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What Just Happened: At Guantanamo’s Migrant Operation Center

Sending anyone from the United States to Guantanamo raises a host of legal, moral, and policy questions.
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Key Takeaways for Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response from the Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine's fight against Russia offers an important entry point to the discussion of applying CHMR practices to large-scale combat operations.
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El Pacto de Seguridad del Tratado de Río y las consecuencias imprevistas de amenazar a Canadá, Groenlandia y Panamá

This article is also available in English here. La presente traducción es cortesía del autor. Las recientes declaraciones del presidente electo Donald Trump sobre la política…
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The Rio Treaty’s Security Pact and Unintended Consequences of Threatening Canada, Greenland, and Panama

The legal obligations the second Trump administration may have to Canada, Greenland, and Panama refer to a NATO forerunner: the "Rio Treaty"
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How Gender Bias on the Battlefield Hinders the Protection of Civilian Men

Deconstructing this bias and integrating the lived reality of male civilians in wartime can improve protection of entire communities.
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Russia’s “Human Safari” Terror Tactic in Key Southeastern Ukraine Region of Kherson

The "hunting" may be part of a Kremlin strategy to seize more territory, drive out Ukrainians, and pacify those left in advance of any talks.
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Lieber Prize 2025 Call for Papers on the Law of Armed Conflict

Submit to the Lieber Prize for best article and best book in the field of international humanitarian law/law of armed conflict.
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A Model Leahy Law Legal Memo on Assistance to Israeli Security Forces

A model Department of Defense action memo illustrates what a faithful application of the Leahy law to an alleged gross human rights violation in Israel would look like.
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Days, Not Weeks: Gaza, Starvation, and the Imperative to Act Now

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharpened third states’ obligation to use their leverage now to reverse the trajectory, writes Dannenbaum.
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Making Sense of International Law in Light of Israel and Iran’s Latest Round of “Retaliation”

The current round of retaliatory strikes between Israel and Iran casts light on Israel's and Iran’s opposing political strategies, which also have significant legal implications…
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Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Arms-Transfer Decisions

As the international arms trade volume increases, States must act more responsibly to abide by their obligations and the humanitarian imperative of preventing violence and suffering.
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The Just Security Podcast: A New Guide to International Law and Military Activities in Outer Space

Legal experts have published the Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Activities and Operations.
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