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The Just Security Podcast: Attacks on Health in Armed Conflict

An expert team from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and local partners unpacks patterns of attacks on health care in armed conflicts.
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
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Looking Ahead from Lviv: Sustainable Development in a Post-Conflict Ukraine

Consistent with principles of sustainable development, it is time to begin developing plans for the post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine.
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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. 

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What Happens When We Get What We Pay for: Generative AI and the Sale of Digital Authenticity

As social media platforms become inundated with AI-generated disinformation, digital authenticity and amplification should not be for sale. 
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Symposium: ICC Prosecutor Launches Policy on Complementarity and Cooperation

A Hub for International Criminal Accountability
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Two Tracks, One Destination? The Importance of Getting the Balance Right on Complementarity

Getting the balance right between partnership and vigilance is far from easy, but it is crucial if the OTP is to fulfill the promise of a Rome Statute system that is able to deliver…

Early Edition: June 19, 2024

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Armed Conflict Classification in the ICC Prosecutor’s Request for Arrest Warrants – Between International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law

"The classification of different armed conflicts in the report is not a simple interpretation of the relevant rules, but an interpretive choice."
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Toward a Global Sanctions Compact for Long-Overdue Reform

A checklist to clarify and expand exemptions when needed could lead to a broad agreement on how to use these measures for peace and security.
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