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A collage of images from articles this past week. On the left, a man is displayed on TV sitting behind a desk with a placard labeled "Rapporteur Special". In the middle, A stone archway is shown with red flowers in front and palm trees behind it with a cloudy sky in the background. On the right, two white SUVs and a white van emblazoned "UN" are parked in front of a white helicopter, all on red clay dirt.

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 24-June 28)

Supreme Court • AI and Cyber • United Nations • Afghanistan • Trump Trials • Julian Assange • Balkan Minerals • Immigration Law & Policy • Podcasts

Jun. 29, 2024 Just Security

A thin tower covered with various electronic sensors sits in the foreground on a hill with the U.S.-Mexico border wall stretching from left to right in the background.

AI at the Border: Racialized Impacts and Implications

The use of AI in immigration enforcement poses a growing risk to marginalized communities.

Jun. 28, 2024 Priya Morley

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Government Use of AI is Expanding: We Should Hope for the Best but Safeguard Against the Worst

Robust governance over the use of AI in the public sector requires centralized, specialized oversight of decision-making.

Jun. 26, 2024 Michael Karanicolas

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Austria’s Progressive Stance on Cyber Operations and International Law

Austria's position is likely to influence ongoing international efforts to establish norms and principles that govern State conduct in cyberspace, potentially leading to more robust…

Jun. 25, 2024 Przemysław Roguski

A collage of images from articles this past week. On the left, the International Criminal Court. In the center, Haitian Prime Minister Conille Garry (lower L) poses for a photograph with members of the Presidential Transitional Council, (lower L-R) Edgard LeBlanc Fils, Regine Abraham, Fritz Alphonse Jean, (middle row L-R) Antoine Jean Marc Berthier, Minister of Defense, Carlos Hercule, Minister of Justice and Public Security, Niola Lynn Sarah, Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action, George Fils Brignol, Minister of Public Health and Population and Dominique Dupuy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion, during the installation ceremony for the new Haitian government in Port-au-Prince on June 12, 2024. A new government was formed in Haiti on June 11, 2024, tasked with restoring security and stability in the Caribbean nation that is ravaged by gang violence and political chaos. On the right, a man and a woman wrapped in the Ukrainian national flag walk the street in Lviv, Ukraine.

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 17-June 21)

International Criminal Court • Sanctions Reform • AI and Human Rights • Social Media • Ukraine • China and Human Rights at the United Nations • Haiti

Jun. 22, 2024 Just Security

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Can Families of Mass Shooting Victims Hold Social Media Companies Responsible for Violence?

Lawsuits connecting social media companies to mass shootings could hold Silicon Valley titans legally responsible for societal harms.

Jun. 21, 2024 Paul M. Barrett

A cellphone is held in front of a computer screen displaying multiple videos of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the word "Real" featured under videos on the lefthand side and "Fake" featured on the right. The phone displays a tweet from a META official declaring that deepfaked videos of the Zelenskyy were identified and taken down.

Truth, Trust, and AI: Justice and Accountability for International Crimes in the Era of Digital Deception

The emergence of deepfakes and synthetic media have called into question the authenticity of user-generated evidence in legal proceedings.

Jun. 17, 2024 Raquel Vázquez Llorente and Yvonne McDermott

A collage of images from articles this past week. On the left Secretary of State Antony Blinken appearing during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The middle shows Rohingya refugees shouting slogans during a “Genocide Remembrance Day” rally marking the 5th anniversary since fleeing Myanmar from a military offensive, at a refugee camp in Ukhia on August 25, 2022. The right is IMAGE: Solar panels on a house roof in a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa.

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 10-June 14)

U.S. democracy • Climate change • Israel-Hamas war • Social media • Ukraine • FISA Reform • Congressional oversight • International law • UN and human rights •…

Jun. 15, 2024 Just Security

A collage of images from articles this past week. The first is of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking during a joint press conference with President of Finland Alexander Stubb (not shown) on April 3, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. The second is Mexico’s presidential candidate for the Morena party Claudia Sheinbaum celebrating following the results of the general election at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, on June 3, 2024. The third is Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) leader John Garang greeting a crowd of civilians.

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 3-June 7)

U.S. democracy • Russia / Ukraine • International humanitarian law • Mexico's presidential election • Climate change • Artificial intelligence • Transitional justice…

Jun. 8, 2024 Just Security

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands at a podium wearing a dark shirt with blue and yellow Ukrainian flags behind him.

Justice in Ukraine Requires Using All Tools in the Accountability Ecosystem

Ukraine may represent a unique case of the full use of available mechanisms within the existing system of international criminal justice.

Jun. 5, 2024 Fabricio Guariglia

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (May 27-June 2)

Trump trials • ICC / Israel-Hamas War • Artificial intelligence • Symposium: Armed groups and international law • Immigration law and policy • United States / Syria •…

Jun. 2, 2024 Just Security

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan stands in a hallway wearing a dark suit and a blue shirt and dark blue tie.

Gaza Arrest Warrants: Assessing Starvation as a Method of Warfare and Associated Starvation Crimes

The ICC Prosecutor's charges related to starvation in Gaza resemble patterns of previous starvation crimes over the past eight years.

May 31, 2024 Yousuf Syed Khan