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Five (Overlooked) Decision Points for the Trump Administration in National Security

What are the decision points that the President-elect’s transition team and incoming administration will likely face over the horizon in the national security arena? News media…
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State Responsibility for Assisting Armed Groups: A Legal Risk Analysis

Last month, the US State Department’s Legal Adviser Brian Egan highlighted one of the most significant legal issues on the horizon: US and coalition forces’ handling of large…
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is flanked by his wife Lynne and Israel's President Moshe Katsav when leaders from 30 countries gather to remember the victims of the Holocaust on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops in Oswiecim, southern Poland on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005. At left is Jolana Kwasniewski, the wife of Poland's President. Others surround them standing or sitting in chairs. Everyone wears coats and hats in the snowy weather.

Foreign Gov’t Assistance to Trump Administration Policies: What Int’l Law Prohibits

The policies of the incoming Trump Administration may spell legal trouble for cooperation between the United States and its allies in important areas of national security. One…
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How Should Governments Evaluate the Actions of States They Assist?

Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict…
A view of the European Court of Human Rights courtroom as it sits empty.

Accountability for States’ Assisting Other States’ Wrongful Acts: The Superior Effectiveness of Human Rights Norms

Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict…
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Aiding and Assisting: The Relationship with International Criminal Law?

Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict…
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US Transparency Regarding International Law in Cyberspace

Last Thursday, State Department Legal Adviser Brian Egan, delivered an important speech at Berkeley Law School on the relationship between international law and cyber activities. …
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State Complicity in Other States’ Bad Acts—and How to Avoid It

[Editor’s Note: Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges…
A journal paper on a desk. It reads, “International Law Studies; Published Since 1895; U.S. Naval War College; Partners and Legal Pitfalls; Brian Finucane; 92 Int’l Stud 407 (2016); Volume 92; 2016; Published by the Stockton Center for International Law”

Recommended Reading: Brian Finucane’s “Partners and Legal Pitfalls”

 Just Security editors occasionally select a noteworthy law review article, essay, or book on topics that may be relevant to our readers—especially if it intersects with national…

Beyond Gitmo: What is the US Going to Do About the Coming Wave of ISIL Detainees?

With the Mosul battle raging and the Raqqa offensive possibly weeks away, U.S. policymakers and government attorneys will be facing a familiar kind of problem: What is going to…

Who is Responsible for the Yemen Funeral Bombing, and How?

The aftermath of a bombing by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Photo: Almigdad Mojalli/IRIN The Saudi-led coalition has acknowledged, after initially denying, that it carried…
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How Retaking Mosul Could Spell Disaster for Civilians

After over two grueling years living under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS), Mosul’s 1.2 million civilians may  suffer yet more abuse when the government tries to retake…
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