A digest of recent analysis of national security and rights-related news and developments at Just Security.
International Court of Justice: Israel – Palestine
- International Court of Justice’s Call on All States to End Israel’s Occupation and Find a Path to Peace
by Binaifer Nowrojee (@NowrojeeOSF) - A Synopsis of ICJ Finding Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territory in Violation of International Law
by Sang-Min Kim (@SangMinKim0) and Audrey Balliette
United Nations
- What the Draft UN “Pact for the Future” Tells Us About International Insecurity
by Richard Gowan (@RichardGowan1)
Trump Trials
- United States v. Nixon at Fifty: Why Judge Cannon Is Wrong About the Attorney General’s Authority to Select a Special Counsel
by Marty Lederman (@marty_lederman)
US Hostage Policy
- Since James Foley’s Death, a `Moral Awakening’ in America on Hostages Held Abroad
by Diane Foley (@FoleyDi)
FBI and Social Media
- Dept of Justice Promises to Declassify Standard Operating Procedure for Coordinating with Social Media Platforms
by Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix)
Human Rights Enforcement in U.S. Courts
- The Chiquita Verdict Expands International Human Rights Liability for Corporate Conduct Abroad
by Jason P. Hipp, Alyssa Bernstein and Aimee Grainer - US Arrests Former Syrian Prison Chief – But Will the Charges Prove Equal to His Crimes?
by Rebecca Hamilton (@bechamilton) and Paras Shah (@pshah518)
Torture Prohibition and Int’l Criminal Court
- The ICC’s Use of Evidence Obtained by Torture Sets a Dangerous Precedent
by Jake Goodman-Palmer
Armed Conflict
- Assessing the Civilian and Political Institutions of Armed Non-State Actors under International Law
by Katharine Fortin (@KatharineFortin)
Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan’s Aliyev Extends Arbitrary Detentions Even as He Prepares to Host Global Climate Conference COP29
by Zhala Bayramova (@BayramovaZhala), Ibad Bayramov (@BayramovIbad) and Emin Bayramli (@EminBayramli_)