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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (September 1-7)
Supreme Court Nomination Bob Bauer and Ryan Goodman, Judge Kavanaugh’s Testimony on His Constitutional View of Presidential Immunity is Misleading-and It Also Clinches the…
In Defense of NYT’s Anonymous: Government “Stewardship” as a Guard Against Threats to Democratic Order
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” – The Federalist…
Rebecca Ingber’s Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Today, Rebecca Ingber, associate professor of law at Boston University School of Law, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh…
Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in August 2018
Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those norms in reactions…
New UN Report Says All Parties to Yemen Conflict May be Responsible for War Crimes
The report, written by the group of eminent experts (GEE) appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate the conflict in Yemen, calls on the international community…
The Early Edition: September 7, 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 abroad.…
International Criminal Law Roundup: Part II
This is Part II of an international criminal law roundup focused on the ad hoc international and hybrid tribunals. Part I was dedicated to developments at the ICC. Part III will…
Judge Kavanaugh’s Testimony on His Constitutional View of Presidential Immunity is Misleading—and It Also Clinches the Case for Recusal
It could not now be clearer that as a result of his writings and public statements, Judge Kavanaugh cannot meet his own stated test of “open-mindedness.”
International Criminal Law Roundup Series: Part I
[UPDATED] To turn our lens to international criminal law for a moment, I recently attended the annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs in Chautauqua, New York. This year’s…
Niger Facing Pressure to Ensure U.S. and French Drone Strikes Comply with Human Rights Law
Thanks to the diligent work of journalists, Just Security readers probably know by now that the United States has a squadron of armed drones based in the West African nation of…
The Early Edition: September 6, 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 abroad.…
Does Pervasive Secrecy Impede Intelligence Collection?: How Intelligence Agencies Could Use Crowdsourcing to Foil WMD Attacks
For decades, the edifice of the U.S. intelligence community (IC) has been built on a single principle: that intelligence is best when it is secret. Within the IC, this principle…