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Troubling Signs in Biden Administration’s Recent Efforts to Reimplement Migrant Protection Protocols Program
"Understanding the significance of the [Supreme Court's Migrant Protection Protocol] ruling ... will be key for the administration to mount the strongest possible defense for the…
Assessing Military Operations in the Black Sea a Year Into Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Naval mining threats and the grain shipping deal demand more clarity from Turkey on its interpretation of the Montreux Convention.
Early Edition: February 21, 2023
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb. 11-17)
Russia – Ukraine • International Criminal Court Trust Fund Symposium • U.S. Domestic law on Atrocity crimes • Detention • Supreme Court - Social media regulation •…
Mapping the Key Arguments in Supreme Court Amicus Briefs in Gonzalez v. Google
Cross-published at Tech Policy Press. In late February, the Supreme Court will hold oral arguments to consider the Communications Decency Act’s Section 230, which shields tech…
Congress Should Close the ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Loophole
Former U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes David J. Scheffer and Kristin Smith on whether U.S. law is adequately equipped to investigate and prosecute atrocities as Congress…
Early Edition: February 17, 2023
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Introducing the Symposium on U.S. Support for the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims
This Symposium focuses on U.S. assistance to victims of atrocities and highlights the important role the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims.
The United States Can and Should Broadly Contribute to the Trust Fund for Victims (Part IV)
The U.S. has the resources and legal tools to advance justice and support survivors of atrocity crimes through the Trust Fund for Victims.
Repatriating Alleged ISIS-Linked Men from Northeast Syria: The Start of Judicial Responses to the Political Stalemate
Recent rulings may force countries to reckon with their denial of due process to the accused and justice to the victims.
Early Edition: February 16, 2023
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The Binding Interpretation by the Office of Legal Counsel of the Laws Constraining US Engagement with the ICC (Part III)
OLC determined the U.S. may not provide funds to the ICC, but may engage in diplomatic activity related to the ICC and provide assistance.