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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Takeaways from the UN Special Rapporteur Report on Guantanamo
The United States should make good on its commitment to follow through on the Special Rapporteur's Guantanamo report.
Is Henry Kissinger a War Criminal?
For all the advances made by international justice, a powerful American former secretary of state still seems beyond its grasp.
Perspectives on Gender Persecution: Colombia’s Transitional Justice Process
How does the the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution interact with domestic justice processes? The transitional justice process…
Pentagon Investigation into Syria Strike: A Litmus Test for Civilian Harm Response
The Pentagon's investigation into the May 3 drone strike in Syria is a litmus test for broader efforts to address civilian harm.
Prosecuting Ecocide: The Norms-Adoption/Enforcement Paradox
Might the prospects of meaningful norms enforcement of ecocide at the International Criminal Court level be disproportionate to the investments needed – and challenges associated…
Meta’s Oversight Board Recommends Major Advance in International Accountability
The Oversight Board’s recommendation that Meta create a protocol to preserve and share graphic conflict-related content signals that we may be teetering on the edge of a powerful…
Le monde réagira-t-il à une possible agression de la République démocratique du Congo par le Rwanda?
La communauté internationale devrait répondre avec urgence à l'agression potentielle par le Rwanda envers la RDC.
Will the World Respond to Potential Rwandan Aggression Against the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The international community should respond to potential Rwandan aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo with urgency.
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a Call to Better Support Them
"It is too often lost in the fight against torture that much of the work is rooted in hope. Hope is a powerful change agent, and in the simplest terms, it is what the U.N. Voluntary…
US Cooperation with the ICC to Investigate and Prosecute Atrocities in Ukraine: Possibilities and Challenges
The start of a series examining the current legal regime, new legislation, points of consensus, and related Court doctrines and policies.
The Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare Facilitates Interoperability
The Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare seeks to lay out the complex and at times overlapping legal frameworks around war at sea. Its aim is to prepare for and deter war…
The Brussels Declaration: Russian International and Human Rights Lawyers’ Statement on Accountability
A statement by Russian lawyers, scholars and advocates. "They strongly hope that their unified voice will be heard."