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Protesters stand in from of the European Court of Human Rights holding colorful signs that read "Climate Justice" and "To Our Leaders: We Won't Forget and We Won't Give Up!"

Strasbourg’s “Case of the Century” – Revolutionary Climate Judgment from the European Court of Human Rights

In yesterday’s landmark judgment, the Court set out extensive findings on the admissibility, merits, and reparations aspects of the case.

Talking to “the Enemy” Shouldn’t be Illegal

Litigants explain their suit challenging U.S. Treasury Department’s OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) decision to prohibit organization’s providing “a platform” for…
Gaston Browne (L-R), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Arnold Loughman, Attorney General of Vanuatu, and Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, arrive for a tribunal hearing related to climate change

The ‘Year of Climate’ in International Courts

A backgrounder on how climate cases came before four international courts, with a summary of issues each court has been asked to address, offers a one-stop resource to refer to…
Legal blind justice Themis metal statue with scales on chains

Three Options for Designing a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes

Different models for a single residual mechanism would come with different levels of responsibility for future prosecutions.
Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press

Tranche Warfare: What to Expect at the March 25 Trump Discovery Hearing

Explaining what's at stake when Justice Merchan hears DA Alvin Bragg and Trump's attorneys battle about the tranches of documents recently released by federal prosecutors.

Judge’s Ruling Keeps Trump’s N.Y. Trial Mostly About Election Influence

A Manhattan judge's ruing decided that Trump's criminal trial will mostly be about an alleged attempt to influence an election.
A gavel and scales.

Legal, Political, and Administrative Considerations for Establishing a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes

A single residual mechanism would need to consider legal political and administrative questions in order to succeed.
The U.S. Supreme Court building at dawn in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg

A Conspiracy Theory Goes to the Supreme Court: How Did Murthy v Missouri Get This Far?

Murthy v Missouri may become a landmark case in which the justices are led astray on the basis of a disinformation-laden record.
Shot of the LW Forum hosted by Just Security, featuring Jameel Jaffer, Kathryn Ruemmler, Colin Stretch and Ryan Goodman (Photo: Samuel Stuart Hollenshead/NYU Photo Bureau)

7 Expert Takeaways As the Supreme Court Considers Government Influence on Content Moderation

NYU School of Law hosted a panel of experts with experience in government, private platforms, and free speech advocacy to discuss Murthy.
This picture taken on February 6, 2024 shows an electronic screen on the facade of a building displaying an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a quote from him on the achievements of Russia in 2023, in Moscow. The screen looms over a snowy neighborhood. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin’s Staged Election Belies Resistance — Russian Court Data Tells the Real Story

The number of people convicted on political charges in just the past 6 years place Putin second only to Stalin in repression.
Shot of the LW Forum hosted by Just Security, featuring Jameel Jaffer, Kathryn Ruemmler, Colin Stretch and Ryan Goodman (Photo: Samuel Stuart Hollenshead/NYU Photo Bureau)

Video: Social Media, Government Jawboning, and the First Amendment at the Supreme Court

A video of expert panel discussion on Supreme Court case of Murthy v. Missouri, which poses several questions that defy easy answer, driving at the heart of how we wish to regulate…
In the background, a scale a suited arm writes on a clipboard. In the foreground, a gavel.

Consolidating the Aftermath of Justice – The Idea of a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes

A single residual mechanism could consolidate the tasks of ad hoc and hybrid tribunals after their prosecutorial mandates conclude.
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