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 Just Security Podcast: Repression of Lawyers in Belarus and Around the World
Nils Muiznieks, Maksim Polovinko, and Margaret Satterthwaite join the show to discuss the repression lawyers face in Belarus.

Solidarity Needed Amid Stranglehold on Belarusian Lawyers
Belarusian lawyers face severe threats under a near-total State-controlled legal system with hundreds disbarred or exiled simply for doing their jobs.

Connecting the Dots: Trump’s Tightening Grip on Press Freedom
The president and his allies are leading an effort to eviscerate the free press and construct an information ecosystem favorable to his views.

What Just Happened: At Guantanamo’s Migrant Operation Center
Sending anyone from the United States to Guantanamo raises a host of legal, moral, and policy questions.

The Just Security Podcast: ‘The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century’ Book Talk
Harold Hongju Koh joins the podcast to discuss his most recent book, 'The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century'

Nine Experts on the Impact of President Trump’s Pardons and Commutations for January 6 Offenders
We asked nine experts about what clemencies might herald for the future of the rule of law, political violence, and extremism.

Welcoming Kathleen Claussen, Tom Dannenbaum, and Eliav Lieblich
We are thrilled to welcome distinguished scholars Kathleen Claussen, Tom Dannenbaum, and Eliav Lieblich as new members of our Editorial Board.

What Just Happened: Trump’s Termination of West Bank Settler Sanctions
The reversal of Biden measures against Israeli settlers leaves few tools in the event an escalation threatens further conflict in the region.

Confronting Challenges to the Prosecution of Enforced Disappearances Before Domestic Courts
Addressing widespread impunity and various failed efforts to establish criminal responsibility for enforced disappearance.

Italy, Libya, and the Failure of State Cooperation with the International Criminal Court in the Elmasry Arrest Case
The decision to release Osama Elmasry Njeem and fly him back to Libya immediately drew widespread outrage in Italy and beyond.

We Need the International Legal Order: A Call to Protect the International Criminal Court
The authors are current and former Presidents of the International Criminal Court Assembly of State Parties: Päivi Kaukoranta (2024-2026), Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (2021-2023),…

For Atrocity Crimes Prevention, Better UN Strategic Leadership is Crucial
The United Nations must do better in exercising strategic leadership in atrocity crimes prevention and response.