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Joint Symposium on U.S. Cooperation with the International Criminal Court’s Ukraine Investigation
A Joint Symposium with Articles of War on U.S. cooperation with the International Criminal Court’s Ukraine investigation
Biden Must Act on Landmark UN Special Rapporteur Guantanamo Report
The Biden administration's willingness to open itself up to difficult external scrutiny should be commended, but the UN Special Rapporteur's findings should also be a wakeup call…
U.S. Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine Ignores History of Civilian Harm
Rather than revert to the era when the U.S. last used cluster munitions, the U.S. and Ukraine, as well as Russia, should cease transfer and use of cluster munitions to protect…
Is the Pentagon Relenting?: A Close Study of Opposition to the Int’l Criminal Court’s Ukraine Investigation
This chronology shows selected developments on the issue of U.S. support to the ICC’s Ukraine investigation. The Defense Department's objection appears to stand in the way of…
Digital Evidence Collection at the Int’l Criminal Court: Promises and Pitfalls
The tools should aid in the international criminal justice project by granting victims and witnesses greater agency and accelerating the Court’s truth-seeking function.
The Just Security Podcast: Climate Change and Disability Rights
To explain how climate disasters impact people with disabilities, and how response systems can be improved, we have Professor Michael Ashely Stein.
Why President Biden Should Not Transfer Prohibited Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
Providing cluster munitions to Ukraine would be escalatory, counterproductive, and only further increase the dangers to civilians caught in combat zones and those who will, someday,…
Is Henry Kissinger a War Criminal?
For all the advances made by international justice, a powerful American former secretary of state still seems beyond its grasp.
Perspectives on Gender Persecution: Colombia’s Transitional Justice Process
How does the the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution interact with domestic justice processes? The transitional justice process…
Pentagon Investigation into Syria Strike: A Litmus Test for Civilian Harm Response
The Pentagon's investigation into the May 3 drone strike in Syria is a litmus test for broader efforts to address civilian harm.
Meta’s Oversight Board Recommends Major Advance in International Accountability
The Oversight Board’s recommendation that Meta create a protocol to preserve and share graphic conflict-related content signals that we may be teetering on the edge of a powerful…
Le monde réagira-t-il à une possible agression de la République démocratique du Congo par le Rwanda?
La communauté internationale devrait répondre avec urgence à l'agression potentielle par le Rwanda envers la RDC.