Constitution
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Opening Stages in UN Cybercrime Treaty Talks Reflect Human Rights Risks
The first session provided a valuable view into where States stand, what the convention may aim to achieve, and its political viability.
The Need for Urgency in Closing the War Crimes Act’s Loopholes
Given constitutional constraints on retroactive changes to criminal laws, every day Congress fails to act is another day it affords war criminals impunity.
How States Like California Are Bolstering Federal Sanctions Against Russia
States and other non-federal actors have significant power, much of which is still untapped, to support ongoing sanctions efforts.
Reclaim the First Amendment — Harvard Law Review Address
Remarks from Jameel Jaffer, Just Security Executive Editor and Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.
Introduction to Symposium: Still at War – Where and Why the United States is Fighting the “War on Terror”
As the "war on terror" enters a third decade, it is time to reevaluate the aims and utility of relying on military force around the globe.
López Obrador’s Last Chance to Protect Mexico’s Press
In Mexico, journalists call for meaningful reform to address the epidemic of deadly violence against the press.
Moves To Ban Kremlin Propaganda Outlets Evoke WWII Anti-Nazi Efforts
Cross-published with Tech Policy Press Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, moves by governments and private companies to limit or ban Russian state…
2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 20: Repairing and Strengthening Norms of Nuclear Restraint
At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.
A Transitional Period Constitutional Question in Sudan
Sudan's military derailed a transition to civilian control in October. The former Minister of Justice takes a deep dive into the legal ambiguity in key founding documents that…
How the U.S. Government Built the Largest System of Prior Restraint in U.S. History
Prepublication review has ballooned since 1980 Supreme Court decision in Snepp v. U.S.
Foreign Disinformation: What the US Government Can Start Doing Now
Two recent commissions, while diagnosing the challenge differently, reached some similar conclusions on steps to take.
Prepublication Review and the Quicksand Foundation of Snepp
A massive system of prior restraint hangs on an irregular Supreme Court footnote.