Iran
Trump’s Iran Statement: The (Non)Action Items
Elena Chachko Sat, Oct 14, 2017, 12:26 PM
The scope of new measures related to Iran are far more limited than President Trump’s statement would indicate.
Elena Chachko is an SJD candidate at Harvard Law School. She previously completed the LLM program at Harvard Law as a Fulbright scholar. Before coming to Harvard, she clerked for Chief Justice Asher D. Grunis on the Supreme Court of Israel, and worked on national security issues at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She holds an LL.B in Law and International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she served as editor in chief of the Hebrew University Law Review.
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Sanctions
What Happens If Trump Really Decides to Decertify the Iran Deal?
Elena Chachko Fri, Oct 6, 2017, 11:42 AM
To have serious consequences for the JCPOA, decertification requires an additional step: Congress or the White House would have to reimpose sanctions on Tehran.
Western Europe
The Court of Justice of the EU Delivers Judgments on Hamas and Tamil Tigers Sanctions
Elena Chachko Mon, Jul 31, 2017, 9:00 AM
The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union has issued judgments in two appeals concerning EU counterterrorism sanctions against Hamas and the LTTE (Tamil Tigers). The judgments offer a relatively permissive interpretation of the EU Council’s procedural obligations in extending existing counterterrorism designations compared to that of the EU General Court.
Israel-Palestine
New Developments in Israeli Counterterrorism Law: Discrimination in Home Demolitions, Civil Lawsuits, and Material Support
Elena Chachko Fri, Jul 7, 2017, 12:30 PM
A summary of major developments in Israeli counterterrorism law.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Reform in Israel at an Impasse: A Primer
Elena Chachko Thu, Apr 27, 2017, 9:00 AM
A leaked letter from the heads of Israel’s major security agencies reveals tensions between the government and the security establishment over the allocation of powers and responsibilities in the cyber realm.
International Law
EU Counterterrorism Sanctions and IHL: A v. Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
Elena Chachko Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:17 PM
Can the acts of armed forces in the framework of an armed conflict governed by International Humanitarian Law constitute terrorist acts? According to a new judgment of the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) the answer is yes, at least for the purposes of the EU counterterrorism sanctions regime.
Omphalos
The Israeli Anti-BDS Travel Ban in (Legal) Context
Elena Chachko Thu, Mar 9, 2017, 12:57 PM
The Israeli Knesset has passed an amendment to ban entry of foreign nationals who have publically called to boycott Israel, or act on behalf of organizations that have done so. This is not the first time Israeli law has imposed sanctions on the basis of speech in the framework of Israel’s anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign. Previous legislation in this vein—part of Israel’s anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign—has largely survived judicial review and it is likely this new amendment will as well.