Civilian Harm

Unless parties are willing to come to the table, there is no pathway from war toward restoring civilian rule and a democratic transition.

On the heels of the ICC Policy on Complementarity and Cooperation, national prosecutorial authorities should think about UJ allocation and coordination.

Three fallacies have dominated -- and damaged-- US diplomacy in the current war and the lead-up to it.

Former State Department official critically analyzes State Department's decision to drop Netzah Yehuda unit from Leahy Law sanctions.

Israel should embrace a more targeted counterterrorism strategy that complies with international law and facilitates greater security.

Cordula Droege, chief legal officer and head of the legal division of the International Committee of the Red Cross, assesses the laws of war.

All Parties to the Convention need to publicly and vocally reaffirm the value and importance of this instrument.

The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, finding Israel’s…

Collective countermeasures are the effective legal mechanism for Ukraine to restore some balance vis-à-vis Russia.

Prosecutors can do more to hold al-Sheikh fully to account under the Torture Act and the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act.

August 19 will mark 10 years since our son, James W. Foley, an American freelance journalist, was publicly beheaded by ISIS to fuel the violent extremist group’s hate-filled…

International law must better understand and account for the realities of civilian life in territory under armed group control.