Coronavirus
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Israel is Legally Obligated to Ensure the Population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Are Vaccinated
Under international law and under Israeli public law, the Israeli government has a duty to ensure that the population in the Palestinian territories is vaccinated.

Father-Son Separation at US Border Illustrates Lasting Harm That Demands Redress
The abuses they faced under the Trump administration's immigration policy echo those revealed in a new Human Rights Watch investigation.

Pandemic Consequences: The Acceleration of Confrontational Politics
The disruptive potential of this trend will remain a core challenge to political stability as the world staggers toward post-pandemic life.

COVID-19 and International Law Series: Reforming the World Health Organization
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] The World Health Organization…

COVID-19 and International Law Series: WHO’s Pandemic Response and the International Health Regulations
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] International law has long regulated…

COVID-19 and International Law Series: Vaccine Theft, Disinformation, the Law Governing Cyber Operations
Ongoing cyberattacks on vaccine production and distribution systems, such as those discovered by IBM yesterday, may threaten efforts to fight COVID-19. But do they break international…

COVID-19 and International Law Series: States’ Obligations to Refugees and Migrants in Detention
Whether informally quarantined in camps or formally confined in overcrowded detention centers, refugees and migrants in detention are extraordinarily vulnerable in a pandemic.…

COVID-19 and International Law: Refugee Law – The Principle of Non-Refoulement
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] The threat posed by COVID-19 has…

What I’m Grateful For This Thanksgiving: A Simple Face Mask Can Save Lives
With such a relatively inexpensive, low-impact, but highly effective intervention that can save thousands of lives, we are truly blessed to be able to easily make a difference…

COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Civil and Political Rights
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] States around the world have had…

COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Right to Health
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] Nearly all States have faced significant…

COVID-19 Testing and the Need for Ongoing Infection Prevention
Even as cases dramatically rise in almost every state, Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security, including putting so much faith in test results that they let…