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The Liberia flagged bulk carrier Asl Tia en-route to China transits the Bosphorus carrying 39,000 metric tons of sunflower meal from Ukraine after being held at the entrance of the Bosphorus due to Russia pulling out of the Black Sea Grain agreement on November 02, 2022

Право міжнародних договорів у воєнний час: приклад Чорноморської зернової ініціативи

Ми показуємо, як право міжнародних договорів зіграло конструктивну фонову роль у стабілізації глобальних…
Nov. 10, 2022 and
An activist holding a placard reading "No to imitation of judicial reform!" stages a picket in front of Kiev's President Hotel during the Congress of Judges of Ukraine as law enforcement officers guard the site on March 9, 2021. Activists protested against the meeting, which was to elect members of the High Council of Justice and the Constitutional Court, whom demonstrators suspect of corruption. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Fight Can Overcome US Skeptics

Amid likely GOP control of the House, strong steps would help Ukraine get the assistance it needs, while advancing reforms and EU accession.
Nov. 10, 2022 and
The Liberia flagged bulk carrier Asl Tia en-route to China transits the Bosphorus carrying 39,000 metric tons of sunflower meal from Ukraine after being held at the entrance of the Bosphorus due to Russia pulling out of the Black Sea Grain agreement on November 02, 2022

The Law of Treaties in Wartime: The Case of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

The law of treaties can play a constructive role in stabilizing global crises in the face of the most difficult of circumstances: an armed conflict raging between two of the treaty’s…
Nov. 10, 2022 and
Hanna, a retired local teacher for more than 35 years, wipes a tear as she briefly weeps next to her house that was destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian occupying forces, on October 30, 2022 in Knyazivka, Kherson oblast, Ukraine. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Війна Путіна проти України та ризики поспішного ведення переговорів

У цьому контексті дивними здається час активних – і потенційно небезпечних – закликів до Заходу…
Nov. 9, 2022
Hanna, a retired local teacher for more than 35 years, wipes a tear as she briefly weeps next to her house that was destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian occupying forces, on October 30, 2022 in Knyazivka, Kherson oblast, Ukraine. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Putin’s War Against Ukraine and the Risks of Rushing to Negotiations

Intensified calls for the West to initiate talks on essentially his terms seem oddly timed – and potentially dangerous.
Nov. 9, 2022
The President of the International Criminal Court addresses the UN General Assembly. His face appears on a large screen as he speaks with people sitting in front of him and listening.

The Case for Creating a Special Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Committed Against Ukraine (Part VI): On the Non-Applicability of Personal Immunities

The International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) is clear that personal immunities do not bar prosecution before certain international courts and tribunals.
Nov. 8, 2022 and

Just Security Podcast: Getting Into Putin’s Head

This year, the war in Ukraine has dominated news headlines and been on everyone’s mind. At the heart of it is Russian President Vladimir Putin, who began his career as a spy…
Nov. 6, 2022

Just Security Podcast: The Biden Administration’s Secret Drone Policy (Pilot Episode)

New York Times national security correspondent Charlie Savage reported that the Biden administration has issued a still-classified policy on some types of counterterrorism operations,…
Nov. 5, 2022
A view of the interior of one of several living spaces at the Woleh IDP (internally displace people) camp on March 30, 2022 in Sekota, Ethiopia.

Only Holding All to Account in Ethiopia Will Ensure its Survival

An impartial accounting for crimes committed in Ethiopia must be conducted and a mechanism set up for the country to heal.
Nov. 3, 2022 and
A US army battle tank drives with other infantry-fighting vehicles across dunes.

How Support to Partner Forces Enables Secret War

With security cooperation as a means of pursuing U.S. military objectives becoming more frequent, Department of Defense-led security cooperation, particularly under §§ 333, 127e,…
Nov. 3, 2022
A gate with the United Nations seal in front of the UN headquarters in New York City.

UN Efforts on Ukraine, However Imperfect, Highlight Importance of International Cooperation

"[E]ven as the international community comes to grips with the U.N.’s limitations, the war in Ukraine demonstrates that we must not lose sight of its potential."
Nov. 3, 2022
apartment block destroyed by Russian occupying forces in Izyum, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine.

The Case for the International Crime of Domicide

"By defining domicide as a crime in its own standing, the international community would close protection gaps and move ever closer to ensuring that serious violations of economic,…
Oct. 28, 2022 and
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