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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The Just Security Podcast: International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv
Joining the show to discuss the Lviv symposium are four of its editors, Kateryna Busol, Olga Butkevych, Rebecca Hamilton, and Gregory Shaffer.
Putin’s Staged Election Belies Resistance — Russian Court Data Tells the Real Story
The number of people convicted on political charges in just the past 6 years place Putin second only to Stalin in repression.
Where is the International Law We Believed In Ukraine?
International lawyers must design an improved legal architecture of resilience and recovery to support Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Video: Social Media, Government Jawboning, and the First Amendment at the Supreme Court
A video of expert panel discussion on Supreme Court case of Murthy v. Missouri, which poses several questions that defy easy answer, driving at the heart of how we wish to regulate…
Consolidating the Aftermath of Justice – The Idea of a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes
A single residual mechanism could consolidate the tasks of ad hoc and hybrid tribunals after their prosecutorial mandates conclude.
Introducing the Symposium on the Creation of a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes
A single residual mechanism could succeed international ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals, bringing challenges and potential benefits.
No Simple End: The ICJ and Remedies for Illegal Practices in the Occupied Territories
A focus on the remedies that the International Court of Justice may order in its advisory opinion on Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the…
The Just Security Podcast: Social Media, Government Jawboning, and the First Amendment at the Supreme Court
Murthy v. Missouri poses several questions that defy easy answer, driving at the heart of how we wish to regulate the modern public square.
With Haiti on the Brink of Collapse, a Reckoning for US Policy on Haiti
Haiti's elite and US officials likely are negotiating a handover, but civil society has shown it can unite and should be involved.
Hazara Women: How Gender and Ethnicity Intersect in the Taliban’s Repression
Campaigns and discussions on the plight of Afghanistan's women and girls must address the multifaceted abuse of the gender-apartheid regime.
Applying Ukraine Precedent, DOJ Should Use Funds Forfeited from Lawbreakers in Syria to Assist Victims
DOJ has a unique opportunity before it to adopt a victim and survivor-centered approach and a coherent, principled policy to its disbursement of asset forfeitures, particularly…
Another Funding Delay in Congress that Thwarts US Strategy in the Pacific: the Marshall Islands
Taiwan is not the only country where a funding delay threatens to undermine U.S. strategy in the Pacific. As the United States seeks to outcompete China, part of the contest is…