International Law
Just Security offers expert analysis of international law and its role in addressing global challenges. Our coverage includes litigation in international and regional tribunals, the process of international law-making, analysis of compliance and accountability for international law violations–including international criminal justice, and challenges to the international legal order.
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Uniting for Uyghurs at the United Nations
A statement from 50 nations suggests momentum despite a failed Human Rights Council vote. What the international community should do next.
The Absolute Clarity of International Legal Practice’s Rejection of Immunity Before International Criminal Courts
Former President of the International Criminal Court addresses, in detail, a critical issue that’s emerged on whether (and how) Putin and other top leaders can be prosecuted.
How the US Can Help the Struggling Yazidi Community in Iraq
More than eight years since ISIS destroyed Sinjar, the region still needs rescue, redevelopment, and political pressure for lasting stability.
Just Security Experts Give Address at Int’l Criminal Court’s Assembly of State Parties Side Event
Our experts make the case for reforming the jurisdiction of the ICC to directly address the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine.
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal is Closing its Doors: Here’s What to Know About its Final Case
The ECCC’s final case, which is among the most substantial in the history of internationalized criminal law, carries important lessons.
As Women and Children Return to the West from Syrian Camps, Lessons From Sweden
In 57 countries, judicial systems will handle those suspected of crimes, but thousands of other individuals must be reintegrated into society.
Watch This Space: Momentum Toward an International Crime of Ecocide
"[T]he proposal to criminalize mass damage to the environment is ... likely to influence the behavior of government and corporate decision-makers in positive ways. In light of…
UN Talks on Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Make Progress, But Also Reveal Hurdles
Adopting a resolution was a step forward, but supporting States will need to make the most of the next two years. Here's how.
Ralph Bunche and the Birth of UN Peacekeeping
It was in large part Bunche who truly launched peacekeeping as a tool of stability, one that often proved critical in the essential, revolutionary, but at times violent, postwar…
New Suit Against Liberia at ECOWAS Court of Justice Seeks Accountability for Civil War-Era Massacre
"We have asked the ECOWAS Court to order that Liberia fulfill its obligations in support of ongoing accountability efforts -- which, advocates agree, should include the establishment…
The Ethiopia-Tigray Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and the Question of Accountability for International Crimes
Any hope of holding perpetrators accountable for serious crimes in the Tigray conflict lies in the AU, a responsibility it should not shirk.
Gender Norms as a Tool for Wartime Torturers – A Look at Sexual and Gender-Based Violence under International Humanitarian Law
If States are to fully deliver on their obligations under the Geneva Conventions, they must recognize all forms of gender-based violence.