Courts & Litigation
Just Security’s expert authors offer analysis and informational resources on key litigation impacting national security, rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Our content spans domestic and international litigation, from cases at the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and other international and regional tribunals, to those in U.S. courts involving executive branch actions, transnational litigation, and more.
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Launching an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
Legal experts of a new group advising government of Ukraine explain President Zelenskyy's new initiative to forge an international treaty to create a Fund from Russian assets and…
Plyler’s Promise
"Plyler and its protections have allowed generations to make claim to an alternate vision of America: one more diverse, inclusive, and equal."
Supreme Court Should Address Prior Restraints on Former Gov’t Employees
U.S. intelligence agencies prohibit millions of former public servants from speaking or writing about government policy without first obtaining the government’s approval - based…
Still at War: The United States in Iraq
There are both benefits and risks to maintaining a U.S. military presence in Iraq.
With Roe v. Wade at Risk, Digital Surveillance Threatens Reproductive Freedom
If Roe is overturned, states will likely use sweeping digital surveillance tools to enforce abortion bans.
Surveying Evidence of How Trump’s Actions Activated Jan. 6 Rioters
A triangulation of evidence that extremists treated then-President Trump's words as instructions for the events on Jan. 6.
Trump’s Next Presidential Coup Attempt Could Work
Flawed laws, enacted in 1845 and 1887, create a dangerous opportunity.
What Elon Musk Does Not Get about Twitter and Democracy in Africa
Deferring to local laws to determine the bounds of free speech on Twitter - and Musk has suggested doing - would jeopardize hard-won democratic freedoms in Africa.
The Beginning of the End for Criminal Defamation in the Americas? The El Universo Case
The judgment strengthens media freedom by repudiating a historic legal tool to stifle dissent and flagging the need for legislative measures.
¿El principio del fin de la difamación penal en las Américas? El caso de El Universo
El fallo del Tribunal es verdaderamente importante para la libertad de los medios de comunicación de la región.
Still at War: The United States in Syria
It is time to reconsider U.S. strategic objectives in Syria and the legal basis for the use of force there.
Tunisia’s Democratic Backsliding and Economic Woes Illustrate the Limits of Transition
Transitional justice mechanisms confronted bad timing, political infighting, and demands for structural changes that drove the revolution.