Diplomacy

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A view of the room where the session is held at International Court Of Justice on January 23, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. The judges sit in a room at the front of the room. People fill the rest of the seats in the room.

Towards a New Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity: Next Steps

Such a convention could dispel the notion that only genocide deserves international sanction and attention.
Michael Ratner, a US Military Defence Lawyer and one of the counsel in the US Supreme Court, listens during a press conference concerning the situation of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay in London, 24 March 2004.

The Humanity of Michael Ratner, The Fabrications of Samuel Moyn

Joseph Margulies and Baher Azmy write to set the record straight.
Two tall greyscale rectangles cast dark shadows representing the Twin Towers. Text reads, “How Perpetual War Has Changed Us: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11”

Human Rights Advocacy and the Institutionalization of U.S. “Counterterrorism” Policies Since 9/11

A critical reflection on post-9/11 human rights advocacy, and lessons learned from hindsight.
Salvadors Police officers stand guard in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in San Salvador, on May 2, 2021.

Islands of Advances in a Sea of Setbacks: Central American Rule of Law

The Biden administration’s promise to attack the root causes of migration from Central America just got harder to keep.
Two tall greyscale rectangles cast dark shadows representing the Twin Towers. Text reads, “How Perpetual War Has Changed Us: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11”

The Forever War on the Homefront

Military families have lived with the direct impact of “forever wars” for 20 years and will continue to do so for a lifetime. War is not something you can take off and hang…
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid addresses a press conference in Kabul on September 7, 2021. Flags of the Taliban stand on both sides of the desk he sits at.

Between Legitimacy and Control: The Taliban’s Pursuit of Governmental Status

Recognition of a government involves calculations of both law and politics. What factors will influence States' response to the Taliban?
Two tall greyscale rectangles cast dark shadows representing the Twin Towers. Text reads, “How Perpetual War Has Changed Us: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11”

Five Principles to End the Forever War

A comprehensive and detailed guide to ending the Forever War and enhancing American security.
Two tall greyscale rectangles cast dark shadows representing the Twin Towers. Text reads, “How Perpetual War Has Changed Us: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11”

The Path Not Taken: Reimagining the Post-9/11 World

What would the world today look like if the US had responded to the 9/11 attacks with criminal law instead of through the lens of war?
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Asad Ahmad Khan holds a press conference at the Ministry of Justice in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on August 12, 2021.

The International Criminal Court and Afghanistan

Here's how the ICC can advance justice in Afghanistan despite the Taliban takeover.
A nurse wearing a face mask tends to a mother and her infant at the therapeutic feeding unit of NGO "Action contre La Faim" in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province.

Aligning Sanctions Laws with Humanitarian Principles: Pre-authorizing Aid in Afghanistan and Other Crises

It's time to flip the presumption - critical humanitarian assistance should continue even when sanctioned actors take over governing.
A small class of Afghan female students wearing facemasks attend a class on the first day after their school was reopened, which was earlier closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Herat on August 22, 2020. They sit socially distanced from each other at desks. A teacher walks around the classroom.

How the International Community Can Protect Afghan Women and Girls

What leverage do foreign aid donors have on the Taliban and how should they use it to press for the rights of Afghan women and girls?
Children in Roj Camp, Northeast Syria.

A Visit to Northeast Syria Shows the Urgency for Governments to Repatriate Their Citizens, Many of Them Children, to Thwart ISIS

A majority of the approximately 72,000 detainees from 57 countries are children, and the militant group is targeting youths for recruitment.
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