Veteran legal journalist Reynolds Holding, author of "Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice Back to the Courts," and U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, one of
the judges featured in his book, sit down with Lawfare Senior Editor Roger Parloff to discuss the role of district judges in our justice system. [...]
Is it legal to use lethal force to target suspected drug trafficking boats on the high seas or kill those on board? No. The United States is not in an armed conflict with any
cartel or criminal gang. That means the law of armed conflict (LOAC), also known as international humanitarian law (IHL), does not apply to the military operations [...]
This week at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on David Sloss's new book, People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law (Cambridge University Press,
2025). [...]
The Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed the Pretoria Agreement three years ago, at least silencing the guns in the Tigray Region following
two years of brutal war. It remains on record as one of the world’s deadliest conflicts of the 21st century, with an estimated 600,000 civilians killed in a region [...]
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR – INTERNATIONAL
RESPONSE A five-hour meeting yesterday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. [...]
Biometric technologies are increasingly deployed across EU borders to facilitate the identification and verification of individuals based on their unique behavioural or physical
characteristics. The most widely used biometric technologies are fingerprint and facial recognition, but they also include more invasive technologies such as DNA [...]
[Leslie Johns is a Professor of Political Science and Law at UCLA. Máximo Langer is David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law at UCLA. Margaret E. Peters is a
Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Political Science at UCLA.] For decades, human rights advocates have used US courts to seek compensation [...]
(image source: Helsinki University) (image source: Helsinki University) (image source: ) The Research Council of Finland funded centre of excellence in Meliorist Philosophy
of Suffering (leader: Sami Pihlström) announces fixed-term employment (doctoral researcher and postdoctoral researcher) in legal history/history of ethics. [...]
In this opening episode of Part 3, Ulrike Lühe talks to Nataliia Gladkova about preserving digital evidence of human rights violations in Ukraine. Nataliia is the Ukrainian
Archive Program Manager at Mnemonic, where she oversees the collection and verification of over 7.6 million open-source records—including satellite imagery and [...]
The Faculty of Law is offering one studentship for a new PhD student commencing either full-time or part-time doctoral research in 2026/27. The studentship is available to
home and overseas students, and is renewable for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory academic progress. [...]
