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Humanitarian Notification in Gaza is Broken: How to Document and Respond When Things Go Wrong

Humanitarian notification has failed in Gaza. Better documentation and response systems can protect humanitarian actors and improve accountability.
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Divided Supreme Court Hands Trump Broad Immunity for Prosecution for Official Acts

The Court set forth a legal framework for the criminal justice system to respond to a president committing federal crimes while in office.
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The Limited Effects of Fischer: DOJ Data Reveals Supreme Court’s Narrowing of Jan. 6th Obstruction Charges Will Have Minimal Impact

What does the Supreme Court decision in Fischer v. United States mean for former President Donald Trump’s D.C. criminal case and the hundreds of other January 6th defendants?…

Invite Afghanistan’s Majority to the Table at Doha Envoy Talks

The Taliban appear set to attend, in a UN capitulation to their demands to exclude Afghan women and civil society.
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Trump’s Immigration Agenda: A Closer Look

Existing law, the fate of Trump’s immigration policies from 2017-2020, and the campaign’s public statements to date all offer fertile ground for understanding the potential…
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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. 

UN Human Rights Expert Extends Chinese Government’s Impunity

A special rapporteur's unusual visit and her finding that sanctions have harmed the country ignores legions of evidence and analysis.
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New UN Special Rapporteur’s Report Underscores Risks of Abusive Counterterrorism

A report from Ben Saul, the new UN expert on counterterrorism and Human Rights, outlines his priorities for the coming years.
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Provision of Healthcare by Islamist Armed Groups: Between Sharia and International Law

Case studies reveal that Islamist rebel groups may be willing to comply with certain international humanitarian norms if linked to Sharia law.
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Next UN Afghanistan Talks in Doha Must Hold Taliban to Account on Human Rights

The international community needs unity to press the group on its draconian repression of women and on rising terrorism risks such as ISIS-K.
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Clowns, Reverse Boycotts, and Involuntary Walkathons: How Communities are Making Political Violence Backfire

Across the US, community action is raising the costs of political violence while strengthening pro-democracy norms and behaviors.
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​​Combatant Privilege vs. Criminal Responsibility for Organized Armed Groups

Editor’s Note: This article is part of the Armed Groups and International Law Symposium, building on the volume edited by Katharine Fortin and Ezequiel Heffes. During international…
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