flights in the airspace of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in order to help protect civilians." Excluded from the scope of the ban are humanitarian flights, those evacuating foreign nationals from the country,…
Material Support of Peace? The On-the-Ground Consequences of U.S. and International Material Support of Terrorism Laws and the Need for Greater Legal Precision
Written by Noah Bialostozky
Domestic and international efforts to stem the flow of resources to designated terrorist organizations (DTOs) have resulted in significant legal uncertainties for those who engage with such organizations to promote peace. Both U.S. and international material support of terrorism measures fail to account for the on-the-ground realities of humanitarian and…
