Russia-Ukraine

"The revival of support for legal accountability for the crimes of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity is welcome. But will it last — and will it succeed?"

"Russian forces have relied heavily on two types of weapons that are notorious for the unacceptable and often unlawful harm they inflict on civilians."

Congressional sanctions will have limited effects on Russia's behavior and could harm diplomatic efforts to end the war.

"Найкращим варіантом для Сполучених Штатів, України та міжнародної спільноти буде повна підтримка…

"The Biden administration will best serve the United States, Ukraine, and the international community by supporting the Prosecutor fully," writes a former DOJ attorney and veteran…

"Our belief in international law might have been shaken, but it must survive despite the horrors we are currently witnessing."

He is speaking and acting on a longstanding belief about the post-Soviet national security state that the West tolerated repeatedly.

Editor's note: This article is also available at Just Security in Chinese.

(Ця стаття також доступна українською мовою тут.) Recent events in Ukraine have rekindled the interest to prosecute state leaders for the…

An expert explainer on the Mar. 16 provisional measures indicated by the ICJ in Ukraine's case against the Russian Federation.

"На моє переконання, Генеральна Асамблея повинна мати повноваження передавати ситуації, пов’язані…

In the face of unchecked aggression, amendments to the Rome Statute could grant the General Assembly the power to refer cases to the ICC.