Human Rights
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Як Міністерство юстиції може переслідувати росіян за воєнні злочини і як Конгрес може розширити свої повноваження
"Ця реформа давно назріла і включає зміни, які раніше заохочували Міністерство оборони та Державний…
How DOJ Could Prosecute Russians for War Crimes, and How Congress Can Expand Its Remit
"This reform is long overdue and includes amendments previously encouraged by the Department of Defense and Department of State."
Amid New Trial, End of Chinese Espionage “Initiative” Brings Little Relief to US Academics Caught in Net of Fear
Chemistry Professor Franklin Tao faces fraud prosecution in just one example of the many important issues that remain unresolved,
Судовий розгляд агресії в обхідний спосіб
"Звернення до суду щодо агресією 'в обхідний спосіб' може 'працювати' у сенсі отримання сприятливих…
Litigating Aggression Backwards
"Litigating aggression backwards may 'work' in the sense of obtaining favorable judgments, but it can also create subtle distortions over what is at stake that are only likely…
Why Pushing Russia Out of Multilateral Institutions is Not a Solution to the War
"This moment demands engaging the Russian Federation within multilateral spaces, not pushing them outside."
From Chechnya to Crimea, Putin Saw Green Light for His Assault on the World Order
He is speaking and acting on a longstanding belief about the post-Soviet national security state that the West tolerated repeatedly.
Why China Giving Military Assistance to Russia Would Violate International Law
Editor's note: This article is also available at Just Security in Chinese.
The Leadership Clause in the Crime of Aggression and Its Customary International Law Status
(Ця стаття також доступна українською мовою тут.) Recent events in Ukraine have rekindled the interest to prosecute state leaders for the…
From Truth to Justice in The Gambia
The Gambia can take another key step toward justice as the government considers how to implement recommendations from the truth and reconciliation commission.
In US v. Husayn (Abu Zubaydah), the Supreme Court Calls Torture What It Is
"I do not read the recent decision ... as much of a victory for the government," writes Joseph Margulies. "In fact, I think it’s a loss for the Biden administration poorly disguised…
How the Soviet Union Helped Establish the Crime of Aggressive War
Drawing from her book, historian Francine Hirsch explains in detail "the vital role that Russia, or more accurately the Soviet Union, played in establishing this postwar system…