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Presidential Immunity Decision May Have Implications for Congressional-Executive Divide on Criminal Contempt
With Trump v. United States, a majority of the Supreme Court appears ready to resolve a longstanding dispute over prosecutorial discretion in contempt of Congress cases in favor…
Early Edition: August 26, 2024
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (August 19-24)
Russia-Ukraine War • Israel-Hamas War and International Criminal Court • International Criminal Court / Disability rights • Magnitsky sanctions / Political prisoners •…
Magnitsky Sanctions and Political Prisoners: Lessons from the Case of Vladimir Kara-Murza
The US and allies can build on the coordinated Magnitsky-like sanctions in his case to continue turning up the heat on repressive regimes.
Ukraine’s Incursion into Kursk Oblast: A Lawful Case of Defensive Invasion?
The UN Charter, the law on the use of force, and the conditions that body of law places on Ukraine's military operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
Early Edition: August 23, 2024
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Warrantless “Defensive” Searches of FISA Section 702 Data Violate the Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment requires that queries of the FISA Section 702 database for information about U.S. persons be performed pursuant to a court order, regardless of whether the…
Expert Explainer: The US for the first time submits a formal brief to the International Criminal Court on the ‘Situation in Palestine’
A Q&A with Todd Buchwald, former U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice at the U.S. Department of State.
Early Edition: August 22, 2024
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Time for the International Criminal Court to Recognize Persons with Disabilities and the Slave Trade
The ICC's update to the prosecution of slavery crimes should include specific recognition of and protections for persons with disabilities.
The Just Security Podcast: Assessing the Recent Response of International Law and Institutions in Palestine and Israel
What have international institutions chosen to condemn as violations of community norms, and what conduct has been silenced or omitted?
Early Edition: August 21, 2024
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