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Mapping States’ Reactions to the U.S. Strikes Against Syria of April 2018–A Comprehensive Guide

[First version, May 7, 2018 with 79 States and 2 intergovernmental organizations] This is the permanent page for the Mapping States’ Reactions to the Syria Strikes of April 2018…

Mapping States’ Reactions to the Syria Strikes of April 2018

Statements, Chart, and Map for every state in the world that has taken a public position on the legality and justification of strikes in Syria conducted by the US, UK, and France.

Bad Legal Arguments for the Syria Strikes

There is no apparent domestic or international legal authority for the airstrikes conducted in Syria on April 14.

Syria, Chemical Weapons, and a Qualitative Threshold for Humanitarian Intervention

An improved legal framework using a qualitative threshold—legitimizing humanitarian intervention against regimes that use chemical and biological weapons (CBW) on civilians—can…

UN Releases Guidelines for Team Investigating ISIS Crimes in Iraq

Back in September, we covered the establishment by the U.N. Security Council of a novel "Investigative Team" to investigate international crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity…
Map of Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Mohammed Jabbateh Conviction: A Human Rights Trial Cloaked in Immigration Crimes

On Oct. 18, a U.S. federal jury issued the first criminal conviction involving mass atrocities committed during Liberia’s First Civil War in the 1990s by a ULIMO rebel commander.…

Rape as a Tactic of Terror: Holding the Islamic State Accountable

Earlier this year, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney spoke at the United Nations to press the global body to hold the Islamic State accountable for rape and other crimes committed…
Surrounded by photographs of victims of yesterday's chemical weapon attack, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) April 5, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Important New Bipartisan Bill To Advance Accountability for International Crimes in Syria

Following on the heels of last week’s chemical weapon attack in Syria, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Bob Corker (R-TN), Bob Menendez…
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Atrocities Prevention Experts Report Released with Concrete Recommendations for the Next Administration

I have been honored to serve on a bipartisan Experts Committee on Preventing Mass Violence—convened by a coalition of human rights, religious, humanitarian, and peace organizations—for…
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Letter to the Editor: Response to Luis Moreno Ocampo on Comparisons to Holocaust Denial

On Monday, Just Security posted a piece by former ICC Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo. In his piece, Ocampo argued against a longstanding critique among African leaders, according…
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From Brexit to African ICC Exit: A Dangerous Trend

Burundi, South Africa, and the Gambia are not violating international law merely by announcing their withdrawal from the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court.…
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US Responsibility Arising From Russian Violations of the Law of Armed Conflict

Ryan Goodman raised a great question yesterday about the US-Russia deal on Syria: may the United States coordinate military operations with Russia if Russia is highly likely to…
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