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.
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Міжнародне право в умовах російської агресії в Україні: Погляд зі Львова
Оголошуємо про проведення симпозіуму з українськими та міжнародними експертами з міжнародного…
International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv
Announcing a symposium featuring Ukrainian and international voices on international law, building on a December 2023 convening in Lviv, Ukraine.
A Zone of Silence: Obstetric Violence in Gaza and Beyond
Obstetric harm to pregnant, birthing, and post-partum women and girls in war remains at the sidelines of global political conversations.
Sovereign Immunity and Reparations in Ukraine
It would be hard to “unring” the bell of unilateral (and largely self-judging) exceptions to the protections traditionally afforded one State’s sovereign held by, or on the…
Decisions Without Enforcement: Ukrainian Judiciary and Compensation for War Damages
When considering a future international compensation mechanism or any other suggested model, it is necessary to decide what status the decisions of Ukrainian courts should have…
The US Recovered Over $600 Million in ISIS-Linked Funds – They Should Go to Syrian and Iraqi Victims
The DOJ must lead by example and use its discretion to divert at least a portion of the seized $687 million in Lafarge to non-U.S. victims of ISIS and ANF.
Introducing Just Security’s Series on Reparations in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Launching a new series.
How to Make Russia Pay to Rebuild Ukraine
A system of collective countermeasures institutionalized through the U.N. can create pressure to bring Russia to the table.
It’s Time to Establish a Syria Victims Fund
Syrian victims continue to look forward to a fair political solution that ends the dictatorship, paves the way for transitional justice, allows the displaced to return to their…
No State Should Profit from Violations in Syria. Instead, Direct Monetary Recovery to Victims.
It is the Syrian community that should answer key questions about any fund’s design and purpose, including the victim class it serves, the type of support it provides, when it…
Trump Must Pay $450m Civil Fraud Judgment, But Now Avoids Corp Death Penalty
Trump must pay more than $350 million in “ill-gotten” gains—and can't run a New York business for three years, a judge ruled on Friday - but also clawed back an earlier remedy.
National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb. 12-Feb. 16)
Developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.