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.
3,169 Articles
In Absentia Trials and the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine
When defendants can be informed of their trial and have a right to a retrial in person, in absentia trials can be legitimate and necessary for victims and society at large.
Transnational Repression and the Case for International Criminal Accountability
International criminal law should be applied to transnational repression. The tools to do so may already exist.
Building Justice After Assad: Syria’s Accountability Dilemma and Pathways to Justice
Syria’s first post-Assad trials spark hope and concern, as legal gaps and due process risks challenge efforts to deliver credible, inclusive justice for victims.
How Multilateral Powers Can Still Save the World Order
Imperfect as the postwar order may be, the cost of abandoning it would be far greater than the cost of reinforcing it.
Moving Beyond Recognition Toward Repair for Enslavement
International law needs to move beyond legal recognition of the wrongfulness of chattel enslavement and the trade in enslaved people, toward repair and remedy.
Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
Just Security's collection of 100+ articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.
International Crimes and Human Rights Violations Against Muslims in BJP-Ruled Indian States Require Urgent Action
The international community must redouble efforts to press Indian authorities for accountability in growing violence and rights abuses against Muslims.
How to Acknowledge Forced Marriage as a Standalone Crime in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
Adding forced marriage to the draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention would codify a distinct international crime, reflect its severe harms, and improve legal clarity.
The Oral Argument in Cisco
SCOTUS oral arguments on aiding and abetting liability for US companies that facilitate atrocities abroad highlighted cross-cutting legal views amongst the Justices
Protecting Civilians in Good Faith: A Joint Symposium on the Updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
Expert authors examine key interpretive issues and selected topics in the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention on protection of civilians during civil war.
Ukrainian Children Under Russian Control: Why Tracing, Return, Reintegration, and Justice Must Be Addressed Together
Return alone cannot be the only framework through which the international community and Ukrainian authorities address the issue of Ukrainian children under Russian control.
Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive
A catalog of over 100 articles (many with Ukrainian translations) on the Russia Ukraine War -- law, diplomacy, policy options, and more.