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Stuart S. Malawer, J.D., Ph.D., Dipl., Distinguished Service Professor of Law and International Trade, George Mason University.

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2018

"American (ISIS) Detainee Asks for ACLU to Challenge Detention (Habeas Corpus)." Washington Post (January 8, 2018).

Malawer, "One Year In -- Trump's Trade Legacy," Richmond Times-Dispatch (January 7, 2018).

"Guantanamo's Forever Prisoners." New York Times (January 17, 2018).

"9/11 Law Suit Against Saudi Arabia." New York Law Journal (Jan. 18, 2018).

"America Rejects the World." Financial Times (January 30, 2018).

"Trump Orders Guantanamo To Keep Operating." Washington Post (January 31, 2018).

"Arab Bank Case -- Reversed (ATA)." NYT (2.9.18).

"Sovereign Immuity Execution -- Can't Collect on Default Terror Judgment Against Iran (Persian Artifacts)." National Law Journal (Feb. 21, 2018).

Malawer, "Trump Trade -- One-Year -- Belligerent Rehtoric but Still Unsettled." China and WTO Review (March 2018).

"Supreme Court to Hear Micrsoft Case (Data Stored Overseas Servers)." Wall Street Journal (Feb. 27, 2018).

Malawer, "Trump, Trade and National Security -- Blowing Up he WTO?" (March 10, 2018).

"Diplomatic Immunity and Georgetown Attack by Congolese Security." Washington Post (March 10, 2018).

"PLO Case in S.Ct. Pending -- ATA'92 -- Personal Jurisdiction?" New York Times (March 20, 2018).

"U.S. War Powers and Yemen." New York Times (Editorial on Saudi-Houthi War)(March 21, 2018).

Malawer, "Trump, Trade and National Security." New York Law Journal (March 26, 2018).

"Cloud Act Signed as part of Gov't Funding Bill on March 23, 2018 -- "Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act of 2018)." Lawfare (Feb. 6, 2018).

"Vitamin C Case -- Comity / For. State Compulsion as to Foreign Law (Antitrust)." Wall Street Journal (March 30, 2018).

"Terrorism Cases and the Supreme Court." Wall Street Journal (April 3, 2018).

"Nazi Art to be Returned." New York Law Journal (April 6, 2018) (federal law and state evidentiary rules).

"New War Powers Resolution (Kaine and Corker) and Terrorist Groups." Washington Post (April 12, 2018).

"US Syrian Missiles and the Law." New York Times (April 13, 2018).

"ZTE and Reexporting -- Violation to Iran and North Korea." Politico's Morning Trade (April17, 2018).

"War Powers and Congress (Terrorist Groups) -- Kaine and Corker." Washington Post (Editorial) (April 20, 2018).

"When President's Goes to War." New York Times (Editorial) April 25, 2018).

"Congress and Trump's Unlimited Authority to Wage War." Washington Post (Apirl 30, 2018).

"Turkey Sued for Violence in D.C. Protest" Washington Post (May 12, 2018).

"War Powers -- USDOJ Memo on Syrian Missile Attack." New York Times (June 2, 2018).

"Supreme Court Revives Antitrust Price-Fixing Case -- China Law-- 'Respecful Considreation' of Foreign Law." Wall Street Journal (June 14, 2018); Animal Science Products v. Hebei (S. Ct June 2018).

"Trump. v. Hawaii (Supreme Court Immigration Case) (June 2018). ABA Video (before decision) (Apirl 2018).

"Iran Sues US in the ICJ over Reimposed Trade Sanctions (Nuclear Deal)." New York Times (July 17, 2018).

"US Defends on National Security Before ICJ (Iran Case)." CBS.AP (Aug. 28, 2018).

Video -- John Bolton and the International Criminal Court (Washington Post) (9.11.18); "International Criminal Court and Global Rule of Law." The Hill (Sept. 11, 2018); Editorial -- "Assault on Multilateralism." Financial Times (Sept. 15, 2018).

"EU Proposals to Reform the WTO." (Sept. 2018).

"Bolton is Dead Wrong on the ICC." Washington Post (Sept. 25, 2018).

"President Trump Speech to the UN General Assembly" (and Video) (Sept. 25, 2018).

"New Case for the International Criminal Court -- First Request by Member States -- Venezueala H. Rts Practices." New York Times (Sept. 27, 2018).

"NAFTA II and NAFTA I Provisions Compared." CNBC (10.1.18).

"World Court Provisional Measures in Iran v. US Case (over U.S. Sanctions)." (Includes Court Ruling and Video) (Oct. 3, 2018).

"Withdrawal from Iran FCN Treaty, Review of all Court Treaties, Withdrawal from Optional Clause Vienna Diplomatic Convention." New York Times (10.4.18).

"Kavanaugh -- Detainees and War Powers." Washington Post (Oct. 10, 2018).

"Trump Withdraws from International Postal Treaty (Universal Postal Union)." New York Times (Oct. 8, 2018).

"Trump Confirms US to Withdraw from Arms Treaty (INF)." The Hill (10.20.18).

"Alien Tort Statute -- New Case in 9th Cir. -- Nestle Child Slavery in Ivory Coast as to Cocaoa Farm." Reuters (Oct. 24, 2018).

"Cole Supreme Court Case -- Service of Process under FSIA (against Sudan)." Washington Post (Nov. 5, 2018); Respondent's Brief (S.Ct. 10.18). [S. Ct. oral argument audio] [SCOTUS Blog -- Sudan v. Harrison (Nov. 7, 2018).].

"Trump Administration Refuses to Sign Paris Cyber Declaration." New York Times (Nov. 13, 2018).

"Geoecentric World Order -- Economic Tools, National Security and Newer Rules and Institutions." LAWFARE (Nov. 19, 2018).."

Paul Grossman, "Virginia and International Trade." (PPt.) (Virginia Eco. Devel Partnership, Nov. 2018).

"Russian Invasion of Ukraine and International Law (UN, ICJ, ICC)." Foreign Affairs (March 15, 2022).

Internatinal Court of Justice and Russian Case (ICJ) (March 16, 2022)

2019

"District Court Opinion -- Warbmier v. North Korea (State Terrorism Exception to FSIA)." (December 24, 2018).

Malawer, "Trump's Tariffs, National Security and Pending Litigation." 5 CHINA AND WTO REVIEW No. 1 at 183 (Feb. 2019).

Website -- "Justice for Victims of Terrorism." (Jan. 2019).

"US to Withdraw from INF Treaty." Washington Post (Feb. 2, 2019).

New Website / Blog ............. "Trump and Trade."

"Trunp and Global Manitsky Act."

Washington Post (Oct. 12, 2018); (2016).

"Presidents and Guardrails ('Emergency Power and Youngstown)." Wall Street Journal (Feb. 17, 2019).

"Wars Powers and Congress (Yemen and the House)." New York Times (Editorial) (Feb. 19, 2019).

"Iranian Hostages and New Legislation --- 'US Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act of 2015 -- Access to Sanction Fines." Washington Post (Feb. 24, 2019).

"Iran v. US in ICJ (Iranian companies and Sov. Immunity)," International Law Professors Blog (Feb. 25, 2019).

"Jam v. IFC - New Supreme Court Case -- Sov. Immunity and Int'l Organization." Bloomberg News (2.27.19).

"New Court of International Trade Case --- AIIS v. US (March 25, 2019).

"Supreme Court Case --Cole Case -- Service of Process to Foreign Ministry (Not Embassy)." New York Times (March 23, 2019).

"Iran wins Sovereign Immunity Case as to US Hostages in Europe."
New York Times (March 29, 2019).

"Extraterritorial Jurisdiction & Criminal Prosecution of Khashoggi's Killers." (Bollinger Op Ed) Wash. Post (4.1.2019).

"New WTO Case -- Ukraine v. Russia (National Security Defense Article GATT XXI." (April 2019) (Excerpts).

"Hague Court Abandons US Int'l Crimes Inquiry (Afghanistan)." New Yor Times (April13, 2019).

Malawer Blog -- "Two Court Cases and Trump's National Security (CIT and WTO)." (Aril 10, 2019).

"Trump Vetoes War Powers Resolution concerning Yemen." New York Times (April 17,2019).

"US Lifts 'Suit Waivers' as to Cuban Property under 1996 Helms-Burton Legislation." Washington Post (April 17, 2019).

" New York Times (April 26, 2019); Video, "Trump Rejecting Ratifying UN Arms-Trade Treaty." (April 27, 2019)

"Foreign Law, Conservatives and S.Ct. Census Case." New York Times (April 30, 2019).

Video -- "Breyer -- Law and Globalization." (2012).

"National Security and WTO (Article XXI) -- Ukraine v. Russia WTO Case (April 2019)." Mayer/Brown (April 8, 2019).

"New Litigation Against Cuba (Carnival Lines) After Lifting of Waivers Under the 1966 Helms-Burton Legislation." New York Times (May 3, 2019).

"US Refuses to Sign Arctic Council Declaration (Climate Issues)." Wall Street Journal (May 8, 2019).

"European Court of Human Rights and Russian Women." New York Times (July 12, 2019).

Malawer, "Trump, Trade and Federal Courts" China and WTO Review (Sept. 2019).

Bucchus and Lester, " Precedent and the WTO Appeals Court." The Hill August 21, 2019).

"New WTO Case by China as to New US Tariffs (Under Section 301)." WTO News (Sept. 4, 2019).

"EU Court and Google -- 'Right to be Forgotten' Not Extraterritorial." Washington Post (April 24, 2019).

"Trump's Speech to General Assembly -- Not Globalists." CBS News (Sept. 24, 2019).

"Sovereignty and Rules-Based Order." Financial Times (Oct. 1, 2019).

"Facebook, European Court of Justice and Extraterritoriality." New York Times (Oct. 3, 2019).

"Airbus-Boeing and WTO Dispute." Financial Times (Oct. 4, 2019).

"US to Withdraw from Open Skies Agreement -- Cold War Arms Agreement." Wired (10.8.19).

Gorsuch, "Legal Advice for New Lawyers." (2019).

Good law and national security blog (also as to sanctions) .......... LAWFARE (sanctions) (Brookings).

"Dept. of Justice Sues California Over Environment Agreement with Quebec." USDOJ New Release (Oct. 23, 2019).; "California v. the Constitution." Wall Street Journal (Editorial) (Oct. 28, 2019).

"Trump Notifies Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement." New York Times (Nov. 5, 2019).

"New FSIA Case (Terrorism Exception) -- Wash. Post Reporter and $180 Million Default Against Iran." New York Times (Nov. 23, 2019).

"Will the US Bring Down the WTO?" Wall Street Journal (Nov. 29, 2019).

2020

Stuart Malawer, TRUMP AND TRADE -- POLICY AND LAW (HeinOnline 2020) (also click here)

Malawer, "Trump and Litigation: From Queens to the World Stage." China & WTO Review (2020).

"Supreme Court Tosses Revived FSIA Suit (1983 Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing) Against Iran Central Bank Central (Bank Assets Abroad and New 2019 Act)." New York Times (January 13, 2020).

"TixTox and CFIUS and National Security (Judicial Review)." Bloomberg (August 5, 2020).

"Iranian Oil and US Transfer on High Seas." Washington Post (8.14.20).

Haass, "Present at the Disruption." Foreign Affairs (Sept. / Oct. 2020).

Lightheiser, "WTO Litigation v. Negotiation." Wall Street Journal (August 20, 2020).

Stuart Malawer, "Trump, the Courts and the 2020 Presidential Election." China and WTO Review (Sept. 2020).

"Zoellick -- Diplomacy." (Book Review) Washington Post (Sept. 2, 2020).

"US War Crimes in Yemen? New York Times (Sept. 17, 2020).

"Twin Trade Defeats for Trump (WTO and Canada)."New York Times (Sept. 17, 2020).

"Trump, Treaties and Iran -- Trump Needs a Tutorial." New York Times (9.22.20).

"New TikTok Federal Court Decision (IEEPA)."US Dist. Court of New York (Sept. 27, 2020).

"Law Professors Sue Trump Over Int'l Criminal Court Sanctions." Guardian (10.1.20).

"International Criminal Court and US Sanctions.." New York Times (10.19.20).

"China, COVID and Sovereign Immunity."" Wall Street Journal (10.10.20).

"Khashoggi Law Suit Filed for Torture -- Alien Tort Statue and Torture Victims Protection Act." Washington Post (Oct. 21, 2020).

"Biden's Proposed Foreign & Diplomatic Policies." Foreign Affairs (March-April 2020).

"Biden and End of 'America First'." New York Times (Nov. 10, 2020).

"Global Magnitsky Act (Global Human Rights) (US Sanctions on Foreign Individuals)." CRS (Oct. 2020).

"RCEP Agreement Signed." New York Times (Nov. 15, 2020).

"Biden's World Order." (Lead Editorial) New York Times (Nov. 16, 2020).

"Biden and Trump's Tariffs." Tax Foundation (Nov. 17, 2020)

"Trump Exits Open Skies Treaty." Wall Street Journal (Nov. 22, 2020).

"U.S. Withdrawal from WTO -- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)?" Politico (Nov. 23, 2020).

"Biden's Global Trade Agenda." Wall Street Journal (Nov. 26, 2020).

"New Supreme Court Case Argued (Nestle) -- Alien Tort Statute." New York Times (December 2, 2020).

"TPP and Biden?" Petersen Institute (December 2, 2020).

"Supreme Court, Sovereign Immunity and Nazi Expropriation Cases (Oral Arguments)." New York Times (December 8, 2020).

"New Law Suits Against Qatar Under 'US Antiterrorism Act'." Washington Post (December 16, 2020).

"Litigation Against Saudi, Sovereign Immunity and Executive Suggestion." Washington Post (12.22.20).

"Sovereignty Doesn't Mean Equal Negotiations -- UK & EU and Brexit." Wall Street Journal (December 26, 2020).

"Cities are Transforming U.S. Foreign Policy." Foreign Affairs (December 29, 2020).

2021

Malawer, "Biden -- Global Trade, Law and National Security." China and WTO Review (January 20, 2021).

"China in the WTO -- More Clout in the Dispute Resolution System." Wall Street Journal (January 25, 2021).

"International Court of Justice -- Iran v. US (Prelim. Jurisd.) (Feb 3, 2021)." [Holding ICJ has jurisdiction because of prior bilateral treaty.]; "State Dept. and Iran Decision by ICJ." The Hill (2.4.21).

"US Supreme Court and Sovereign Immunity (Expropriations Exception) and Nazi Art." New York Times (Feb. 3, 2021).

"International Criminal Court, Jurisdiction and Israel." New York Times (Feb. 5, 2021).

"Biden to Rejoin the UN Int'l Human Rights Council." New York Times (Feb. 7, 2021).

"Human Rights Moves by Biden." Financial Times (2.11.21).

"Challenges for the WTO (New Director-General)." New York Times (Feb. 14, 2021).

"What's Next for the WTO? Council on Foreign Relations (Backgrounder) (Feb.16, 2021).

"Biden Rejoins Paris Climate Accord." New York Times (Feb. 19, 2021).

"Principle of Universal Jurisdiction and War Crimes (Criminal Jurisdiction) (ATS Civil Jurisdiction)." New York Times (March 1, 2021).

"Biden and War Powers (AUMF 2002)." New York Times (3.7.21).

"Biden's New Multilateral Sanctions on China (Uighurs)." Axios (March 22, 2021).

"War Powers and the Forever Wars -- Biden." New York Times (March 23, 2021).

"OECD -- An Underrated Institution." Financial Times (Editorial) (March 26, 2021).

"Piracy and Suez Ship." Washington Post (March 27, 2021).

"Biden -- Human Rights and Foreign Policy (so far)." Financial Times (April 1, 2021).

Malawer Blog -- "Biden: International Law, International Organizational and Trade Challenges." (April 7, 2021).

"Biden's Financial and Economic Sanctions." Financial Times (April 18, 2021); "Sanctions & Cyber Espionage (Diplomacy and Intelligence)." Wall Street Journal (April 19, 2021).

"Biden and International Human Rights -- Armenian Genocide." New York Times (April 23, 2021).

"State Secrets Privilege -- New Pending S.Ct. Case -- Trump and Obama Same Positions." New York Times (April 27, 2021).

"Post-Boumediene ---- Review by Entire D.C. Cir." New York Times (May 9, 2021).

New Supreme Court Case on Alien Tort Statute -- Nestle and Cargill (June 2021).

"Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suita Against Corporation (Nestle and Cargill)." New York Times (June 17, 2021).

"Congress Revisits Presidential War Powers (AUMF 2002 -- Iraq)." New York Times (June 17, 2021).

MALAWER, TRUMP AND TRADE POLICY (HEIN 2021).

"Biden and War Powers." Washington Post (July 1, 2021).

"Supreme Court and Guantanamo Torture Case ("State Secrets")." LAWFARE (June 10, 2021).

"Justice Dept. and Detainees." New York Times (July 8, 2021).

"Turkish Security Forces in D.C. -- No Sovereign Immunity / Tort Exception." Int'l Law Prof. Blog. (DC Circuit Court)(July 28, 2021).

"New Terrorism Suit Against Banks (JASPA)." New York Times (August 8, 2021).

Recent WTO U.S. - China Case --- "U.S. Wins Section 201 Safeguard Case as To Solar Panels." WTO News (Sept. 21, 2021).

"Saudi Arabia Denies Any Responsibility for 9-11 (JASTA Legislation)." US News (Sept. 8, 2021).

"Guantanamo and Federal Court, Yes." Washington Post (Sept. 11, 2021).

"Biden and Trump's Foreign Policy (Int'l Rules)." Washington Post (Sept. 16, 2021).

Haass, "Age of America First." Foreign Affairs (Nov. - Dec. 2021).

"Fraying of the WTO Litigation System." (Special Report) The Economist (Oct. 6, 2021).

"WTO Litigation, Negotiation and the AB." Int'l Economic and Law Blog (10.15.21).

"New Federal Court Case -- Guantanamo Detainee has Constitutional Rights (Habeas Corpus / Unlawful Detention)." Washington Post (Oct. 24, 2021).

"OECD Tax Agreement and Constitutional Law -- Congressional - Executive Agreements." Wall Street Journal (Oct. 22, 2021).

"Treasury Dept. -- Sanctions Review." Treasury Dept. (Oct. 2021).

"Guantanamo - Torture a 'Moral Stain'." New York Times (Oct. 31, 2021).

"Multilateral Environmental Treaties." USTR (website) (Nov. 3, 2021).

"Global Tax Deal." Foreign Affairs." ( Nov. 8, 2021).

"Second Supreme Court Case -- State Secrets and Terrorism." Washington Post (11.9.21).

"Biden Doctrine -- Need to eject Balance of Power and Accept Globalism." New York Times (Nov. 14, 2021).

"Biden -- New Economics and Trade." Foreign Affairs (Nov. 16, 2021). New York Times (Nov. 14, 2021).

"Uyghurs and BDS (States)." Washington Post (Nov. 26, 2021).

2022

Malawer, Biden's Trade Policies -- Law and Policy. (Draft) (January 25, 2022).

"Biden Blocking Order (Afghan Bank Assets) and 9/11 Plaintiffs." New York Times (Feb. 11, 2022).

New Supreme Court Case -- States Secret (Guantanamo Torture) -- Husayn Case (March 3, 2022)..

"International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court and Russi's Invasion of Ukraine." Washington Post (March 8, 2022).

ICJ Decision for Ukraine on Provisional Measures." ICJ (March 16, 2022).

"Sanctions and Global Politics and Global Commerce." New York Times (March 23, 2022).

Stuart Malawer, "Biden's Trade Policies (One Year)--- More Aggressive than Trump's? China and WTO Review (March 2022).

"War Crimes and the Law and Russia." Wall Street Journal (April 5, 2022).

"War Crimes and Ukraine." New York Times (Editorial) (April 6, 2022).

"Russia and State-Supporter of Terrorism." Law 360 (April 8, 2022).

'New Era of Financial Sanctions -- 9/11- Russia." Financial Times (April 10, 2022).

"International Criminal Court and US Policy." New York Times (April 12, 2022).

"Sovereign Immunity and Israeli Spyware Firm (NSO) and WhatsApp." Washington Post (April 12, 2022).

"Liquidate Russian Reserves (FSIA and IEEPA)." New York Times (April 17, 2022).

"US Should Join the ICC." Washington Post (April 14, 2022).

"Supreme Court -- Turkey v. Usoyan (Sov. Immunity)." (SCOTUSBlog) (April 17, 2022).

"Ukraine, National Security and WTO." Heinrich (4.20.22).

"Trusts, State Laws and Hidden Assets." Washington Post (Apri; 21. 2022).

"New Needed Policy -- Indo-Pacific Economic Framework." Financial Times (April 27, 2022).

"Putin and War Crimes (Special Tribunal and War of Aggression." Wall Street Journal (May 3, 2022).

"1996 War Crimes Act and 2022 Proposal." New York Times (May 17, 2022).

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