In a piece focusing on President Trump's desire to pardon military and contractor personnel accused or convicted of war crimes, Professor Gabor Rona wrote, "President Donald Trump’s inclination to grant pardons to several military and contractor personnel accused or convicted of war crimes may itself be a violation of the laws of war, if not a war crime...As the commander of these soldiers, and perhaps even of the Blackwater contractor, the President, himself, has a responsibility to punish, if not prevent, violations of the laws of war committed by his subordinates."

Read the Just Security article here.