Paras Shah
Legal Editor
Paras Shah (@pshah518) is a Legal Editor at Just Security and an Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU. Prior to joining Just Security, Paras clerked for Judge Joshua Deahl on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and represented clients in white collar matters and government investigations at O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Paras is Host and Executive Producer of the Just Security Podcast. His research interests include administrative law, international human rights and humanitarian law, disability rights, civil procedure, and press freedom.
Paras is a member of the National Press Club and has a Master’s in Journalism from NYU. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School. Paras is also on LinkedIn.
Articles by this author:
The Just Security Podcast: Could Ecocide Become a New International Crime?
by Naima Te Maile Fifita, Rebecca Hamilton, Kate Mackintosh, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Nov 4th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: ‘The Presidents and the People’ Book Talk
by Corey Brettschneider, Tom Joscelyn, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Oct 31st, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Persons with Disabilities, the Slave Trade, and International Law
by Michael Ashley Stein, Janet Lord, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Oct 25th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted Messaging Apps
by Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat, Inga Kristina Trauthig, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Oct 18th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Assessing the Origins, Dynamics, and Future of Conflict in Sudan
by Laura Nyantung Beny, Nisrin Elamin, Hamid Khalafallah, Matiangai Sirleaf, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Oct 11th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Key Trends and Takeaways from the 2024 U.N. General Assembly’s High-Level Week
by Richard Ponzio, Viola Gienger, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Oct 2nd, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: A New Guide to International Law and Military Activities in Outer Space
by Jack M. Beard, David A. Koplow, Tess Bridgeman, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Sep 27th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: What to Expect from the 2024 U.N. General Assembly
by Richard Gowan, Viola Gienger, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Sep 20th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Strategic Risks of AI and Recapping the 2024 REAIM Summit
by Brianna Rosen, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Sep 12th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Assessing the Recent Response of International Law and Institutions in Palestine and Israel
by Ardi Imseis, Shahd Hammouri, Victor Kattan, Matiangai Sirleaf, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Aug 21st, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: How can the U.S. Address Political Violence and Threats?
by Rachel Kleinfeld, Paras Shah and Clara Apt
Aug 19th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Assessing the Laws of War
by Cordula Droege, Tess Bridgeman, Paras Shah and Harrison Blank
Aug 2nd, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: The Evolution of U.S. Hostage Policy
by Diane Foley, Luke Hartig, Viola Gienger, Paras Shah and Harrison Blank
Aug 1st, 2024
Donald Trump’s Dangerous Views on Disability and the Power to Think Differently
by Paras Shah
Jul 31st, 2024
US Arrests Former Syrian Prison Chief – But Will the Charges Prove Equal to His Crimes?
by Rebecca Hamilton and Paras Shah
Jul 25th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: An Innovative Lawsuit Links Social Media Companies to Mass Shootings
by Paul M. Barrett, Paras Shah and Harrison Blank
Jul 19th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast NATO’s Washington Summit: Russia’s War on Ukraine Tests Alliance
by Ambassador Daniel Fried, Viola Gienger and Paras Shah
Jul 12th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Presidential Immunity After Trump v. United States
by Marty Lederman, Mary B. McCord, Steve Vladeck, Ryan Goodman, Paras Shah, Audrey Balliette and Harrison Blank
Jul 3rd, 2024
Divided Supreme Court Hands Trump Broad Immunity for Prosecution for Official Acts
by Adam Klasfeld and Paras Shah
Jul 1st, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: ICC Arrest Warrants for Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Power Grid
by Kateryna Busol, Rebecca Hamilton, Paras Shah, Audrey Balliette and Harrison Blank
Jun 28th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Attacks on Health in Armed Conflict
by Houssam al-Nahhas, Neema Rukunghu, Uliana Poltavets, "B" Zemen, Paras Shah, Audrey Balliette and Harrison Blank
Jun 24th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Protecting Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflict
by Bonnie Docherty, Paras Shah and Audrey Balliette
Jun 14th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: ‘The Walls Have Eyes’ Book Talk — Surviving Migration in The Age of Artificial Intelligence
by Petra Molnar and Paras Shah
Jun 7th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: A Landmark Court Opinion on the Ocean and Climate Change
by Ambassador Cheryl Bazard, Catherine Amirfar, Megan Corrarino and Paras Shah
May 28th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Courtroom Views from Inside Trump’s New York Criminal Trial
by Terri Austin, Adam Klasfeld and Paras Shah
May 24th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: A Request for ICC Arrest Warrants and the Israel-Hamas War
by Tess Bridgeman, Todd Buchwald, Tom Dannenbaum, Rebecca Hamilton and Paras Shah
May 20th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: The ‘Year of Climate’ in International Courts
by Naima Te Maile Fifita, Joana Setzer and Paras Shah
May 8th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Harm to Women in War Goes Beyond Sexual Violence: `Obstetric Violence’ Neglected
by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Viola Gienger and Paras Shah
Apr 26th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: The Starvation War Crime in Sudan and Gaza
by Tom Dannenbaum, Tess Bridgeman and Paras Shah
Apr 4th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: A Russian Legal Scholar in Exile on the Future of Resistance to Putin
by Gleb Bogush, Viola Gienger and Paras Shah
Mar 29th, 2024
The Just Security Podcast: Crisis in Haiti
by Rosy Auguste Ducéna, Beatrice Lindstrom, Viola Gienger and Paras Shah
Mar 19th, 2024