International Law
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Making Tech Work for Global Criminal Justice
Digital evidence of crimes from open-source investigations can be linked with UN systems to support accountability and atrocity prevention.
Hungary v. Simon Offers Supreme Court Stark Choice
Hungary v. Simon, argued Tuesday at the US Supreme Court, has significant implications for the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's expropriation exception.
Financial Accountability at the ICC: Aligning Domestic Legal Frameworks with the ICC’s Asset Recovery Mandate
Many International Criminal Court member States lack the domestic legal frameworks necessary to effectively implement the Court’s asset recovery requests, raising concerns about…
The Just Security Podcast: Russia’s Program of Coerced Adoption of Ukraine’s Children
A new report has identified 314 individual Ukrainian children that Russian officials transferred from Ukraine to Russia for coerced adoption.
New Report Documents Russia’s Systematic Program of Coerced Adoption and Fostering of Ukraine’s Children
Researchers identified 314 individual Ukrainian children that Russian officials transferred from Ukraine to Russia for coerced adoption.
Key UN Committee Clears Path for Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Negotiations
After years of delay, the UN Sixth Committee cleared a path for negotiations on a global treaty regarding the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.
Sudan’s War Victims Survived Killings; Now They Face Starvation
Children dying in a camp in southern Sudan shows the toll as the warring parties willfully obstruct food and other aid.
The Just Security Podcast: A Major Breakthrough Towards a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity
The U.N.'s Sixth Committee recently adopted a resolution for negotiations on a treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity.
Camera-Fitted Drones May Help Locate Graves of Mexico’s Disappeared
Technologies such as multispectral cameras and drones can replicate the methods of manual search groups more safely and efficiently.
Slavery Often Creates Disability – The International Criminal Court Should Address this Overlooked Connection
Slavery often crates the physiological, psychological, interpersonal, or environmental conditions that lead to disability.
Nuts & Bolts of the International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants in the ‘Situation in Palestine’
What do the ICC's arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant mean in practice, what alleged crimes are they sought for, what happens next at the…
How Social Media Interventions Can Aid Atrocity Prevention
Bridging responsible social media with the expertise of those well-versed in the dynamics of mass violence can greatly bolster interventions.