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Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors’ Landmark Win Gives Hope for Alien Tort Statute Cases
The Al Shirmari verdict may help other plaintiffs chart a path to navigate the Supreme Court’s constraints on Alien Tort Statute cases.
Early Edition: November 20, 2024
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Biden’s Final Efforts on Ukraine — and Trump’s First Moves
The US easing of limits on use of a long-range missile system, ATACMS, may be too late, depending on Trump's approach when he takes office.
Early Warning in Atrocity Scenarios Must Account for the Effects of Technology, Good or Bad
Atrocity-prevention systems developed before the spread of new technologies need to more systematically account for their impacts.
Thinking Beyond Risks: A Symposium on Tech and Atrocity Prevention
Governments and civil society can harness new and established technologies, even while proactively mitigating associated risks.
Early Edition: November 19, 2024
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Progress on Gender Justice Continues as States Consider Next Steps on Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
This fall, a number of States expressed support for the inclusion of various gender justice proposals in a potential future treaty.
How Much (or How Little) Does the Biden Administration Want Justice in the 9/11 Case?
Secretary of Defense Austin's actions to reverse a plea deal for three defendants at Guantanamo may further jeopardize the prosecution's case.
Days, Not Weeks: Gaza, Starvation, and the Imperative to Act Now
The humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharpened third states’ obligation to use their leverage now to reverse the trajectory, writes Dannenbaum.
Early Edition: November 18, 2024
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 12-15)
COP29 • Sanctions • Israel-Hamas War • Russia-Ukraine War • Military justice
In ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Separate Opinions Obscure Legal Rationale
The Advisory Opinion marks an important development in international law. It is therefore disappointing that this development occurs ex cathedra and in a manner that reveals so…