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The United States Can – And Should – Prosecute the Killers of US Journalists and Aid Workers in Syria

Two formerly British ISIS combatants who are suspected of murdering three US citizens are now in US allies’ custody. The "ISIS Beatles" can and should be tried in US federal…
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Mohammed Jabbateh Conviction: A Human Rights Trial Cloaked in Immigration Crimes

On Oct. 18, a U.S. federal jury issued the first criminal conviction involving mass atrocities committed during Liberia’s First Civil War in the 1990s by a ULIMO rebel commander.…

Libya’s Haftar and Liability of Superiors: Ordering Offenses v. Responsibility for Omissions

Further to Just Security’s coverage on Tuesday of the potential war crimes liability of U.S citizen/Libyan warlord General Khalifa Haftar, this article discusses the distinction…

Smoking Gun Videos Emerge: US Citizen, Libyan Warlord Haftar Ordering War Crimes

The International Criminal Court very recently issued an arrest warrant for a militia leader in Libya which should catch the attention of U.S. policymakers, diplomats and prosecutors…

U.S. Arms Sale to Saudis Spells Legal Trouble for State Department Officials

In December, the Obama administration suspended a large weapon sale to Saudi Arabia due to concerns about widespread civilian casualties from Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. The Trump…

The Law of Aiding and Abetting (Alleged) War Crimes: How to Assess US and UK Support for Saudi Strikes in Yemen

US and UK support for Saudi-led military operations in Yemen have received significant attention recently due to reports of strikes that damaged or destroyed hospitals, schools,…

Explainer: What Mental State is Required to Commit a War Crime?

What exactly is the definition of war crimes under international law or, more precisely, what mental state is required to commit such an offence? The synopsis below provides an…
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Iraq and Syria: Prospects for Accountability

On February 10, 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission convened a congressional briefing devoted to the topic of advancing accountability for the commission of international…
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One Way Sri Lanka Can Shield its ex-Defense Secretary from a U.S. Criminal Prosecution

Last week, Sri Lanka’s Justice Deputy Minister responded to an Op-Ed that I published in the New York Times, in which I described reasons that the United States can and should…
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The Gov’t of Sri Lanka Responds to my NYT Op-Ed on U.S. War Crimes Probe of ex-Defense Secretary

The government of Sri Lanka’s Justice Deputy Minister has responded to an Op-Ed that I published in the New York Times in which I described the reasons that the United States…
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Ongwen Onward to the Hague: Lord’s Resistance Army Commander to Face Justice

Media are reporting that Dominic Ongwen, the Joseph Kony deputy who defected last week from the Lord’s Resistance Army, will be transferred to the International Criminal Court…
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Immunities and Criminal Prosecution within the United States & Beyond

The African Union’s controversial effort to grant sitting heads-of-state and “other senior state officials” immunity before the proposed new African criminal chambers (see…
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