With his final wrap up post, John Bellinger’s guest stint here has come to an end. On behalf of all of us here at Opinio Juris, I want to offer a sincere thank you to John for expending so much time and effort on providing significant, extensive and thoughtful posts and respsonses to comments over the past two weeks. It truly afforded us and our readers an opportunity to engage with the Administration and its legal positions in an unprecedented fashion. Not surprisingly, John’s posts provoked a wide array of reactions, but I think most would agree that we are all better off for having engaged in a dialogue on such serious and important matters involving the conflict with al Qaida, Common Article III of the Geneva Conventions, unlawful enemy combatants, and the issue of immunities.

So, thanks John. And do let us know if you want another round at any point in the future; I’m sure I speak for my fellow contributors and our readers, when I say we’d love to have the opportunity to continue the conversation.

Related Posts

• October 20, 2008 -- John Bellinger Reflects on Four Years as Legal Adviser at State
• January 26, 2007 -- Sincere Appreciations to John Bellinger
• January 25, 2007 -- Wrap Up Discussion II
• January 25, 2007 -- Separation of Powers and Troop Build-Up in Iraq
• January 23, 2007 -- A Response from the Human Rights Community
• January 20, 2007 -- Wrap Up Discussion I
• January 19, 2007 -- The President’s Constitutional Authority over International Law: Some Further Thoughts
• January 19, 2007 -- Illegal Combatants and Counter-terrorism — A Middle Way
• January 19, 2007 -- More Guest Blogging By Bellinger
• January 19, 2007 -- The President and the Interpretation of International Law– A Reply to Ku
• January 19, 2007 -- Counterterrorism Going Forward
• January 18, 2007 -- Judicial Review and the War on Terror
• January 18, 2007 -- Immunities and the Development of International Law
• January 18, 2007 -- Immunities
• January 18, 2007 -- Can the President Change the Laws of War?
• January 17, 2007 -- Unprivileged Belligerents (Or Illegal Combatants)
• January 17, 2007 -- Some Questions About Unlawful Combatants
• January 17, 2007 -- The Bargain Theory of War
• January 17, 2007 -- Unlawful Enemy Combatants
• January 16, 2007 -- Armed Conflict With Al Qaida: A Response
• January 16, 2007 -- The State Department and the War on Terror – Another View
• January 16, 2007 -- The Role of the State Department: Response to Posner
• January 16, 2007 -- The State Department and the War on Terror
• January 16, 2007 -- The Meaning of Common Article Three
• January 15, 2007 -- Armed Conflict With Al Qaida: A Reply
• January 15, 2007 -- Armed Conflict With Al Qaeda: A Riposte
• January 15, 2007 -- Armed Conflict With Al Qaida?
• January 15, 2007 -- The Work of the Office of the Legal Adviser
• January 11, 2007 -- Opinio Juris Welcomes State Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger