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Fifth Circuit on Extraterritorial Application of Fourth and Fifth Amendments
On the heels of this morning’s Fourth Circuit decision in the Abu Ghraib case comes another significant circuit-level decision–this one from the Fifth Circuit. The…
US National Security Council Announces Sanctions against Uganda for Anti-LGBT Law
National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden has announced sanctions on Uganda in response to its Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was signed into law in February this year.…
Secrecy and Security: Guardian News vs. AB, CD
As summarised in an earlier post, last week the English Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) gave its decision in Guardian News and Media Ltd v AB and CD (“the Decision”). As…
Sex, Security and Foreign Policy Priorities
The Global Summit to end Sexual Violence in Conflict took place in London June 10-12, co-chaired by British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy…
British Appeals Court Denies Government’s Request to Hold Terrorism Trial in Secret
File this one away in the “what were they thinking” category. Today, the Guardian reports that a British appeals court has blocked an attempt by UK prosecutors to…
European Court of Human Rights Rules on Amnesty and Double Jeopardy
On May 27th, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on one of the more contentious issues in the international criminal law and transitional justice sphere; namely whether political…
Statelessness update: the UK Government makes concession to citizenship-stripping proposals
Just Security has been covering citizenship-stripping proposals on both sides of the Atlantic. In an earlier post, I wrote about the UK Government’s citizen-stripping proposal…
Jones: End of the road
Yesterday, June 3, the Grand Chamber issued a notice “Grand Chamber Panel’s Decisions” which notes that a request for referral to the Grand Chamber has been rejected in the…
Title 18’s Blind Spot: Superior Responsibility
We have discussed at length the ability of the United States government to prosecute international crimes in terms of chargeable crimes and bases of jurisdiction. Ryan Goodman…
What is to be Gained from Pursuing Accountability Now in Syria?
Beth Van Schaack’s recent posts (see here, here, and here) on the proposed Syria hybrid tribunal prompted an astute response from Rianne Letschert: @BethVanSchaack @janethanderson…
Alternative Jurisdictional Bases for a Hybrid Tribunal for Syria
As we have discussed, one option under consideration to address the commission of grave international crimes during the conflict in Syria is the creation of a hybrid tribunal within…
A Mixed Chamber for Syria: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
As we have discussed in a prior post and in the press, the international community must think creatively about how to build an accountability mechanism for Syria that does not—at…