International Human Rights Law

Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues.

A declaration signed by leading international law and human rights experts calls for codifying gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and outlines key principles.

The U.S. sanctions against International Criminal Court judges and officials are a threat to constitutional rights in the United States.

Five years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban government still has not succeeded in achieving recognition at the United Nations.

If CEDAW fails in Afghanistan, at the very frontier of the violations it was designed to prevent, its protections risk collapsing into little more than paper promises.

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.

The term "gender apartheid" doesn't appear to increase American support for Afghan women, but information that the Taliban's treatment violates international law does.

The DRC’s case against Rwanda could mark an important moment in the legal development of responsibility for proxy warfare.

The Mendez Principles, drafted to end the use of torture in interrogations, are being implemented variously across regions and institutions.

An expert examines the implications of the ICJ's caselaw for the genocide case that Gambia brought against Myanmar.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran illustrates how thousands of merchant mariners, so desperately needed globally, increasingly are trapped at sea during times of conflict.

While the ICC does have real problems, the State Department's campaign against it is premised on a misapprehension of how the Court works.