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fromAbove the Law
11 hours ago

Defense Department Lawyering Almost As Good As Hegseth's Pullups - Above the Law

The Pentagon's press policy has been repeatedly voided by the courts, highlighting ongoing tensions between the Defense Department and media access.
#iran
World politics
fromAxios
3 days ago

Trump's Iran threats raise moral stakes for military members

Threats against Iran's infrastructure raise concerns about potential war crimes and civilian casualties amid escalating tensions.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Senator Says Trump Risks War Crime' if He Acts on Threats

Threatening Iranian civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime, according to Sen. Blumenthal, amid concerns over U.S. military strategy in the region.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Iran says US strike on Delhi-bound plane a 'war crime'

Iran condemns US strike on civilian aircraft at Mashhad Airport, labeling it a war crime.
#war-crimes
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Reporter Confronts Trump Chief Hegseth With War Crime' Accusation Live at Presser

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced accusations that his 'no quarter' statement regarding Iran constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law.
France politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Israeli attacks on Lebanon may amount to war crimes, UN rights office says

UN states that deliberately attacking civilians or civilian objects in Israeli strikes on Lebanon constitutes war crimes under international humanitarian law.
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon

A Lebanese-French artist filed a war crimes complaint in Paris over an Israeli bombing that killed his parents and a domestic worker.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran's civilian infrastructure?

Attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure by US officials may constitute serious war crimes under international law.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Reporter Confronts Trump Chief Hegseth With War Crime' Accusation Live at Presser

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced accusations that his 'no quarter' statement regarding Iran constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law.
France politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Israeli attacks on Lebanon may amount to war crimes, UN rights office says

UN states that deliberately attacking civilians or civilian objects in Israeli strikes on Lebanon constitutes war crimes under international humanitarian law.
#international-law
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?

Legal experts unanimously determined that US and Israeli attacks on Iran were unlawful under international law, as no imminent threat from Iran was demonstrated.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Are US-Israeli attacks against Iran legal under international law?

US-Israeli strikes against Iran likely violate the UN Charter's prohibition on aggression, lacking valid legal justification or Security Council authorization.
NYC parents
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Over 100 US legal experts condemn strikes on Iran as possible war crimes'

Over 100 US international law experts condemn US-Israeli military actions against Iran as violations of international law and potential war crimes.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The Guardian view on the Iran war and international law: it's worse than a mistake; it's a crime | Editorial

Western nations apply inconsistent standards in condemning military aggression, loudly criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine while remaining largely silent about US and Israeli military actions against Iran and Lebanon, undermining claims of universal international law.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Why international law is still the world's best defence

The post-World War II international legal order faces erosion from ultranationalism, great-power rivalries, and norm violations, risking a return to force-based politics where power supersedes principle.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?

Legal experts unanimously determined that US and Israeli attacks on Iran were unlawful under international law, as no imminent threat from Iran was demonstrated.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Are US-Israeli attacks against Iran legal under international law?

US-Israeli strikes against Iran likely violate the UN Charter's prohibition on aggression, lacking valid legal justification or Security Council authorization.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Veteran Rips Trump For Threatening Civilian Targets in Iran: It's a War Crime'

Threatening to bomb Iran's infrastructure could constitute war crimes, according to a U.S. Air Force veteran's perspective on President Trump's rhetoric.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you

Warring sides in the Middle East show contempt for civilian life, flouting international laws protecting civilians amid escalating conflict.
Healthcare
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

We dug up medics in Gaza. A year later, international law remains buried

Israel has fostered a culture of impunity for attacks on healthcare workers, leading to severe consequences in Gaza and beyond.
#icc
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

ICC states should not ignore judicial experts' conclusions in Khan's case

Upholding the ICC prosecutor's integrity is crucial for the credibility of State Parties and the ICC system amidst allegations of misconduct.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

ICC to consider legal advice that criticises UN report on prosecutor Karim Khan

The ICC is reviewing a report challenging misconduct allegations against chief prosecutor Karim Khan, with potential implications for his position.
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

ICC states should not ignore judicial experts' conclusions in Khan's case

Upholding the ICC prosecutor's integrity is crucial for the credibility of State Parties and the ICC system amidst allegations of misconduct.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

ICC to consider legal advice that criticises UN report on prosecutor Karim Khan

The ICC is reviewing a report challenging misconduct allegations against chief prosecutor Karim Khan, with potential implications for his position.
OMG science
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Scientists reveal terrifying global aftermath of nuclear war

Nuclear war poses catastrophic long-term consequences for human health and the environment, far exceeding the immediate destruction.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Readers reply: Has a call for restraint from an authority figure ever put a stop to war?

Mediation and calls for restraint can sometimes lead to the de-escalation of conflicts, though outcomes vary significantly.
Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers

Israeli bombings in south Lebanon have targeted medical workers and facilities, resulting in significant casualties and destruction, raising concerns of war crimes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

UK complicit in desecration of international law in Gaza, says Corbyn-led tribunal

Britain's failure to meet its legal obligations has contributed to the mass killing of Palestinian civilians and the wholesale destruction of civilian objects, the desecration of international law and the further erosion of Britain's status as a nation committed to the rule of law in the international arena.
UK politics
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

Stop the use of AI in war until laws can be agreed

Frontier AI models are unreliable for warfare and lack legal frameworks; international rules must govern military AI use before deployment to prevent civilian harm.
NYC parents
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Israel Has Killed or Wounded Classroom's Worth of Children Every Day in Lebanon

Israeli military operations in Lebanon since March 2 have killed or wounded approximately one classroom of children daily, with 111 children killed and 334 wounded, while forcibly displacing 350,000 children from southern Lebanon.
World news
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Switzerland Says It's Halting Weapons Exports Licenses to US, Citing Neutrality

Switzerland halts weapons export licenses to the U.S. amid the conflict, citing neutrality principles and has not issued new licenses since February 28.
World politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Pope Leo: Aerial Bombing Should Have Been Banned Forever After 20th Century Wars

Pope Leo XIV condemns aerial bombings, advocating for peace and dialogue instead of war, emphasizing the need to ban such practices permanently.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Opinion: The immorality of betting on war

Prediction markets allow betting on geopolitical events including military strikes and political upheavals, raising ethical concerns about profiting from advance knowledge of violence and human suffering.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

US confirms 157 killed in maritime strikes experts call extrajudicial'

Senior defence official Joseph Humire said that 47 narco-trafficking vessels have been struck in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific since the campaign began in September, in a written statement to members of the US Congress. Asked by lawmakers on Tuesday whether the quantity of drugs entering the US has gone down, Humire stated that the movement of drug-trafficking vessels had decreased by 20 percent in the Caribbean.
World news
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Pete Hegseth Might as Well Yell 'I Want to Do War Crimes' Outside The Hague

The only ones who need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they're going to live. No one's putting us in danger, we're putting the other guys in danger. That's our job.
Right-wing politics
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Israel's displacement of civilians in Lebanon is a possible war crime

Israeli tactics of mass expulsion in Lebanon violate international law and displace over a million civilians, mirroring actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Syrian who fled to UK charged with crimes against humanity over violent crackdown

A former Syrian intelligence officer has been charged with murder and torture as crimes against humanity in England and Wales, marking the first such prosecution under the International Criminal Court Act 2001.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Gordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children

An international criminal court for crimes against children should be established to protect schools as safe havens with the same legal status as hospitals during armed conflicts.
NYC politics
fromThe Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
1 month ago

Zohran Mamdani calls US Israel Iran strikes illegal | The Jerusalem Post

NYC Mayor Mamdani condemned US-Israel strikes on Iran as catastrophic escalation, prompting online backlash and increased NYPD security at sensitive locations.
#presidential-war-powers
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Congress realizes maybe it's a bad idea to let presidents declare war unilaterally after decades of letting it slide | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Congress realizes maybe it's a bad idea to let presidents declare war unilaterally after decades of letting it slide | Fortune

World politics
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

US Joins ICJ Case to Defend Israel From Allegations of Genocide

The Trump administration officially joined an International Court of Justice case to defend Israel against genocide allegations, affirming the accusations are false.
#international-humanitarian-law
World politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Pete Hegseth Calls For No Quarter' For US Enemies In Apparent Violation of International Law

Defense Secretary Hegseth's statement that the U.S. will give 'no quarter' to Iranian enemies violates international humanitarian law, which prohibits refusing to spare lives of surrendering combatants or those unable to defend themselves.
World politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Pete Hegseth Calls For No Quarter' For US Enemies In Apparent Violation of International Law

Defense Secretary Hegseth's statement that the U.S. will give 'no quarter' to Iranian enemies violates international humanitarian law, which prohibits refusing to spare lives of surrendering combatants or those unable to defend themselves.
History
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

Voiding International Agreements Can Have Awkward Consequences - emptywheel

The United States purchased the Danish West Indies in 1917 for $25 million; Denmark obtained tacit U.S. assent to extend interests in Greenland.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

How Trump's Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg

The Trump administration prioritizes national self-interest to justify possible military actions, challenging legal principles that prohibit aggressive war.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Spending even more on defence won't buy us peace | Letters

MoD procurement failures, waste, and lack of accountability must be fixed before substantially increasing defence spending.
World news
fromwww.bostonherald.com
1 month ago

UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting

UN Secretary-General condemns U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and calls for immediate negotiations to prevent wider regional conflict and escalation.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Five pro-Palestinian activists plead not guilty over UK air base break in

Five pro-Palestinian activists have pleaded not guilty to breaking into a British military air base and damaging two planes in protest against the UK's support for Israel's war in Gaza. The five are accused of breaking into the Brize Norton Royal Air Force base in central England in June and spraying red paint over two Voyager aircraft used for refuelling and transport.
UK politics
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Secrecy around UK military civilian harm risks undermining public confidence'

Secrecy about how the UK investigates civilian deaths in military campaigns risks undermining public confidence and lacks published procedures unlike the US.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Is the US War Powers Act unconstitutional, as President Trump says?

President Trump asserted unilateral military authority over Venezuela and declared the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, prompting bipartisan congressional backlash and a likely ineffective Senate resolution.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Will the Board of Peace live up to its name?

United States President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace on Thursday, saying it's one of the most consequential bodies ever created in the history of the world. This is all part of the agreement to reach a ceasefire in Gaza after more than two years of Israel's genocidal war on Palestinians in the territory. Trump said the board will work in partnership with the United Nations to address crises far beyond Gaza.
US politics
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US faces war crime allegation for disguising' aircraft in drug boat attack

A US military aircraft allegedly disguised as a civilian plane struck a suspected drug-smuggling boat, an action that could constitute perfidy and a war crime.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Trump's Board of Peace' puts rights abusers in charge of global order

The US president proposes a self-serving 'Board of Peace' that undermines the UN and human rights, gathering repressive leaders into a club of impunity.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Pentagon Kills 2 More in Another Boat Strike, Bringing Death Toll to 128

U.S. strikes in the eastern Pacific killed two more, raising the death toll to at least 128 in an operation targeting alleged narco-terrorists without evidence.
World news
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Pentagon Conducted Lethal Boat Strike With Aircraft Disguised as Civilian Plane

Disguising military aircraft as civilian planes constitutes perfidy and can be a war crime under international law and U.S. military rules.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Human rights outmuscled by rule of force' globally, UN chief warns

Guterres stressed that this assault is not coming from the shadows or by surprise. It is happening in plain sight and often led by those who hold the greatest power. He did not mention specific situations although he did voice outrage at Russia's war in Ukraine, where he said more than 15,000 civilians had been killed in four years of violence. It is more than past time to end the bloodshed, he said.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Can the UN Security Council be reformed?

The UN secretary-general says the absence of African seats is indefensible'. African nations must have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, the head of the world body has told the African Union. Latin American countries and most of those in Asia do not have a permanent presence either, despite their huge populations. Can the UN be reformed? Presenter: Rishaad Salamat Guests: Olukayode Bakare visiting scholar in international relations and African politics at the University of Colorado Denver Mukesh Kapila former UN humanitarian coordinator
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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

UN chief warns he could refer Israel to ICJ over laws targetting UNRWA

Israel banned UNRWA operations, seized its East Jerusalem offices, and faces UN threats of ICJ action unless laws are repealed and assets returned.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US kills two people in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, one survivor

Two narco-terrorists were killed and one survived the strike. Following the engagement, US SOUTHCOM immediately notified U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor, the military said. Last week, the US claimed responsibility for killing two people in an earlier attack in the eastern Pacific, bringing to three the number of attacks Washington has ordered on vessels since its forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a bloody nighttime raid on the capital, Caracas, in early January.
World news
World politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Speaking Out on the Insanity of Nuclear Weapons

Eliminating or nearly eliminating nuclear weapons is urgently necessary and current government leaders must act promptly to prevent a renewed nuclear arms race.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni

State terror uses arbitrary detention, torture, killings and fear, justified by rhetoric of security and order, to silence dissent and control populations.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

UN accuses paramilitary RSF of committing war crimes in Sudan's el-Fasher

RSF forces committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, including mass killings, sexual violence, torture, and using starvation as a weapon.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The risk of nuclear war is rising again. We need a new movement for global peace | David Cortright

The global nuclear-weapon risk is rising and requires a renewed worldwide peace movement to prevent catastrophic escalation.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Lebanon files UN complaint against Israel's daily ceasefire violations

Lebanon documented 2,036 Israeli breaches of its sovereignty in Oct–Dec 2025 and demanded UN action to end violations, withdraw forces, and release prisoners.
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