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Left photo: An old woman and a young child stand behind a rusty metal gate. The caption reads: Afghan people watch as World Food Programme volunteers distribute sacks of food grains as an aid in Kandahar on October 19, 2021, via Agence France Presse and Getty Images. The image on the right: diplomats meet in a formal setting at the United Nations Security Council in New York.

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U.N. Peace Operations Should Get Off the Counter-Terror Bandwagon

There has been too little discussion of the enormous risks that counter-terrorism involvement in U.N. peace operations poses for U.N. efforts to maintain and build peace.

Condolence Payments for Civilian Casualties: Lessons for Applying the New NDAA

The new National Defense Authorization Act can help improve the way the U.S. responds to civilian casualties. FOIA requests and interviews with DoD officials, U.S. soldiers, judge…

Senator Merkley’s Smart New Alternative AUMF Proposal

Yesterday, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) released a new proposal for an authorization to use military force, or “AUMF.” As Merkley explained in last week’s AUMF hearing before…

What Questions Should Congress Be Asking DoD About Civilian Casualties?

The Trump administration is due to submit today two important reports on civilian casualties—one to Congress and one to the public. Here are the questions Congress should be…

Treaty Based Limitations on the Article 12 Jurisdiction of the Int’l Criminal Court

Above: An Afghani boy rides his bicycle past a U.S. Navy corpsman in Kajaki, Afghanistan. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) This piece is the latest in our online symposium–spearheaded…

At a Crossroad: The Int’l Criminal Court’s Afghanistan Probe and the International Law Commission

This piece is the latest in our online symposium–spearheaded by Professor Laura Dickinson–focusing on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe in Afghanistan and its…

Uncomplimentary Complementarity and the Int’l Criminal Court’s Afghanistan Probe

Above: US military facilities at Bagram airfield, Afghanistan. Image: DoD This piece is the latest in our online symposium–spearheaded by Professor Laura Dickinson–focusing…

Does Congress Really Think It’s Reasserting Its War Powers by Giving Them Away to Trump?

Bipartisan efforts to address the problematic status quo should be applauded. But without significant changes to what is reportedly in the latest proposed AUMF, the new authorization…

Official Immunity Under the Rome Statute: The Path From Principle to Practice Is Seldom Straight

Just Security is pleased to launch this online symposium–spearheaded by Professor Laura Dickinson–which is focused on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe…
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Can the Int’l Criminal Court Try US Officials?–The Theory of “Delegated Jurisdiction” and Its Discontents (Part II)

Just Security is pleased to launch this online symposium–spearheaded by Professor Laura Dickinson–which is focused on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe…
The ICC's flag, a white set of scales against a light blue background is shown.

Can the Int’l Criminal Court Try US Officials?–The Theory of “Delegated Jurisdiction” and Its Discontents (Part I)

This backgrounder covers the key issues of jurisdiction now that the Court is set to open an investigation that may cover alleged torture by US officials.
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