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Protesters in Hungary Call Out Labor Rights – and Rule of Law
“All I want for Xmas is demokracia [democracy],” says one protest sign seen in Budapest, Hungary, over the past several days, as up to 15,000 people took to the streets. They…
Flynn’s Work as Turkey’s Agent While a Transition Official: Judge Sullivan Was at Least Half Right
Michael Flynn may have been working as an unregistered agent of Turkey while serving the United States in an official capacity after all, depending simply on how you define his…
The Early Edition: December 20, 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…
Analysis of the Michael Flynn Sentencing Hearing Drama
On Tuesday, former national security advisor Michael Flynn appeared before Judge Emmett Sullivan for sentencing in the Russia investigation. Entering the hearing, Flynn walked…
The Self-Defeating Absence of the U.S. at the U.N. Business and Human Rights Forum
Just before gathering in Argentina for the G-20 Summit in early December, many global leaders met first in Geneva for the annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.…
Trump’s Bookkeeper: How Prosecutors Could Easily Prove Tax Crimes for Hush Money Reimbursements
Federal and state prosecutors' textbook strategy looks likely to prove tax crimes based on SDNY's court filings in Michael Cohen's sentencing .
The Early Edition: December 19, 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…
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…