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People enter the International Criminal Court, 20 June 2006 in the Hague.

The Need to Reexamine the Crime of Aggression’s Jurisdictional Regime

"What is needed in the long run is for States Parties to the ICC’s Rome Statute to amend the crime of aggression’s jurisdictional regime and create more jurisdiction in support…

Complicity in a War of Aggression: Private Individuals’ Criminal Responsibility

How criminal liability could extend to Wagner Group senior executives and other “private” actors in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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Still at War: The United States in Somalia

The United States should consider not only the ongoing terrorist threat in Somalia, but also how to stabilize the long-troubled country.
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Переговори щодо війни в тіні міжнародного права

"Ми вважаємо, що справжня мета різноманітних норм міжнародного права полягає в тому, щоб зробити…
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Bargaining About War in the Shadow of International Law

International law offers important tools to prod adversaries to avoid military options for resolving disputes.
Image: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MARCH 24: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C), U.S. President Joe Biden (C-R) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) looks on during a video call with Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, during a NATO summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, on March 24, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Heads of State and Government take part in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Summit, where they will decide on the next steps to strengthen NATO's deterrence and defence. (Photo Denzel/Bundesregierung via Getty Images)

Does the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Require States to go to War with Russia?

In short: No. Here's how to understand what the R2P commitment does require in Ukraine and beyond.
Men dressed in suits sit around a large table with stacks of documents in front of each of them. Iona Nikitchenko and Aron Trainin (center, center left) during deliberations at the London Conference, 1945.

Как Советский Союз помог установить преступление агрессивной войны

"Что не всегда признается, так это жизненно важная роль, которую Россия, или, точнее, Советский Союз,…
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Still at War: The United States in Yemen

Relying on military force alone in Yemen, a longstanding front in the "forever war," will not promote US interests or regional stability.
Standing in front of their respective national flags and each behind a tall white podium, the leaders of Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland speak to the international press. The event took place in Kyiv on February 23, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at center, and his counterparts from Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda on the right, and Poland Andrzej Duda on the left. 

How States Can Prosecute Russia’s Aggression With or Without “Universal Jurisdiction”

Prosecutions could quite easily be based on Ukraine’s delegation of its own jurisdiction through bilateral or multilateral agreement.

Litigating Aggression Backwards

"Litigating aggression backwards may 'work' in the sense of obtaining favorable judgments, but it can also create subtle distortions over what is at stake that are only likely…

The Leadership Clause in the Crime of Aggression and Its Customary International Law Status

(Ця стаття також доступна українською мовою тут.) Recent events in Ukraine have rekindled the interest to prosecute state leaders for the…
Image: March 2, 2022. Representatives applaud as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopt a resolution demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine. A total of 141 countries voted in favor of the resolution, which reaffirms Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. Photo credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Агресія з боку постійних членів Ради Безпеки: час для передачі ситуацій до МКС Генеральною Асамблеєю

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