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The Law of Consent-Based Interventions

In a recent Just Security post, Adil Ahmad Haque asks what legal rules constrain the use of military force by an intervening state acting without the host state’s consent. Recognizing…
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Between the Law of Force and the Law of Armed Conflict

Last week, I argued in favor of the ICRC’s position that if one state uses armed force in the territory of another state then an international armed conflict (IAC) arises between…
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De Facto and De Jure Non-International Armed Conflicts: Is It Time to Topple Tadić?

When does violence between a state and non-state actor constitute an armed conflict and thus trigger the system of legal rules that apply in non-international armed conflict (NIAC)?…
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The Early Edition: October 13, 2016

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. YEMEN A US warship fired…
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If Burundi Leaves the Int’l Criminal Court, Can the Court Still Investigate Past Crimes There?

Last week, Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza’s office announced that his country had begun taking steps to leave the International Criminal Court, of which it has been a member…
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China’s “Strategic Impatience” on the North Korean Crisis

How does China view the nuclear crisis that is developing in North Korea and the legal and policy strategies for addressing it? How should we understand recent discussions of support…
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The Early Edition: October 12, 2016

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. YEMEN Saudi air forces shot…
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Why French President’s Threat of War Crimes Prosecutions against Russia, Syria Rings Hollow—But Needn’t

CNN is reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a visit to France next week following French President Francois Hollande’s statement that he would tell Putin…
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“A First Amendment in the Digital Age”—Peter Zenger Lecture

I had the honor of delivering the inaugural Peter Zenger lecture at Columbia Journalism School last week.  The lecture is named for a newspaper publisher who was tried for libel…
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Is the United States Already in an “International Armed Conflict” with Syria?

Many are debating whether the Obama administration should essentially go to war with Syria in an effort to halt the atrocities that Assad is committing in Aleppo and elsewhere…
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The Early Edition: October 11, 2016

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. YEMEN The US went ahead…
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5 and Counting: Russia Vetoes No-Fly-Zone in the Security Council

Over the weekend, Russia exercised its veto—again and unsurprisingly—to block a draft Security Council resolution (S/2016/846) that would have created a no-fly-zone over the…
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