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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.

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 The United States and other states supporting Ukraine should refuse to accept these outdated…

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

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.

Механізми кримінального переслідування агресії Росії проти України
Створення трибуналу за підтримки резолюції Генеральної Асамблеї ООН поставило б його на найміцнішу…

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.…
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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