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Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assist the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in setting up the Oregon Medical Station (OMS) at the Oregon State Fairgrounds, March 19, 2020. The soldiers do not wear face masks and set up cots in a large room.

Military’s Response to the Coronavirus Crisis: Top 10 Principles

Ten key principles to follow as policymakers seek to utilize the military in a manner that is innovative, responsive to the crisis, and consistent with the rule of law.
Copies of the New York Times sit for sale in a rack July 23, 2008 in New York City.

The Espionage Act Reform Bill Addresses Key Press Concerns

On March 5, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced sorely needed legislation to reform the Espionage Act.
National Guard troops stand by as people wait to be tested for COVID-19 at New York state’s first drive through COVID-19 mobile testing center at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, New York on March 13, 2020. The ground is wet and the sky is overcast. Reflections of the troops and testing tents can be seen in the water on the ground.

The Coronavirus, Emergency Powers, and the Military: What You Need to Know

The global coronavirus crisis continues to unfold at lightning speed, disrupting travel, the economy, and everyday life. In response to the pandemic, President Donald Trump declared…
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An Ambitious Reading of Facebook’s Content Regulation White Paper

How might we move toward accountability in the face of irreconcilable clashes between Rights-era and Public Health-era values, particularly given the serious practical and civil…
Demonstrators lie on the ground a "lie-in" demonstration supporting gun control reform near the White House on February 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Many of the demonstrators are teenagers.

How to Improve the Human Rights Committee Draft General Comment on Freedom of Assembly

Editor’s note from Ryan Goodman: Just Security is publishing a mini-forum on a significant document being drafted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the…
Pro-democracy protesters are pinned on the ground by police during a demonstration in Wan Chai district on October 6, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Police wear full riot gear including gas masks.

The Use of Regional Jurisprudence in UN Draft General Comment on the Freedom of Assembly

Editor’s note from Ryan Goodman: Just Security is publishing a mini-forum on a significant document being drafted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the…
Egyptian police wave batons at demonstrators demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms on January 25, 2011 in central Cairo.

Crossing the Line from Use of Force to Torture in Response to Peaceful Demonstrations

Editor’s note from Ryan Goodman: Just Security is publishing a mini-forum on a significant document being drafted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the…
A man takes part in a protest against the walkover victory of Halimah Yacob as Singapore's President at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on September 16, 2017. He wears tape over his mouth and another over his chest, both reading, “Not my president.”

The Draft General Comment on Freedom of Assembly: Might Less Be More?

Former member of the UN Human Rights Committee, Harvard's Gerald Neuman, critically analyzes the Committee's draft document on peaceful assembly.
People demonstrate to support the Polish Supreme Court Justice president in front of the Supreme Court building, on July 4, 2018 in Warsaw.

The Right of Peaceful Assembly: UN Committee Weighs in on the ‘Age of Protest’

The second in our series published on the UN draft document, with opportunity for public comments.
Hundreds of people gather in lower Manhattan for a "Lights for Liberty" protest against migrant detention camps and the impending raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this coming weekend in various cities on July 12, 2019 in New York City.

United Nations Sets Standards on Peaceful Assemblies and the Use of Less Lethal Weapons

Just Security is publishing a mini-forum on a significant document being drafted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee. We are honored to launch the series with this article…
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attends a meeting on world economy at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

Saudi Crackdown on Dissent Violates Kingdom’s International Legal Obligations

The prosecution of Salman Alodah, a reform-minded Saudi scholar, is particularly emblematic of Saudi Arabia's worrisome pattern of suppressing dissent.
Side by side photos of a Congressional document labeled, “H.J. Res. 542” and the remnants of the U.S. airstrike still on fire that killed Soleimani and al-Muhandis on Jan. 3, 2020 outside the Baghdad International Airport.

The Soleimani Strike and War Powers

Key Legal Questions, With Preview of a New Research Database
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