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Report of the Independent Task Force on National Security Memorandum-20 Regarding Israel

It is our hope the Task Force's work facilitates drafting efforts currently under way within the administration to meet the reporting requirements of NSM-20, resulting in the overdue…
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Where do States Stand on Official Immunity Under International Law?

There is now a clear majority of support for draft Article 7, at least to the extent that it provides for the inapplicability of functional immunity to the crimes of genocide,…
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Arms Transfers to Israel: Knowledge and Risk of Violations of International Law

About the legal assessment States providing material support to Israel in the form of arms must undertake.
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.
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Symposium: International Law in Ukraine – The View from Lviv

Just Security is pleased to host a Symposium, "International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv."
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In a Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention, States’ Duty to Prosecute Must Not Be Weakened

To weaken or condition in any form the duty of States to investigate and prosecute suspected perpetrators would run contrary to the spirit and raison d’etre of a future Convention…
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…
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Starvation is Starvation is Starvation.

We, as the international community including Israel, should embrace an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to prevent civilians from starving.
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A Legal and Moral Victory for Ukraine: Vindicating Ukraine’s Legal Rights Before the International Court of Justice

Ukraine is countering Russia’s aggression in the courtroom, leading to a pivotal moment for international law.
A picture taken from Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on March 6, 2024 shows an Israeli army tank moving along the border area

イスラエルが人道に対する犯罪としてのアパルトヘイトを実行しているという国際司法裁判所による認定の含意

Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.
A picture taken from Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on March 6, 2024 shows an Israeli army tank moving along the border area

The Implications of An ICJ Finding that Israel is Committing the Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid

Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.
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The Just Security Podcast: International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv

Joining the show to discuss the Lviv symposium are four of its editors, Kateryna Busol, Olga Butkevych, Rebecca Hamilton, and Gregory Shaffer.
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