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Biden’s Embrace of Trump’s Transit Ban Violates US Legal and Moral Refugee Obligations

"The new transit ban would violate the United States’ protection obligations to refugees, which are long-standing and solidly based in both international and domestic law."
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A Big Few Weeks for Guantanamo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

"It’s been an uncharacteristically Guantanamo-news-filled few weeks – some good, some bad, some ugly. Here’s a quick rundown of recent developments."

Early Edition: February 8, 2023

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For 9/11 Families, Plea Deals Are the Only Path Forward

There is more bipartisan consensus than ever before that military commissions have failed to provide justice for 9/11 families. Plea deals are a way out. The only thing standing…
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Trump’s Hush Money is News Again. Here’s Why We Should Care

A criminal investigation of former president Donald Trump now being restarted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and also discussed in a new book by one of his former…

Early Edition: February 7, 2023

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Pomerantz vs. Pomerantz: An Annotation of His Leaked Resignation Letter in Manhattan DA Trump Investigation

"Many of the assertions in the book, rather than support Pomerantz's resignation letter, cast a very different impression of his prior claims."
Oleksandra Matviichuk stands at a podium and gives a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's winter session

Чому “Гібридний” український трибунал щодо злочину агресії не є відповіддю

(This article is also available in English here. Переклад статті здійснений завдяки Юлії Серединській та Мар’яні Антонович.)…
Oleksandra Matviichuk stands at a podium and gives a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's winter session

Why a “Hybrid” Ukrainian Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression Is Not the Answer

(Ця стаття також доступна українською мовою тут. This article is also available in Ukrainian here.) It is welcome news that the U.K. Government…
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Facebook Beware: The “Rest of World” is Hitting Back

A constitutional petition in Kenya asks its High Court to order Facebook to change its algorithm to demote inciteful, hateful and dangerous content.

Early Edition: February 6, 2023

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Jan. 28-Feb. 3)

Russia-Ukraine • Congress • The press and democracy • Myanmar Coup Anniversary • Haiti / Law enforcement • Counterterrorism • U.S. military / Accountability • U.S.…
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