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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The Demise of Arms Control Extends Far Beyond Nuclear Weapons
Bilateral and multilateral mechanisms are disintegrating amid tech advances, and “grey zones” below military conflict thresholds are ripe for exploitation.
Toward A More Responsible US Arms Trade Policy: Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
Biden pledged a foreign policy that would restore U.S. moral leadership. Ending U.S. complicity in human rights abuses, civilian harm, and humanitarian crises through the structural…
Reconsidering the Digitalization of International Criminal Justice
Tech is heralded as a way to increase access and participation in international justice. But what are the costs of these digital justice mechanisms?
Lessons from Benghazi: Accountability for the U.S. Capitol Attack
Just like after that attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, there must be accountability for the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Accountability for the failure of law enforcement…
Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Remedying the Corporate Accountability Gap at the ICC
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series on the consolidated cases of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill Inc. v. Doe I, which was argued before…
On Guantanamo’s 19th Anniversary, A Renewed Call to Close It
Nineteen years ago today, the administration of President George W. Bush sent the first detainees to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center for the purpose of detaining them beyond…
Father-Son Separation at US Border Illustrates Lasting Harm That Demands Redress
The abuses they faced under the Trump administration's immigration policy echo those revealed in a new Human Rights Watch investigation.
ICC Associates Win Temporary Reprieve from Draconian US Sanctions
A judge granted a preliminary injunction in a case challenging the Trump administration’s sanctions against court personnel and others.
How New Congress Can Shine Light on Trump Era and Persisting Abuses
Three kinds of information Congress should get from Biden administration.
The Promises of FOIA in 2021: A Ready Pathway to Accountability
It's not just a matter of choice for Biden admin. Here's what the Freedom of Information Act — and pending litigation — requires the executive branch to disclose about Trump…
Why the State Dept Should Reject Saudi Crown Prince MBS’s Claimed “Immunity”
The State Department refused to recognize head-of-state immunity for another Crown Prince, the UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed in 2010. The same adherence to international law should…
Purpose, Not Specificity, Limits the Pardon Power: A Rejoinder to Rappaport
'Tis the season for pardons. But must a pardon spell out the crimes to which it applies? The latest in an ongoing conversation between Prof's Bowman and Rappaport on the legality…