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Codifying Forced Marriage in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention: From Jurisprudence to Treaty Text
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (311+ words) That resolution invited governments to submit written proposals for amendments by April 30, 2026. Those amendments will then be consolidated into a compiled text with the Draft Articles, alongside the records of past discussions in the U. N. General Assembly's Sixth (Legal) Committee on…...
Amid Shaky Ceasefire, War in Iran Is Starving Sudan
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (343+ words) This article is part of the'Collection:'Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations). The Strait of Hormuz accounts for more than 20 percent of the global maritime oil trade, but it also is a critical thoroughfare for humanitarian logistics…...
Early Edition: April 9, 2026
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (1535+ words) U. S. -IRAN MEETING IN ISLAMABAD Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel had its "finger on the trigger" and could return to full fighting "at any moment," amid a fraying ceasefire, continued fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and…...
Early Edition: April 8, 2026
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (406+ words) Two sources told Axios that a first round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on an agreement to end the war is planned for Friday in Islamabad. Barak Ravid and Marc Caputo report. U. S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was…...
Continuing Crisis in Strait of Hormuz: Why Iran's Hold is Illegal and U. S. Military Force Alone Fails
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (310+ words) This article is part of the'Collection:'Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations). The United States must define the operational scope of its naval commitment in the Strait. And Iran's self-declared "technical limitations" must be rejected outright by…...
Why Threats of Retaliation in the Iran War are Unlikely to Work
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (668+ words) Eliav Lieblich (Bluesky - Linked In - Twitter/X) is a professor of law at Tel-Aviv University's Faculty of Law and a member of the Just Security Editorial Board. He earned his J. S. D. and LL. M. degrees from Columbia Law School, where he was a recipient…...
The Judicial Reckoning for the Abuse of Presidential Power in Korea
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1190+ words) Just Security is an editorially independent, non-partisan, daily digital law and policy journal that elevates the discourse on national security, democracy and the rule of law, and rights. We publish rigorous, expert analysis and informational resources on the issues that…...
Hungary's Election Could End Orb'n's Rule -- But Will It End His Power?
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (493+ words) After 2010, Fidesz transformed Hungary from a liberal democracy into an electoral autocracy by using the party's parliamentary supermajority to reshape the political system in ways that preserve the outward appearance of democracy while systematically undermining it. Equally important has been…...
Early Edition: April 7, 2026
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (474+ words) World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday that a contractor in Gaza was killed during a security incident, prompting the organization to suspend medical evacuations from Gaza via Rafah to Egypt until further notice. Nidal al-Mughrabi and…...
Early Edition: April 6, 2026
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (646+ words) A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here's today's news: Israel attacked Iran's largest petrochemical complex on Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 170 others, according to Iranian state media. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…...