Rule of Law

One of the central questions facing Syria is whether its emerging justice system can earn the trust of those in whose name it is being built.

Former JAGs provide principles to guide U.S. military lawyers as the U.S. armed forces faces unprecedented legal and ethical pressures.

Congress should demand transparency and require the U.S. government to publicly release third-country deportation agreements, including with the Central African Republic. 

Environmental human rights defenders must be empowered to design and implement their own forms of collective protection to shift the power imbalance.

The tribunal will be judged not only by the verdicts it produces, but by the institutional model of accountability it leaves behind.

One year since Trump sent the National Guard to LA, a new report warns military deployments for domestic policing produce escalation, disillusionment, and politicization.

The once-lauded Zambian president's nixing of a major digital rights conference shows the risks of lionizing individual leaders without a backup plan.

The legal questions raised by these removals ultimately extend far beyond the careers of the officers involved.

To the extent that the Voting Rights Act served as at least a minimal constraint on political gerrymandering, that constraint is gone.

Bill Pulte’s appointment as Acting Director of National Intelligence suggests that ODNI may now be serving a more political function than advising the president.

A Defense Department Inspector General report shows the Pentagon’s failure to prioritize congressionally mandated civilian protection mechanisms amid U.S. military action.

Tax law experts offer three actions that Congress must take to fully unwind the Trump administration’s settlement and hold its architects accountable.