Following a Russian attack on the Ukrainian Dormition Cathedral, a site of religious and cultural heritage, Distinguished Scholar Michael Schmitt surveys various protections implicated under the law of armed conflict and international criminal law. Gallery

Following a Russian attack on the Ukrainian Dormition Cathedral, a site of religious and cultural heritage, Distinguished Scholar Michael Schmitt surveys various protections implicated under the law of armed conflict and international criminal law.

“Government that withholds equal standing from some of its members is not merely unjust; it forfeits the allegiance, participation, and productive energy through which political authority is consolidated and extended in practice,” writes Faculty Co-Director Stephen Holmes in a Project Syndicate commentary reflecting on the Declaration of Independence 250 years on. Gallery

“Government that withholds equal standing from some of its members is not merely unjust; it forfeits the allegiance, participation, and productive energy through which political authority is consolidated and extended in practice,” writes Faculty Co-Director Stephen Holmes in a Project Syndicate commentary reflecting on the Declaration of Independence 250 years on.

Following the U.S. attack on a Tren de Aragua leader inside Venezuela, in Just Security, RCLS’s Tess Bridgeman, Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman, and Brian Finucane cover applicable bodies of law, possible Venezuelan involvement, and what we know about the administration’s claimed legal basis. Gallery

Following the U.S. attack on a Tren de Aragua leader inside Venezuela, in Just Security, RCLS’s Tess Bridgeman, Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman, and Brian Finucane cover applicable bodies of law, possible Venezuelan involvement, and what we know about the administration’s claimed legal basis.

In Just Security, Distinguished Scholar Michael Schmitt and Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman write about the International law implications of the U.S. lifting of export restrictions on Russian diesel. Gallery

In Just Security, Distinguished Scholar Michael Schmitt and Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman write about the International law implications of the U.S. lifting of export restrictions on Russian diesel.

For the Washington Post, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane outlines questions of lawfulness and proportionality raised by U.S. attacks that allegedly destroyed vital Iranian infrastructure. Gallery

For the Washington Post, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane outlines questions of lawfulness and proportionality raised by U.S. attacks that allegedly destroyed vital Iranian infrastructure.

In his #1 New York Times bestseller Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissmann explores the problem of the nation’s systemic vulnerability to political lies and poses a path forward through reforms to the law. Gallery

In his #1 New York Times bestseller Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissmann explores the problem of the nation’s systemic vulnerability to political lies and poses a path forward through reforms to the law.

In a “What’s Next” essay for the NYU Law Democracy Project, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber autopsies the decline of international law and the so-called “world order,” offering her take on how to rebuild a public constituency for the rule of law. Gallery

In a “What’s Next” essay for the NYU Law Democracy Project, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber autopsies the decline of international law and the so-called “world order,” offering her take on how to rebuild a public constituency for the rule of law.

Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissmann joins PBS and NPR’s KQED to discuss his case for stemming the effects of political deception and strengthening U.S. democratic institutions. Gallery

Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissmann joins PBS and NPR’s KQED to discuss his case for stemming the effects of political deception and strengthening U.S. democratic institutions.

As the U.S. enforces a naval blockade on Iran against vessels flagged under states that are not a party to the conflict, Non-Resident Senior Fellows Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane explore the surfacing tensions between two bodies of applicable law.  Gallery

As the U.S. enforces a naval blockade on Iran against vessels flagged under states that are not a party to the conflict, Non-Resident Senior Fellows Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane explore the surfacing tensions between two bodies of applicable law. 

In Just Security, Distinguished Scholar Michael Schmitt and Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman offer an analysis of the law of armed conflict as applied to a reported Israeli campaign to kill or capture every individual involved in the October 7th massacre. Gallery

In Just Security, Distinguished Scholar Michael Schmitt and Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman offer an analysis of the law of armed conflict as applied to a reported Israeli campaign to kill or capture every individual involved in the October 7th massacre.