International Criminal Law

An exploration of armed groups and international law outside of conflict; the criminal liability of armed groups and their members; rebel governance; and the role of armed groups…

The prospect of a UN commemoration of the 1995 massacres in Bosnia as genocide has revived denials of the motives behind the killings.

A pending General Assembly vote on an annual global commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide is spurring vociferous debate.

There is now a clear majority of support for draft Article 7, at least to the extent that it provides for the inapplicability of functional immunity to the crimes of genocide,…

Iran's new bill shows why the U.N. Sixth Committee should include gender apartheid in the crimes against humanity treaty.

International law concepts at least partially formed in Lviv, Ukraine, now frame discussions about accountability in the Russia-Ukraine war today.

While immediate access to food and aid is the most urgent need, the crises in Sudan and Gaza also raise key questions about individual criminal responsibility.

Accountability efforts for Russian aggression against Ukraine should be analyzed in light of these two States' complex history.

To weaken or condition in any form the duty of States to investigate and prosecute suspected perpetrators would run contrary to the spirit and raison d’etre of a future Convention…

We, as the international community including Israel, should embrace an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to prevent civilians from starving.

Different models for a single residual mechanism would come with different levels of responsibility for future prosecutions.

Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.