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Just Security’s expert authors provide analysis on the legal, policy, and strategic dimensions of armed conflict, including the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas war, counterterrorism operations, conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, and other armed conflicts across the globe, with a focus on international humanitarian law, war crimes and accountability, mitigating and remedying civilian harm, and the humanitarian impacts of warfare.

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Laws of War: Humanitarian Stallion or Trojan Horse?

Reuters recently reported that “armed militia groups are preparing for the possibility of a stolen election on Nov. 8 and civil unrest in the days following a victory by Democrat…
Nov. 3, 2016
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Letter to the Editor: Syria and the “Implicit Consent” Myth–A short reaction to Ford (and Goodman)

In a recent post on Just Security (available here), Chris Ford raises the issue whether the Syrian government may or may not have ‘implicitly’ or ‘tacitly’ consented to…
Nov. 3, 2016

10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Reading Jameel Jaffer’s “The Drone Memos”

Jameel Jaffer’s new book, The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing, Secrecy, and the Law, will be published on November 15, and hard copies will also be available at Just Security’s…
Nov. 2, 2016

Implicit Consent and the Use of Force in Syria

There has been an interesting and robust debate on Just Security over the past several weeks regarding the issue of the use of force on the territory of another state, but not…
Nov. 2, 2016
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Letter to the Editor: Response to Luis Moreno Ocampo on Comparisons to Holocaust Denial

On Monday, Just Security posted a piece by former ICC Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo. In his piece, Ocampo argued against a longstanding critique among African leaders, according…
Nov. 1, 2016 and

The Drone Memos—The Book

My new book, The Drone Memos, will be published on November 15.  It’s a collection of the most important legal and policy documents relating to the U.S. drone campaign, preceded…
Oct. 31, 2016
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From Brexit to African ICC Exit: A Dangerous Trend

Burundi, South Africa, and the Gambia are not violating international law merely by announcing their withdrawal from the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court.…
Oct. 31, 2016

Beyond Gitmo: What is the US Going to Do About the Coming Wave of ISIL Detainees?

With the Mosul battle raging and the Raqqa offensive possibly weeks away, U.S. policymakers and government attorneys will be facing a familiar kind of problem: What is going to…
Oct. 29, 2016
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Technology and Autonomy in Warfare: A Consideration of the Issue by the US Defense Science Review Board

A new report from the Pentagon’s Defense Science Review Board (DSRB) provides a useful examination of the technical issues concerning the fielding of autonomous weapons. Unquestionably,…
Oct. 28, 2016

UK Government’s Disappointing Dodge on Drones

A Royal Air Force Reaper RPAS (Remotely Piloted Air System) at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan- Wikimedia Commons [This post was first published 2:50EDT] The UK Government recently…
Oct. 28, 2016
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The Right to Life as the Jus ad Bellum of Non-International Armed Conflict (A Reply to Lieblich)

An important question raised in a recent post in Just Security is what law governs when a state can resort to military force against a threat from a non-state actor. Professor…
Oct. 27, 2016
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Full Text: “Oxford Guidance on Law of Relief Operations During Armed Conflict”

In today’s conflict zones, from Syria to Sudan, it is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible at times, for those providing humanitarian relief to reach the people…
Oct. 27, 2016
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