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Articles in Law & Justice tagged with Human Rights

The law occludes the abhorrent violence routinely perpetrated by states in the name of self-defense.

A. Dirk Moses

“Never again” means standing up for Palestinian people. “Never again” means this very moment.

Stefanie Fox

A conversation with Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat on the need for a political solution.

Deborah Chasman, Noura Erakat

The legal doctrine of "superior responsibility" makes the Russian president liable for war crimes committed in Ukraine.

Feisal G. Mohamed

Critics say human rights discourse blunts social transformation. It doesn't have to.

Zachary Manfredi

The lawless—and ongoing—administration of the prison by four American presidents underwrites the broader democratic crisis we face today.

Baher Azmy

In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.

Sophia Goodfriend
Liberalism cannot simply be extended to the uterus. Reproductive justice requires a vision of the social body.
Abby Minor

The dramatic history of Guatemala’s National Police archive illustrates the crucial role of state archives in protecting democracy.

Kirsten Weld
They also acknowledged, for the first time, that the grounds for torturing Abu Zubaydah—who was detained in the wake of September 11 and is still languishing in Guantánamo—were mistaken.
Joseph Margulies

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