International Law
Just Security offers expert analysis of international law and its role in addressing global challenges. Our coverage includes litigation in international and regional tribunals, the process of international law-making, analysis of compliance and accountability for international law violations–including international criminal justice, and challenges to the international legal order.
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Power Politics Obstructs Protection of Civilians in — and After — the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Five measures that Azerbaijan and Armenia, along with Russia, Turkey, and the international community must take now to improve conditions.
Georgia v. Russia: Jurisdiction, Chaos and Conflict at the European Court of Human Rights
A troubling decision by the European Court of Human Rights on its power to adjudicate alleged rights violations related to armed conflict.
Why Guantánamo Detainees Should Have Access to COVID Vaccines Part I: Law of Armed Conflict and Good Policy
The laws of war require vaccinating Guantanamo detainees. So do policy imperatives — including the U.S. military's own self-interests.
German Court Major Judgment on Foreign Officials’ Lack of Immunity in War Crimes Trials
A leading scholar explains landmark decision by Germany's highest criminal court.
Unprecedented Threats to Journalists & Civil Society Activists Are Threatening Afghanistan
Who benefits from the killing of journalists, human rights activists, and civil society members in Afghanistan? What purposes could it serve and for whom?
The Biden Administration Should Engage with the ICC – the Evidence Shows That It Saves Lives
The ICC’s success is not determined by number of indictments or convictions but by its effect on the world - and the empirical evidence shows that the ICC reduces violations…
NATO and the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty: Options for the Biden Administration
Whether the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons becomes a problem for NATO is entirely up to the allies.
Genocide against the Uyghurs: Legal Grounds for the United States’ Bipartisan Genocide Determination
Secretary of State Blinken and his predecessor agreed on at least one thing: Chinese treatment of Uyghurs constitutes genocide. But does the situation meet the legal definition…
How to Fix the U.S. Litigation Position in Key Pending Cases
The Biden administration has the opportunity, and responsibility, to disavow the Trump administration’s dangerous litigation positions and the ideologies they reflect in these…
Transforming the US Human Rights Report to Reflect Gender Rights — and Security
The Trump administration damaged the annual report's credibility. It is critical to rethink the data, especially on women and girls.
Gaps in Trump’s Pardons: How the Biden Administration Can Still Pursue Justice
Former FBI General Counsel and top prosecutor in Special Counsel's Office explains how the pardons for Bannon, Manafort, Stone left the door open for Justice Department to now…
U.S.-ICC Relations Under a Biden Administration: Room to Be Bold
The Trump administration approached the ICC with open and unproductive hostility. Can Biden reset relations? Kip Hale says yes: first, remove sanctions. Second, investigate and…