International and Foreign

As torture victims from the Abu Ghraib prison return to U.S. federal court, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Xenakis discusses need for accountability.

What does the proposal from Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa to add ecocide as a new international crime mean in practice?

A new protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights obligates governments to ensure the fundamental rights of older people.

Interpol's General Assembly will formally elect a new operational head from Brazil amid growing political and legal challenges.

U.S. Congress should support the Transnational Repression Reporting Act to make clear that cross-border authoritarian repression will not be tolerated in the United States.

If the Pall Mall Process is to remain relevant, then France and the U.K. must become advocates for national and global regulation on spyware.

The current round of retaliatory strikes between Israel and Iran casts light on Israel's and Iran’s opposing political strategies, which also have significant legal implications…

We hope Americans from both sides of the aisle will recognize the peril in withholding the right to vote from active-duty military personnel, from U.S. diplomats, and from all…

Widespread ignorance and even fear of international law only cede the territory to those willing to wield it. For the interests of the United States, it is essential that Congress,…

How can international law, and the ICC's planned slave crimes policy, best account for the unique challenges persons with disabilities face?

The central premise of the successful Swiss reforms – that fairness, contributes, rather than detracts from efficiency – holds valuable lessons for other countries that want…

While the rule of law recession persists, the 2024 data show progress on some issues and some countries stepping back from the brink of autocracy.