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Dueling Decisions at the Khmer Rouge Trials Could Mean a Suspect Avoids Justice
Hot-on-the-heels of a landmark trial judgment in Case 2/2, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (also known as the Khmer Rouge Trials) in recent days issued…
The Early Edition: December 18, 2018
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…
The Most Extraordinary Lesson of Two New Reports on Russian Disinformation: What They Reveal About White House Paralysis
"The very issuance of these reports and the novelty of what they still reveal serve as an indictment of the White House’s persistent inaction."
The 2018 Just Security Holiday Reading List
Everyone at Just Security would like to wish our readers a wonderful holiday season. To help make the season bright, here are some book recommendations from our Just Security editors,…
The “ISIS Beatles” and “Non-Territorial” Application of the European Convention of Human Rights
The “ISIS Beatles” litigation in UK courts raises important issues about the geographic reach and content of human rights obligations, in particular those in the European Convention…
A False Choice on Saudi Arabia: Sanctioning Riyadh’s Military-Intelligence Sectors is a Workable Option
The real question now is how to make clear to the Saudis and especially MBS that Washington won’t accept Riyadh’s brutal murder of a journalist or Yemen war, all without losing…
The Early Edition: December 17, 2018
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…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (December 10-14)
Legal issues raised by a range of national security topics in the news.
A Note on FISA “Verification”
Last week, former FBI Director James Comey testified before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees in closed session. When, at Comey’s request, a transcript was released…
Why New Laws Aren’t Needed to Take Domestic Terrorism More Seriously
Congress has given DOJ officials plenty of tools to attack far-right violence. They just require the will to use them.
Beyond Killing: The Critical Role of Gender in the Recognition, Prevention and Punishment of Genocide
“When we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, then I believe the United States of America cannot turn a blind eye. We can act, carefully and responsibly,…
Amid US Attacks, Time to Reinvigorate the ICC
At a time when “multilateralism” is a bad word, perhaps no institution is more scorned than the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose global ambitions, legal justifications…