The law against war appears to be dead. Russia’s attempt to conquer Ukraine in 2022 is the most serious breach of the prohibition on the use of force since it was codified in the United Nations Charter in 1945. Violations in the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere are plain. Under the theory of legal positivism, such widespread and serious breaches can lead to the disappearance of once viable law. The prohibition on force, however, is no mere positive law rule. It is a peremptory norm of nat...| Georgetown Law Journal
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Climate change and the legal punishment of homelessness together create intersecting hazards. Homelessness, therefore, is a community issue and an environmental issue.| www.law.georgetown.edu
2024’s Raiding the Genome: How the United States Government Is Abusing Its Immigration Powers to Amass DNA for Future Policing explained and analyzed the drastic expansion of DNA collection at the Department of Homeland Security. DHS’s DNA collection program operates with essentially no oversight, and the DNA taken is used for future criminal policing and prosecution.| Center on Privacy and Technology
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