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Symposium: International Law in Ukraine – The View from Lviv
Just Security is pleased to host a Symposium, "International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv."

The Just Security Podcast: The Starvation War Crime in Sudan and Gaza
While immediate access to food and aid is the most urgent need, the crises in Sudan and Gaza also raise key questions about individual criminal responsibility.

Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine and Beyond: Seizing Opportunities, Confronting Challenges and Avoiding False Dilemmas
Accountability efforts for Russian aggression against Ukraine should be analyzed in light of these two States' complex history.

In a Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention, States’ Duty to Prosecute Must Not Be Weakened
To weaken or condition in any form the duty of States to investigate and prosecute suspected perpetrators would run contrary to the spirit and raison d’etre of a future Convention…

Starvation is Starvation is Starvation.
We, as the international community including Israel, should embrace an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to prevent civilians from starving.

Three Options for Designing a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes
Different models for a single residual mechanism would come with different levels of responsibility for future prosecutions.

The Implications of An ICJ Finding that Israel is Committing the Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid
Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.

Does the ICC Have Jurisdiction Over the Starvation War Crime in Sudan?
Use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare demands accountability. The question in Sudan is how best to pursue it. In the meantime, the key imperative is for all of…

The Just Security Podcast: Crisis in Haiti
Joining the show to discuss the situation in Haiti and how policymakers addressing it are Rosy Auguste Ducéna and Beatrice Lindstrom.

Legal, Political, and Administrative Considerations for Establishing a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes
A single residual mechanism would need to consider legal political and administrative questions in order to succeed.

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.

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.