Armed Conflict
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.
3,546 Articles
The Implications of An ICJ Finding that Israel is Committing the Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid
Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.
Section 620I: No Military Assistance to States Restricting U.S. Humanitarian Assistance
The United States needs to take urgent steps to ameliorate conditions in Gaza, including by using its leverage with Israel. It also needs to faithfully apply U.S. law, including…
Does the ICC Have Jurisdiction Over the Starvation War Crime in Sudan?
Use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare demands accountability. The question in Sudan is how best to pursue it. In the meantime, the key imperative is for all of…
The Just Security Podcast: Crisis in Haiti
Joining the show to discuss the situation in Haiti and how policymakers addressing it are Rosy Auguste Ducéna and Beatrice Lindstrom.
Legal, Political, and Administrative Considerations for Establishing a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes
A single residual mechanism would need to consider legal political and administrative questions in order to succeed.
National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 11-15)
Weekly developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
The Just Security Podcast: International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv
Joining the show to discuss the Lviv symposium are four of its editors, Kateryna Busol, Olga Butkevych, Rebecca Hamilton, and Gregory Shaffer.
Putin’s Staged Election Belies Resistance — Russian Court Data Tells the Real Story
The number of people convicted on political charges in just the past 6 years place Putin second only to Stalin in repression.
The US Can’t Guarantee Armenia’s Security, Despite Azerbaijan’s Threats, But It Can Help
The Biden administration may be tempted to step in as Russia fails to protect Armenians, but it should exercise caution in its assistance.
Where is the International Law We Believed In Ukraine?
International lawyers must design an improved legal architecture of resilience and recovery to support Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Consolidating the Aftermath of Justice – The Idea of a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes
A single residual mechanism could consolidate the tasks of ad hoc and hybrid tribunals after their prosecutorial mandates conclude.
Introducing the Symposium on the Creation of a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes
A single residual mechanism could succeed international ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals, bringing challenges and potential benefits.