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In the Case Against Syria, a New Tool for Enforcing Human Rights

One of the key dilemmas of international law has always been whether and how international law obligations can be enforced against States that refuse to comply. In the case against…

Early Edition: October 9, 2023

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (September 30-October 6)

Russia - Ukraine and international law • FISA Section 702 • Artificial intelligence • AUMF reform • Trump investigations • Energy security - United Nations • Water…
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Поступки щодо територій, правопорядку та світового миру: доля міжнародного права спочиває на кордонах України

Будь-які форми територіальних поступок за нинішніх умов були б юридично недійсними та суперечили…
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Compromises on Territory, Legal Order, and World Peace: The Fate of International Law Lies on Ukraine’s Borders

Any form of territorial concessions in the present environment would be legally void and contrary to duties imposed on states.
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Hidden Women: Carceral Secrecy and (In)Security

Harm exposure is concentrated in Black and Latine communities through the hyper incarceration of racial minorities and women and the racialized and gendered spaces in which they…
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The Just Security Podcast: An Insider View of the Defense Department with Colin Kahl

Just Security’s Co-Editor-in-Chief Tess Bridgeman sat down with Colin Kahl, the former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Early Edition: October 6, 2023

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Why the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Should Codify Gender Apartheid

The draft Crimes against Humanity treaty has the opportunity to recognize gender-based oppression for what it is: a type of apartheid.

US Policy on Marshall Islands Nuclear Test Compensation Must Change – China Is Watching

The legacy of 67 blasts over a decade, buried nuclear waste and human subject studies creates a moral and strategic imperative.

On Eve of Elections, Polish Democracy is Subverted by Autocratic Media Advantage

Pro-democracy allies and organizations should call out such media capture and other tools of domestic election interference.

Early Edition: October 5, 2023

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