Human Rights
Just Security’s expert authors offer in-depth analysis on critical human rights challenges, including those related to armed conflict, emerging technologies, abuses by authoritarian governments, repression of human rights advocates and independent media, human rights litigation, racial justice, gender equality, and more.
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Beyond a “Hate Crime”: “Replacement” Rhetoric and the Genocide Worry
Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, former President of the International Criminal Court, analyzes "replacement theory"-motivated killings through lens of international law on genocide.
A Memory of Solferino
Reviewing Hugo Slim, Solferino 21: Warfare, Civilians and Humanitarians in the Twenty-First Century (London: Hurst & Company, 2022). Amid the brutal siege, costing the lives…
Colombia’s `Second Independence?’ Likely Left Victory Marks Historic Shift
Pending a runoff, a ticket led by a former insurgent and Bogotá mayor with a Black feminist activist may seek new regional, global alliances.
American Tragedies
Buffalo, Uvalde, Laguna Woods among US communities shattered by mass shootings.
Toward a Better Accounting of the Human Toll in Putin’s War of Aggression
With the war entering its fourth month, the United Nations and others should address the killing of Ukrainian soldiers as well as Russian conscripts who Putin has effectively sent…
Human Rights Challenges Highlight Taiwan’s Ongoing Democratic Transition
An independent international review cited outstanding issues that point to the island's legacy of colonial and authoritarian rule.
Створення міжнародної спеціальної комісії для України
«Україна та її міжнародні партнери мають невідкладно домовитися про найкращий спосіб притягнути…
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…
Compilation of Countries’ Statements Calling Russian Actions in Ukraine “Genocide”
A comprehensive guides to which states have called Russia's actions genocide.
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."
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.
Review of Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions
Reviewing Boyd van Dijk, Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022). Boyd van Dijk has written a superb political and legal…