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Reclaim the First Amendment — Harvard Law Review Address
Remarks from Jameel Jaffer, Just Security Executive Editor and Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

Early Edition: April 5, 2022
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Необхідність перегляду юрисдикційного режиму злочину агресії
"Держави, які гучно засуджують вторгнення Росії, повинні продемонструвати свою підтримку дотриманню…

The Need to Reexamine the Crime of Aggression’s Jurisdictional Regime
"What is needed in the long run is for States Parties to the ICC’s Rome Statute to amend the crime of aggression’s jurisdictional regime and create more jurisdiction in support…

Why the ICC’s First Trial on Darfur is About More Than Securing Justice
Ali Kushayb's trial opens as the military reasserts its control over Sudan. Justice - and peace - will require holding perpetrators accountable, even those who are currently in…

Early Edition: April 4, 2022
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (March 26-April 1)
Russia-Ukraine • Symposium: Still at War (Somalia) • DHS / Discrimination • India • Myanmar • U.S. Foreign Policy: Eurasia • Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Russia, the Int’l Criminal Court, and the Malign Legacy of the U.S. “War on Terror”
"The risk: An erroneous ruling by the Court would do severe damage to the Georgia and Ukraine investigations and international humanitarian law more generally. The opportunity:…

Complicity in a War of Aggression: Private Individuals’ Criminal Responsibility
How criminal liability could extend to Wagner Group senior executives and other “private” actors in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Співучасть в агресивній війні: кримінальна відповідальність приватних осіб
"Підводячи підсумок, якщо ми визнаємо, що поняття керівництва у злочині агресії зводиться до відігравання…

Early Edition: April 1, 2022
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The Russia Sanctions – How They Work and What Congress Needs to Know
"Extraordinary deployments of executive power, however appropriate they may seem, must be subject to close oversight. And if an informed Congress concludes that sanctions are working…