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Contesting the Legality of Internet Shutdowns

As government communications shutdowns become more frequent, legal challenges citing international human rights law and domestic constitutional protections are also on the rise.…
A Sudanese demonstrator waves his hands as he stands on the hood of a security forces' vehicle, urging others not to cross the security barrier, during a protest near the presidential palace in Sudan's capital Khartoum on September 12, 2019, calling for the appointment of a new permanent chief of judiciary and prosecutor general.

Bringing the Rule of Law to Sudan

The country's new civilian ministers of justice and foreign affairs outlined their plans at the United Nations and appealed for international support before the window of opportunity…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on September 26, 2019 in Washington, DC.

There Is No Constitutional Impediment to an Impeachment Inquiry that Concerns National Security

The Constitution assigns the House of Representatives the impeachment power precisely to address situations where an urgent national security risk means accountability can’t…

The Early Edition: October 1, 2019

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
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On the Principle of Non-Use of Force in Current International Law

[Editor’s note from co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman: Just Security publishes, on very rare occasions, a long form analysis by a leading scholar or other expert on an important…
Trump with the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, and the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, at the White House on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

Trump Goes Full Putin—Capitulation Inside the Oval Office

Trump's following Putin's whataboutism not simply for public consumption. He’s apparently internalized it and turned it against the United States.

Top Expert Backgrounder: Trump’s Impeachment–What Comes Next?

Yale Law School's Harold Koh describes the next set of decisions on the current road to impeachment of President Trump.

The Early Edition: September 30, 2019

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 23-27)

Ukrainegate, Yemen War, Cyber Warfare, Social Media and Violent Extremism, United Nations, and more....
Trump offers a hand shake to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

A New National Security Framework for Foreign Interference

Campaign-finance laws are inadequate to address today's foreign interference threat. Instead, a national security approach is needed.
UN Secretary General António Guterres speaks at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly September 24, 2019, in New York.

National Security at the United Nations This Week

UNGA gets underway amid climate protests, Iran-U.S. tensions, the conspicuous absences of Xi and Putin, and domestic political trouble for President Trump.
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An Overview of International Humanitarian Law in France’s New Cyber Document

France's positions explained - with translations of key text - on important issues like the meaning of "attack" and the application of the principles of distinction and proportionality…
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