International Justice

U.S. diplomats stand together in dark colored suits.

Don’t be Fooled By U.S. Smoke and Mirrors on the Crime of Aggression

When it comes to doing the right thing and pursuing the rule of law, the form a tribunal takes should not dictate its ability to function:

Apr. 14, 2023 Jennifer Trahan

The United States’ Proposal on Prosecuting Russians for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine is a Step in the Right Direction

Whatever shape an aggression tribunal takes, we applaud the U.S. position which will likely create momentum to prosecute Russian aggression.

Apr. 6, 2023 Michael P. Scharf, Paul R. Williams and 2 more

Запитання та відповіді експертів щодо конфіскації активів у війні Росії проти України

As a matter of both law and fairness, resources to rebuild Ukraine should come from Russia. Effectuating this redistribution is, however, much more complicated than it might at…

Apr. 3, 2023 Chimène Keitner

Expert Q&A on Asset Seizure in Russia’s War in Ukraine

As a matter of both law and fairness, resources to rebuild Ukraine should come from Russia. Effectuating this redistribution is, however, much more complicated than it might at…

Apr. 3, 2023 Chimène Keitner

An Assessment of the United States’ New Position on An Aggression Tribunal for Ukraine

Praise but also a critique of the new U.S. position.

Mar. 29, 2023 Rebecca Hamilton

Chagossian Islanders and their supporters arrive at the Court of Appeal in central London, Feb. 5, 2007, some holding protest signs, as they prepared to fight a court ruling that would prevent the islanders going back to their homes in the remote Chagos archipelago, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The islanders had already won two legal cases in the UK courts - in 2000 and 2006 - that ruled their expulsion was illegal. Their removal began in the 1960s, after the US and UK reached a secret deal to turn the island of Diego Garcia into a US military base, without local inhabitants. (Photo byCARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

“Inexcusably Inhuman Wrongs”: US, UK Must Deliver Long Overdue Justice at Diego Garcia

They forcibly removed the entire indigenous Chagossian people from the island, and a Navy planner involved later expressed deep regret.

Mar. 23, 2023 David Vine

Exterior View of the International Criminal Court building in The Hague.

Чи є внесення змін до Римського статуту панацеєю від очевидної вибірковості та безкарності за злочин агресії, вчинений проти України?

Відповіддю на минулу бездіяльність перед обличчям агресії не може бути подальша бездіяльність.

Mar. 21, 2023 Astrid Reisinger Coracini

Is Amending the Rome Statute the Panacea Against Perceived Selectivity and Impunity for the Crime of Aggression Committed Against Ukraine?

Many supporters of a STCoA argue for a two-tiered approach because a quick fix of the Court’s jurisdictional regime is unrealistic.