Harm to Women in War Goes Beyond Sexual Violence: `Obstetric Violence' Neglected
In recent decades, the international community has sought to address the particular harms that women and girls experience in war. International law now punishes sexual violence in armed conflict. And ...
26 Apr 202431min
United States v. Trump: Presidential Immunity from Criminal Conduct
On April 17, 2024, NYU School of Law hosted a panel of experts to discuss whether a former President enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct that allegedly involved official acts during ...
19 Apr 20241h 15min
The Starvation War Crime in Sudan and Gaza
Sudan and Gaza are teetering on the brink of man-made famine. In Sudan, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces has displaced more than 7 million people with 18 ...
4 Apr 202445min
A Russian Legal Scholar in Exile on the Future of Resistance to Putin
Vladimir Putin recently claimed victory as Russia’s president despite extensive evidence that the “election” was illegitimate in a number of ways. His repression, including evidence of State-ordered a...
29 Mar 202439min
Crisis in Haiti
Haiti’s crisis of gang violence and political dysfunction has been spiraling out of control. The number of reported homicides more than doubled last year to almost 4,800, and kidnappings soared to alm...
19 Mar 202433min
International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv
In the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, the fighting has caused widespread horror and devastation. Over 10,000 civilians have been killed and more than half a million peo...
15 Mar 202442min
Social Media, Government Jawboning, and the First Amendment at the Supreme Court
On March 6, 2024, Just Security and the Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law co-hosted an all-star panel of experts to discuss the issue of government “jawboning” – a practice of info...
11 Mar 20241h 14min
Book Talk: Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
On February 27, 2024, Just Security hosted a live event for the launch of Professor Barbara McQuade’s new book, Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. Barbara is an Editor at Ju...
7 Mar 202457min
