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Why Trump’s Iran Threats Are Raising War Crimes Concerns
I spoke to Bloomberg News about the laws of war in light of Trump’s latest threats. You can read the article here.
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Rebecca Hamilton is a Professor of Law at American University, Washington College of Law, where her teaching & scholarship focus on national security law, international law, and human rights law. She is the 2025 Scholar/Teacher of the Year at American University. She was a 2024 U.S. Fulbright Scholar, and a 2023 Visiting Professor of Law at UCLA Law.
She is an Executive Editor at Just Security, and is an internationally recognized expert on atrocity prevention. Her research explores the structural factors underlying international crimes, including the role of new technologies and the impact of climate change.
Her work draws on her experience in the prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, as well as her work in conflict zones as a foreign correspondent.
