The Authorization for Use of Military Force is a joint resolution by Congress that gives the U.S. president the authority to leverage military force in a conflict.

A new government resolution in Argentina to regulate the use of firearms by security agents runs counter to basic human rights standards and could encourage shootings in unjustifiable circumstances.

A ministerial resolution in Ecuador to regulate the use of force by the armed forces could encourage the use of lethal force in unjustifiable circumstances, in violation of basic human rights ...