Human Rights
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Trump’s Muddled Message on Human Rights and Security
It seems that President Donald Trump and his Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, have their wires crossed yet again. The president, despite strong objections from human…
Top Human Rights Lawyers’ Views on Trump’s Human Rights Record
“Human rights are at a nadir in Egypt,” wrote Human Rights Watch on the eve of President Donald Trump’s Monday meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the…
US Cites Ongoing Litigation as Reason for Not Attending Human Rights Hearing on Travel Ban
The Trump administration said it didn’t attend two Tuesday hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights because the topics being discussed are related to matters…
Some Realities Behind the Application for Revision Concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday rejected an Application for Revision of the court’s judgment of February 26, 2007, that would reopen one of the most important…
The Draft Order on Multilateral Treaties and the Trump Administration’s Failure to Understand the Human Rights of National Security
On January 25, the New York Times reported on a leaked draft executive order (EO) draft to impose a moratorium on joining new multilateral treaties and establish a review committee…
Trump’s Muslim Ban & the Propaganda Value of Violence Against Women
There has been much well-deserved criticism of President Trump’s Executive Order imposing a Muslim Ban on entry into the United States and the chaotic and non-deliberative process…
Executive (Dis)order and Refugees—The Trump Policy’s Blindness to International Law
President Trump says that his recent executive order on immigration is required by national security concerns. More specifically, he has said that its goal is to screen out “radical…
Trump’s Immigration Policy Risks Violating International Law—alienates US allies
The Trump Administration may be in for a rude awakening. Even if its proposed immigration policies survive the coming constitutional challenges, the administration will have to…
The UK Supreme Court’s Landmark Judgment Belhaj v. Straw: A View From the United States
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom gave its judgment in Belhaj v. Straw and Rahmatullah v. Ministry of Defence, two human rights cases brought against UK officials…
Press Freedom and Africa’s Regional Courts: A Positive Model for Transparency and Accountability
The last part of 2016 has not brought much positive news on justice and accountability across Africa. No less that three States — Burundi, South Africa and Gambia — announced…
Category Mistake: There Is No Jus ad Bellum for Use of Force Against Non-State Actors
From South Asia to Europe and beyond, government lawyers have to inquire as to when a State is legally justified in resorting to military force against a non-State actor. What…
Human Rights Law is the Legal Basis for Use of Force Against Non-State Armed Groups—But What Follows?
In recent weeks there have been two significant and related debates on Just Security about the justification for the use of force against non-state armed groups and the place of…