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Election Denying Officials Who Refuse to Certify Election Results Could Face Prosecution

"Election officials who are considering abusing their power in service of election falsehoods do so at their legal peril."
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Global Rule of Law Index: Easing Health Crisis Unmasks Persistent Governance Crisis

"As concerning as the global rule of law trends are, the data from these [post-Soviet] states remind us that there is nothing inevitable about rising authoritarianism."
Rows of American flags in front of the U.S. Capitol building.

The News Media’s “Democracy Beats” Won’t Beat Back Autocracy

To protect democracy, the press must do more than punish stories. It needs to collaborate, support unions, litigate, and improve diversity.
Ukrainian and Russian flags.

US Intervention in Ukraine v. Russia at the ICJ: A Q&A with Chimène Keitner

"The recent flurry of interventions shows that the ICJ proceeding continues to serve as a rallying point for Ukraine’s supporters."
A woman displays photographs of her family.

In ICC Investigation of 2008 Russia-Georgia War Crimes, Don’t Let Justice Delayed Become Justice Denied

Delivering justice at the ICC for the long-neglected victims of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war requires international community support.
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The UN’s Summit of the Future: Advancing Multilateralism in an Age of Hypercompetitive Geopolitics

The Summit of the Future is an important litmus test for the future of multilateralism.
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National Security Creep in Cross-Border Investments

There has been a recent bipartisan shift to frame economic issues—among many others—in national security terms.
A man and a woman stand at a microphone, holding a sign that says "March for Our Lives" and a poster of their deceased child. Behind the couple, many protestors who also hold signs sit on the steps of the Texas Capitol building.

Ensuring Access to Courts for Gun Victims: The Case for Repealing PLCAA

Victims of gun violence have the right to a remedy according to U.S. and international human rights law. Congress should repeal PLCAA in order to dismantle the inordinate legal…
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks with two other participants at the JCPOA Iran nuclear talks on April 27, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. They wear face masks but do not social distance. Various countries’ flags stand behind a table set up for the meeting.

JCPOA Tracker: Official Government Statements on the Iran Nuclear Negotiations

Editor’s Note: This tracker is most recently updated as of 30 June, 2022.  Following the breakdown in indirect talks between the United States and Iran in Qatar last week, prospects…
Members of Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church march to celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2021 in Galveston, Texas. One person carries a flag with horizontal blue band above horizontal red band, red star in middle, and the date June 19, 1865.

Juneteenth Reading Recommendations

Leading scholars on lessons of the holiday and suggestions for what to read, watch & more.
Barbara Jordan on House Judiciary Committee during Watergate impeachment hearings, 1974.

Remembering Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of Juneteenth

A life dedicated to public service. A call to work toward “an America as good as its promise.”
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Beyond a “Hate Crime”: “Replacement” Rhetoric and the Genocide Worry

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, former President of the International Criminal Court, analyzes "replacement theory"-motivated killings through lens of international law on genocide.
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