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Where do States Stand on Official Immunity Under International Law?

There is now a clear majority of support for draft Article 7, at least to the extent that it provides for the inapplicability of functional immunity to the crimes of genocide,…
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Arms Transfers to Israel: Knowledge and Risk of Violations of International Law

About the legal assessment States providing material support to Israel in the form of arms must undertake.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Starvation War Crime in Sudan and Gaza

While immediate access to food and aid is the most urgent need, the crises in Sudan and Gaza also raise key questions about individual criminal responsibility.
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Starvation is Starvation is Starvation.

We, as the international community including Israel, should embrace an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to prevent civilians from starving.
Sudanese refugees and ethnic South Sudanese who have fled the war in Sudan carry their belongings while boarding a boat at the shores of the White Nile River

Does the ICC Have Jurisdiction Over the Starvation War Crime in Sudan?

Use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare demands accountability. The question in Sudan is how best to pursue it. In the meantime, the key imperative is for all of…
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The Just Security Podcast: A Syrian War Crimes Verdict in a Dutch Court

A Dutch court recently convicted a man of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Syrian civil war.
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No Longer the Silent Victim: How Ukrainian Prosecutors Are Revitalizing Environmental War Crime Law

Prosecutions for environmental destruction have been notably absent from war crimes trials to date. In Ukraine, this is about to change.
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On Double Jeopardy, the ICC, and the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression

The special tribunal would be able to try for the crime of aggression any person who the ICC has finally tried for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
A picture shows a shadow of a man running past the Wall of Remembrance of the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian War.

Про подвійне притягнення до відповідальності, МКС та Спеціальний трибунал щодо злочину агресії

Спеціальний трибунал зможе судити за злочин агресії будь-яку особу, яку МКС нарешті судив за жорстокі…
Candles and flowers are placed in front of a portrait of Lasantha Wickrematunge.

15 Years Later, Sri Lanka Continues to Deny Justice to Murdered Journalist

Lasantha’s murder, and the government’s failure to meaningfully investigate it, is a potent illustration of the importance and necessity of holding the perpetrators of crimes…
People sink to their knees as Ukrainian servicemen carry a coffin of a Ukrainian poet and serviceman Maksym Kryvtsov who was killed on the frontline, at the Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, on January 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Several hundred Ukrainians attended the ceremony in Kyiv, despite the bitter cold, in tribute to a young Ukrainian poet and soldier Maksym Kryvtsov, call sign "Dali", whose death on the front line sparked a wave of emotion in Ukraine. Maksym Kryvtsov was killed on January 7 at the age of 33. He joined the army as a volunteer in 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, and notably served as a machine gunner. (Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images)

Success or Failure in Ukraine?

Ukrainians are fighting a war for the US and NATO that the alliance cannot afford to lose to a dictator in the Kremlin.
People sink to their knees as Ukrainian servicemen carry a coffin of a Ukrainian poet and serviceman Maksym Kryvtsov who was killed on the frontline, at the Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, on January 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Several hundred Ukrainians attended the ceremony in Kyiv, despite the bitter cold, in tribute to a young Ukrainian poet and soldier Maksym Kryvtsov, call sign "Dali", whose death on the front line sparked a wave of emotion in Ukraine. Maksym Kryvtsov was killed on January 7 at the age of 33. He joined the army as a volunteer in 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, and notably served as a machine gunner. (Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images)

Успіх чи невдача в Україні?

Україна, США та НАТО не можуть дозволити собі програти цю війну диктатору в Кремлі.
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