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Early Edition: May 20, 2021

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H.E. Mr Fazal Ahmad Manawi Minister of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mrs Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the ICC, and H.E. Mr Mohammad Haneef Atmar, Minister of Foreign Affairs stand together for a photo at the Seat of the Court in The Hague, The Netherlands, on Friday, 7 May 2021. An ICC banner and flag stand behind them.

The US Should Respect the ICC’s Founding Mandate

An American Society of International Law task force recommends ways to improve the Court, but some of the advice seems to undermine the goal.
Members of the electoral table count votes at a polling station during elections to choose mayors, councilors and a commission to rewrite the constitution in Santiago, on May 16, 2021. They wear face masks as they look through pikes of papers.

Want the Summit for Democracy to Develop Solutions? Include Local Governments

From mayors to governors, they are the face of representative democracy to most citizens, and are responsible for addressing needs with effective policy.
The 9-11 Commission sits at the front of a lecture hall on a pannel. The seats in the hall are nearly filled.

Interview with Philip Shenon: Lessons from the Uncensored History of the 9/11 Commission

Bestselling author of behind-the-scenes book on the 9/11 Commission discusses internal operations and informal powers with lessons for a 1/6 Commission.

Early Edition: May 19, 2021

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Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target a governmental building, early on May 18, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza.

Dispatch from Israel on Human Shields: What I Should’ve Said to a Dad on the Playground

Who's responsible for the deaths of those civilians in Gaza who were near areas where Hamas operates?
Supreme Court Building

Folly at the Supreme Court: Choosing Between Competing Originalist Claims

Former White House Counsel Neil Eggleston says that a dispute about removal power illustrates the fool's errand of originalism: history is messy, complex, and disputed, offering…
Spent bullet casings are seen lying on the ground near the spot where Chit Min Thu, 25, was killed in clashes on March 11, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar.

Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: A Crisis Born from Impunity

The roots of the coup can be found both domestically, in the 2008 Constitution, and in the failure of the international community to hold Myanmar's military to account.

Early Edition: May 18, 2021

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The hand of a person in a suit peels back a stage curtain.

Welcoming Monica C. Bell, Rebecca Hamilton, and Joyce Vance to Just Security’s Board of Editors

Please join us in welcoming three phenomenal additions to the Just Security Editorial Board
An aerial picture shows mourners gathering around coffins wrapped with the Iraqi flag during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of the Islamic State (IS) group in the northern Iraqi village of Kojo in Sinjar district, on February 6, 2021.

Yazidis Deserve Justice for Genocide: How Biden’s Team Can Lead the Way

Amal Clooney pens an article based off a speech delivered at the United Nations.
World leaders are seen remotely on a screen as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate with 40 world leaders in the East Room of the White House April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Ban in a Global Context: The Treatment of Political Leaders

The future of Facebook's treatment of political leaders across the world
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