United Nations (UN)
1,271 Articles

Rehabilitation for Torture at Guantanamo is a Moral and Legal Imperative
To be an effective leader, the United States must honor its commitments under the Convention Against Torture.

Latin America and Caribbean Nations Rally Against Autonomous Weapons Systems
After a decade of debate, it is urgent for States to start drafting new legally binding rules to prevent the automation of killing.

Насильницьке переміщення Росією українських цивільних осіб: Громадянське суспільство, підзвітність, справедливість
Ці спільні зусилля є практичним проявом єдності та солідарності міжнародної спільноти, спрямованої…

Russia’s Forcible Transfers of Ukrainian Civilians: How Civil Society Aids Accountability and Justice
A Ukrainian whose organization received the Nobel Peace Prize writes with an exiled Russian democracy activist and a US legal-rights advocate on the challenge of documenting these…

Can Aid or Assistance Be a Use of Force?: Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference
Some States are likely engaging in force by virtue of the quantity and quality of the support they are providing to Ukraine. Those activities are lawful as actions taken in the…

Starting Bell Rings for U.N. Counterterrorism Negotiations with Big Questions Unanswered
Yesterday, United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General António Guterres released the biannual report on the “Activities of the United Nations system in implementing the United Nations…

Just Security Podcast: A Year in Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Forging a US Response
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, we’ve seen some surprising military, diplomatic, and legal developments in the war. Ukrainian forces have proven…

Voices from the Frontlines of Democracy in Ukraine: Supporting and Protecting Civil Society
How the country's vibrant civic organizations came to the rescue in war, and how the international community can help them.

A Pragmatic Legal Approach to End Russia’s Aggression
Founding Prosecutor of International Criminal Court writes about how the Court can be used to help in negotiating an end to the Ukraine war.

Assessing Military Operations in the Black Sea a Year Into Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Naval mining threats and the grain shipping deal demand more clarity from Turkey on its interpretation of the Montreux Convention.

Repatriating Alleged ISIS-Linked Men from Northeast Syria: The Start of Judicial Responses to the Political Stalemate
Recent rulings may force countries to reckon with their denial of due process to the accused and justice to the victims.

A Special Tribunal for Ukraine on the Crime of Aggression – The Role of the U.N. General Assembly
An essay by leading expert. Ambassador (Ret.) Hans Corell is Former Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel of the United Nations.