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The Voices from Kyiv: Is the World Legal Order in Decay?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and states’ reactions to it, are setting the stage for possible changes to the international legal order. In the end, this is a battle for a…
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Голоси з Києва: чи це епоха руйнування світового правопорядку?

Існують різні переломні точки в історії, які визначили метаморфозу міжнародного правопорядку.
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Trump Administration’s Mixed Signals on Russia and Ukraine May Reflect Internal Strategic Clash

Chaotic inconsistencies risk undermining its own approach and suggest splits between “peace through strength” and great-power appeasement.
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Understanding Sudan’s Conflict by Focusing on Darfur

The city of Al-Fashir is strategically important and represents the crux of Sudan's larger conflict between the SAF and the RSF.
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Trump’s Gaza Plan is Absurd and an Affront to International Law

Beyond complicating the chances of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the idea undermines core principles of the international legal order and threatens U.S. interests.
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The Resilience of International Law in the Face of Empire

We may be effectively reverting, at least temporarily, to an era of imperial rule. But history has demonstrated that international law has a long memory. Lawyers and historians…
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Freezing Support to Democracy and Human Rights Activists Undermines US Interests

Ending aid for democracy and human rights struggles inflicts long-term harm on American security and prosperity.
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As Sexual Violence Surges in Goma, DR Congo, US Aid Remains Crucial

Foreign aid freezes imposed by the Trump administration endanger critical humanitarian programs in the DRC and threaten global healthcare.
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“The Trump Administration’s Attacks on International Law and Institutions”: Public Statement of American Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies

Since the 20th of January, we have watched with increasing alarm as the administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump has sought to repudiate the commitments of the United States…
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Welcoming Kathleen Claussen, Tom Dannenbaum, and Eliav Lieblich

We are thrilled to welcome distinguished scholars Kathleen Claussen, Tom Dannenbaum, and Eliav Lieblich as new members of our Editorial Board.
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Confronting Challenges to the Prosecution of Enforced Disappearances Before Domestic Courts

Addressing widespread impunity and various failed efforts to establish criminal responsibility for enforced disappearance.
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Italy, Libya, and the Failure of State Cooperation with the International Criminal Court in the Elmasry Arrest Case

The decision to release Osama Elmasry Njeem and fly him back to Libya immediately drew widespread outrage in Italy and beyond.
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