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European Court of Justice Rules “General and Indiscriminate Retention” of Electronic Communications Forbidden by EU Law
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled yesterday that “general and indiscriminate retention of all traffic and location data of all subscribers and registered users…
Press Freedom and Africa’s Regional Courts: A Positive Model for Transparency and Accountability
The last part of 2016 has not brought much positive news on justice and accountability across Africa. No less that three States — Burundi, South Africa and Gambia — announced…
CCW Review Conference: Autonomous Weapons Discussion to Continue But Regulation Remains Unlikely
The most significant outcome from last week’s CCW Review Conference was the decision to create a UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE), which will meet for 10 days in 2017 to…
Israel’s Settlement Regulation Bill Violates International Law
The proposed (and euphemistically titled) “Regulation Bill” is a bill pending before the Israeli Knesset which seeks to authorize the expropriation of private Palestinian property…
Israel’s Settlement Regulations Bill and International Law
[Editor’s Note: After reading Eugene Kontorovich’s post, be sure to read a response to his post by Yaël Ronen and Yuval Shany, “Israel’s Settlement Regulation…
Saudi Arabia Finally Admits to Using Cluster Bombs in Yemen–After Pattern of Denials
On Monday, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon told the House of Commons that following the UK’s own analysis, the Saudi-led coalition has now admitted to using UK manufactured…
The (Potentially) Monumental Significance of the Jennings Supplemental Briefing Order
On November 30, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in Jennings v. Rodriguez—a case that arises from three categories of immigration detention in which…
Another Look at the New ICRC Survey: Glimmers of Hope?
During his campaign, Donald Trump publicly endorsed torture, indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, and killing civilians with familial ties to members of ISIS—all of which…
Category Mistake: There Is No Jus ad Bellum for Use of Force Against Non-State Actors
From South Asia to Europe and beyond, government lawyers have to inquire as to when a State is legally justified in resorting to military force against a non-State actor. What…
US-led Coalition Needs to Improve ‘Opaque, Ad Hoc’ Process for Reporting Civilian Casualties, New Report Says
President Barack Obama’s July 2016 Executive Order on Civilian Casualties has improved U.S. monitoring and reporting of civilian casualties caused by its airstrikes, but far…
What to Expect from Next Week’s Fifth CCW Review Conference Focusing on Lethal Autonomous Weapons
On Monday, the Fifth Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be…
Human Rights Law is the Legal Basis for Use of Force Against Non-State Armed Groups—But What Follows?
In recent weeks there have been two significant and related debates on Just Security about the justification for the use of force against non-state armed groups and the place of…