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Model Indictment for Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine: Prosecutor v. President Vladimir Putin

The indictment represents the type of document international war crimes prosecutors or national prosecutors could file before an international or national court.
Relatives of victims of the regime of former Gambia President Yahya Jammeh demonstrate in Banjul on April 17, 2018 demanding answers on the state of the investigation on the disappearance of their loved ones. They hold signs with photos of their loved ones and signs that read, "Feel our pains," No place for enforce disappearance in Gambia," and "Hear our cries."

From Truth to Justice in The Gambia

The Gambia can take another key step toward justice as the government considers how to implement recommendations from the truth and reconciliation commission.

Early Edition: March 14, 2022

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Supplying Arms to Ukraine is Not an Act of War

"The Russian legal argument, however, is based on laws of neutrality that no longer hold. The United States and other states supporting Ukraine should refuse to accept these outdated…
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (March 5-11)

Military and humanitarian operations • Sanctions • Criminal accountability • International Court of Justice • European Court of Human Rights • Russian disinformation
The empty courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court is seen September 30, 2016. Curtains are parted to reveal chairs, pews, and the seats for the judges at the front of the room.

In US v. Husayn (Abu Zubaydah), the Supreme Court Calls Torture What It Is

"I do not read the recent decision ... as much of a victory for the government," writes Joseph Margulies. "In fact, I think it’s a loss for the Biden administration poorly disguised…

Early Edition: March 11, 2022

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The Operational and Legal Risks of a No-Fly Zone Over Ukrainian Skies

It does not equate to a no-combat zone, and in Ukraine, it likely would mean confronting the Russian military head-on.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow on February 21, 2022. Putin sits behind a white office desk in a vast cavernous room with his Council members seated far from him on the opposite side of the room.

Механізми кримінального переслідування агресії Росії проти України

Створення трибуналу за підтримки резолюції Генеральної Асамблеї ООН поставило б його на найміцнішу…
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow on February 21, 2022. Putin sits behind a white office desk in a vast cavernous room with his Council members seated far from him on the opposite side of the room.

Mechanisms for Criminal Prosecution of Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine

A deep expert analysis: who can be held criminally responsible, which forums have jurisdiction, whether immunity poses an obstacle, and questions of selectivity and resources.…
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Commit Fully To Sanctions Now To Help Ukraine

Broader sanctions against Russia are needed to support Ukraine at this pivotal moment in the conflict.

Early Edition: March 10, 2022

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