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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Press freedom in the United States has continued to come under attack since the last reporting period (Dec. 9), with individual journalists bearing the brunt of recent events through a mix of layoffs, arrests, and in one case an FBI raid of a journalist’s home.
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If Trump broke international law, so what?
I spoke about why the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela violates international law, why self-defense claims fail under the UN Charter, and what it indicates about the constraints of international law.
About Bec
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.
