A digest of recent analysis of national security and rights-related news and developments at Just Security.
Russia – Ukraine War
- Unforced Error: Article 124 and the Regrettable Caveat to Ukraine’s Proposed Ratification of the ICC Statute
by Tom Dannenbaum (@tomdannenbaum) - Ukraine’s Incursion into Kursk Oblast: A Lawful Case of Defensive Invasion?
by Chris O’Meara (@ChrisOmeara_)
Israel – Hamas War and International Criminal Court
- Expert Explainer: The US for the first time submits a formal brief to the International Criminal Court on the ‘Situation in Palestine’
by Todd Buchwald
International Criminal Court / Disability Rights
- Time for the International Criminal Court to Recognize Persons with Disabilities and the Slave Trade
by Janet Lord, Pace Schwarz, Matthew “Hezzy” Smith (@hmssmith), Michael Ashley Stein, Alex Green and Rosemary Kayess
Magnitsky Sanctions / Political Prisoners
- Magnitsky Sanctions and Political Prisoners: Lessons from the Case of Vladimir Kara-Murza
by Nina Moraitou-Politzi
Authorizations for Use of Military Force
- A Presidential Proclamation to End the Iraq War: Unilateral Executive Action to Defang a Zombie AUMF
by Brian Finucane (@BCFinucane)
FISA Section 702 Surveillance
- Warrantless “Defensive” Searches of FISA Section 702 Data Violate the Fourth Amendment
by Noah Chauvin (@NoahChauvin)
Transnational Corruption / Sanctions
- Lifting DRC Mining Sanctions Would Be a Critical National Security Error
by Virginia Canter (@VirginiaRCanter)
Podcast
- The Just Security Podcast: How can the U.S. Address Political Violence and Threats?
Paras Shah (@pshah518) interview with Rachel Kleinfeld (@RachelKleinfeld) - The Just Security Podcast: Assessing the Response of International Law and Institutions to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Paras Shah (@pshah518) and Matiangai Sirleaf (@matiangai) interview with Ardi Imseis (@ArdiImseis), Shahd Hammouri (@shahdhm) and Victor Kattan (@VictorKattan)