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European Court Tackles the Thorny Issue of Family Repatriation From Northeast Syria
Despite its shortcomings, the ECHR decision on repatriation of alleged IS family members from Syria marks an important turning point.

Early Edition: September 22, 2022
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On Crimes Against Humanity, Protect the UN Sixth Committee’s Integrity With Action
The process and the International Law Commission risk irrelevance if the well-supported Draft Articles do not progress to the next phase.

Framing the Problem of Hunger and Conflict at the UN Security Council
Hunger and famine, like conflicts, are always the result of political failures. Governments and international institutions have failed to listen to the most vulnerable communities…

Has a Trump Tipping Point Been Reached? Analyzing The NY Attorney General’s Case Against Trump
The New York Attorney General announced a monumental civil enforcement action against Trump and his associates today that could serve as the tipping point for other pending cases.…

Addressing Atrocity Crimes at the United Nations General Assembly’s 77th Session
As the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly’s 77th annual session kicks off, atrocity crimes are being committed in many parts of the world. The U.N. Security Council, with…

As Turkey Backs Azerbaijan’s Recent Strikes on Armenian Towns, Where Are Russia, the EU, and the US?
For many reasons, including being the first US president to declare the WWI-era massacre of Armenians a genocide, Biden has cards to play.

Early Edition: September 21, 2022
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Річард Гоуен про Україну та те, як російська війна дається взнаки в ООН
«Це Генасамблея військового часу, тому і союзники України, і росіяни знаходяться тут, щоб отримати…

Richard Gowan on Ukraine and How Russia’s War Reverberates at the United Nations
"This is a wartime General Assembly, and both Ukraine’s allies and the Russians are in town to gain political advantage, not talk peace."

Аргументи щодо створення Міжнародного трибуналу для переслідування злочину агресії, вчиненого щодо України
Примітка редактора: ця стаття є частиною серії статей від Just Security, “Переслідування злочину агресії,…

The Case for Creating an International Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine (Part I)
Launching a new high-level series on an international criminal tribunal for Putin’s aggression against Ukraine and the role of the United Nations General Assembly.