A digest of recent analysis of national security and rights-related news and developments at Just Security.
International Court of Justice: Israel – Palestine
- International Court of Justice’s Call on All States to End Israel’s Occupation and Find a Path to Peace
by Binaifer Nowrojee (@NowrojeeOSF) - A Synopsis of ICJ Finding Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territory in Violation of International Law
by Sang-Min Kim (@SangMinKim0) and Audrey Balliette
United Nations
- What the Draft UN “Pact for the Future” Tells Us About International Insecurity
by Richard Gowan (@RichardGowan1)
Trump Trials
- United States v. Nixon at Fifty: Why Judge Cannon Is Wrong About the Attorney General’s Authority to Select a Special Counsel
by Marty Lederman (@marty_lederman)
US Hostage Policy
- Since James Foley’s Death, a `Moral Awakening’ in America on Hostages Held Abroad
by Diane Foley (@FoleyDi)
FBI and Social Media
- Dept of Justice Promises to Declassify Standard Operating Procedure for Coordinating with Social Media Platforms
by Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix)
Human Rights Enforcement in U.S. Courts
- The Chiquita Verdict Expands International Human Rights Liability for Corporate Conduct Abroad
by Jason P. Hipp, Alyssa Bernstein and Aimee Grainer - US Arrests Former Syrian Prison Chief – But Will the Charges Prove Equal to His Crimes?
by Rebecca Hamilton (@bechamilton) and Paras Shah (@pshah518)
Torture Prohibition and Int’l Criminal Court
- The ICC’s Use of Evidence Obtained by Torture Sets a Dangerous Precedent
by Jake Goodman-Palmer
Armed Conflict
- Assessing the Civilian and Political Institutions of Armed Non-State Actors under International Law
by Katharine Fortin (@KatharineFortin)
Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan’s Aliyev Extends Arbitrary Detentions Even as He Prepares to Host Global Climate Conference COP29
by Zhala Bayramova (@BayramovaZhala), Ibad Bayramov (@BayramovIbad) and Emin Bayramli (@EminBayramli_)
FEATURED IMAGE: A collage of recent featured images from Just Security articles. On the left, US freelance reporter James Foley (L) on the highway between the airport and the West Gate of Sirte, Libya. In the middle, Gubad Ibadoghlu stands in a room with media members, white bookshelves sit in the background. On the right, the Peace Palace is seen with a blue sky behind it and a green lawn in front.
