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17 Jul

[Lindsay Freeman is the director of the Technology, Law & Policy program at the Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law. She led the drafting of the United Nations’ Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations and developed the OSINT training course for the Institute of International Criminal Investigations. She previously worked for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and served as a...

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17 Jul

[Madhumita Jayashankar is a final-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, specialising in international law with a major in political science] In recent decades, the landscape of global security has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. The privatization of military and security functions and services has surged since the end of the Cold War, fundamentally reshaping how states...

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16 Jul

[Dr Asaf Lubin is an associate professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, an affiliated faculty at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and an affiliated fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project.] This post has been cross-posted on Private Security...

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16 Jul

[Vincent Bernard is visiting lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He previously worked as senior policy advisor to the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA) and wrote the research report “Ensuring Responsible Security in the Digital Age: The application of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers to Advanced Technologies”] The...

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15 Jul

[Méryl Schwitzguébel, CFE, is a project officer at DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. Dr Ilia Siatitsa is currently programme director and senior legal officer at Privacy International.] Recently, surveillance technologies have captivated the public’s attention. From targeted attacks with spyware, like Pegasus or earlier FinFisher, to massive data scandals like Cambridge Analytica, these new technologies raise serious concerns for privacy, human...

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15 Jul

[Dr Jelena Aparac is a senior academic and consultant, and former chair and member of the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries] Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have significantly expanded their operations, sectors of activity, and client base over the past decades. They operate not only in armed conflict zones but also in areas of peace, across diverse industries such as extractive sectors,...

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14 Jul

[Manon Blancafort is a project assistant at the Small Arms Survey and previously served for three years as an operational reservist in the French Air and Space Forces, within a Protection Squadron. Callum Watson is the gender coordinator and programme manager at the Small Arms Survey. Florence Foster is a senior project manager at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. Jowita...

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14 Jul

[Andres Macías-Tolosa is a professor and researcher at Universidad Externado de Colombia, coordinator of the OPERA Research Group and editor of the OPERA Journal.   Joana de Deus Pereira is a senior research fellow at RUSI Europe, co-founder of the Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC) Research Group at King's College London, adjunct professor at Sciences Po, Paris, and visiting senior fellow...

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14 Jul

[Gabriella Citroni is an adjunct professor of international human rights law at the University of Milano-Bicocca and senior legal advisor atTRIAL International. Chiara Gabriele is head of program for the Accountability for Private Military and Security Actors Program at TRIAL International. Danaé van der Straten Ponthoz is head of international advocacy and policy at Global Survivors Fund. Julie Bardèche is a senior legal advisor...

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14 Jul

We are delighted to announce exciting developments on the editorial side of Opinio Juris that will strengthen our operations and further support our mission to serve as a leading forum for discussion on international law and international relations. First, we are thrilled to welcome four outstanding new Assistant Editors for Review. These talented individuals bring rich and diverse experiences in international law and will play a...

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14 Jul

[The Legal Opinion Expert Group: Ademuni Odeke is a professor of international maritime law and policy and special advisor to the National Centre for the Sea and Maritime Law, at the Department of Maritime Law, University of Ankara (Türkiye). Alice Ollino is an assistant professor in international law and ricercatore at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Andrea Caligiuri is an associate professor of...

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11 Jul

[Alessandra Spadaro works as Assistant Professor in Public International Law at Utrecht University. She is conducting a three-year project titled “Business in and for war: the role and limits of international humanitarian law”, which is funded by the Dutch Research Council.] In a recent post on this blog, my colleague Jérôme de Hemptinne calls on (Western) international lawyers to engage with...

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