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Published February 17th, 2026, on Just Security.  

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security:  

• The Spirit of Liberty—Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture By Jameel Jaffer
• Suspend Your Judgment? The Role of International Courts in Ending Wars By Yuval Shany
• Alien-ating Asians in 21st-Century Land Laws By Donna Doan Anderson and Joanna YangQing Derman