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Don’t Let Military and Overseas Voters Become the Next Targets for Voter Suppression

We hope Americans from both sides of the aisle will recognize the peril in withholding the right to vote from active-duty military personnel, from U.S. diplomats, and from all…
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Confronting the War on International Law in the United States

Widespread ignorance and even fear of international law only cede the territory to those willing to wield it. For the interests of the United States, it is essential that Congress,…
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The Just Security Podcast: Persons with Disabilities, the Slave Trade, and International Law

How can international law, and the ICC's planned slave crimes policy, best account for the unique challenges persons with disabilities face?
Ukrainian refugees leaves Zurich Airport after landing from Krakow in a plane chartered by a Swiss millionaire at Zurich Airport, on March 22, 2022.

Fair and Fast Asylum Processing: Lessons from Switzerland

The central premise of the successful Swiss reforms – that fairness, contributes, rather than detracts from efficiency – holds valuable lessons for other countries that want…
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Rule of Law Index Shows Some Rays of Hope Amidst Continuing Global Recession

While the rule of law recession persists, the 2024 data show progress on some issues and some countries stepping back from the brink of autocracy.
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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Moving Forward with a New Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

As formal debates on a proposed crimes against humanity treaty have continued, we have seen in every corner of the globe why this treaty is so desperately needed, not only to prevent…
A worker welds a gate to a military court during a demonstration against Israeli military prosecutors in Kfar Yona, Israel.

Physicians and the Push for Accountability for Alleged Abuse of Gazan Prisoners Detained by Israel

Torture and inhuman treatment of detainees are war crimes. They also put medical staff in a severely compromised ethical position.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted Messaging Apps

Messaging platforms such as have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters around the world.
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European Court Intervention by Bosnia’s International High Representative Risks Limiting the Country’s Potential

Following his recommendation would secure the grip of ethnonationalists and those responsible for the “fragile” conditions he laments.
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Toward a Fuller Understanding of the U.S. (and Israeli) Legal Objections to ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Part II

An analysis of the view that the ICC lacks jurisdiction to try Israeli nationals for conduct in the Gaza Strip.
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The Just Security Podcast: Assessing the Origins, Dynamics, and Future of Conflict in Sudan

The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, with estimates of 15,000 killed and more than 20,000 injured.
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What the UN’s Summit of the Future Can Teach Us – When the Dust Settles

The Summit did not reinvigorate multilateralism. Multilateralism survived, yes, but did not exactly get a new lease on life.
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