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Side by side images of protests in Hong Kong and in New York City both on June 4th 2020. Protesters in both images wear face masks. In the Hong Kong demonstration, one person holds a sign reading (translated), “Five demands, not one less.” In the BLM protest in NYC, a sign has “NYPD” with a red circle and cancel line through it. It is night in Hong Kong and day in NYC.

Standing, Not-Standing with the Protesters: U.S. Policy on Hong Kong and BLM

... the PRC’s own hypocrisy is no reason to abandon Hong Kong. But if the U.S. government seeks to play a constructive role, it needs to check off certain items. First and foremost,…

Jun. 8, 2020 Martin S. Flaherty

A Black Lives Matter protest on June 4, 2020 in New York City. Demonstrators hold signs, one is a large picture of George Floyd, who was killed by police on May 25th. Other signs read, “Black Lives Matter,” “Color is not a crime,” “Brionna Taylor Say Her Name,” White Silence Equals Violence,” and “Stop Police Brutality.” Demonstrators wear face masks due to the coronavirus.

The United States’ Racial Justice Problem Is Also an International Human Rights Law Problem

An essay by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Professor E. Tendayi Achiume.

Jun. 5, 2020 E. Tendayi Achiume

UNIFIL soldiers stand in a field with a UN flag as they watch an Israeli army complete routine maneuvers (Israeli army not shown).

National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 29-June 5)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

Jun. 5, 2020 Kamran King

Trump’s tweet from May 29th. Twitter marked the tweet with a banner reading, “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible. Learn more” The tweet itself is not shown in this image.

Ignore Trump’s Twitter Tantrum Executive Order and Address Disinformation Instead

The solution is not to give government or platforms more power to make opaque, arbitrary decisions on content, but to help users protect themselves.

Jun. 5, 2020 Ellen P. Goodman and Ambassador (ret.) Karen Kornbluh

Asylum seekers wait for news outside El Chaparral port of entry on the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 19, 2020. It is raining and some carry umbrellas.

Turned Away: The MS St. Louis and Its Echoes Today

In early June 1939, more than 900 passengers—almost all Jewish—sailed near the Florida coast aboard the MS St. Louis. Fleeing persecution by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party in…

Jun. 5, 2020 Benjamin Haas

Police officers wearing riot gear shoot tear gas at demonstrators at St. John's Episcopal Church outside of the White House, June 1, 2020 in Washington D.C.

If We Could See Ourselves from the Outside

Can a change of perspective dislodge the assumed inevitability of an enduring democracy?

Jun. 4, 2020 Rebecca Hamilton

The COVIDSafe app by the Australian government on an iPhone.

How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality

The pandemic has punctuated systemic socio-economic disparities. Don't let reopening measures make them worse.

Jun. 4, 2020 Amos Toh and Deborah Brown

Police in riot gear but without face masks form a line blocking protesters who wear face masks in Washington, D.C. on June 3, 2020..

The U.S. Constitution and Limits on Detention and Use of Force in Handling Civil Unrest

Under what circumstances may the government use lethal and non- or lesser-lethal force in the face of unlawful protests, riots, and looting?

Jun. 3, 2020 John Dehn

Pompeo’s Personal Stake in the International Criminal Court’s Afghan Investigation

It is no secret that the Trump administration, in general, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, specifically, are hostile toward the International Criminal Court (ICC), particularly…

Jun. 3, 2020 Haley S. Anderson and Randle DeFalco

A demonstrator walks in front of a row of military police members wearing riot gear as they push back demonstrators outside of the White House, June 1, 2020 in Washington D.C.

The Military Justice Dimension: Constraints on Military Personnel in Handling Civil Unrest

Top Expert Backgrounder: How the code of military justice applies to National Guard and other military personnel responding to protests. What must they do if the president issues…

Jun. 3, 2020 Eugene R. Fidell

National Guard with riot gear stand between protestors and the White House during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Invoking “Terrorism” Against Police Protestors

"The invocation of 'terrorism' to respond to Antifa—and those protesting police violence more generally—has real consequences even if it does not create new legal powers."

Jun. 3, 2020 Shirin Sinnar

Members of the National Guard join police in holding a line on the fourth day of protests on May 29, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The President and the Domestic Deployment of the Military: Answers to Five Key Questions

Can President Trump use the military without governors' consent? What are the rules for the use of force?

Jun. 2, 2020 Mark Nevitt

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