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EU Building Lighted With Ukrainian Flag, Two EU Flags and One Ukrainian Flags in Front

Reparations for Ukraine: Three Proposals from Europe

Three European proposals seek to overcome or circumvent the key barrier to confiscation of Russian State-owned assets – the high level of immunity from enforcement that attaches…
A Palestinian man inspects a damaged car

Israel, the United States, and the Fourth Geneva Convention

The United States must clearly articulate whether the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to territories occupied by Israel.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb. 19-Feb. 23)

Our weekly series on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, his wife Yulia, opposition politician Lyubov Sobol and other demonstrators take part in a march in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in downtown Moscow on February 29, 2020. The crowds hold high white-blue-red flags of Russia all around them. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian Opposition Searches for Shreds of Hope After Navalny’s Death

Lines to endorse an antiwar candidate for president and to lay flowers in memory of Navalny show courage and a desire for democracy.
People gather at Lychakiv Cemetery to commemorate the fallen Ukrainian soldiers

Міжнародне право в умовах російської агресії в Україні: Погляд зі Львова

Оголошуємо про проведення симпозіуму з українськими та міжнародними експертами з міжнародного…
People gather at Lychakiv Cemetery to commemorate the fallen Ukrainian soldiers

International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv

Announcing a symposium featuring Ukrainian and international voices on international law, building on a December 2023 convening in Lviv, Ukraine.
Three workers in orange vests look through a pile of rock, with construction equipment in foreground and reconstructed bridge and Orthodox-style church in background.

Sovereign Immunity and Reparations in Ukraine

It would be hard to “unring” the bell of unilateral (and largely self-judging) exceptions to the protections traditionally afforded one State’s sovereign held by, or on the…
White 18th century palace building now housing the Ukrainian Supreme Court

Decisions Without Enforcement: Ukrainian Judiciary and Compensation for War Damages

When considering a future international compensation mechanism or any other suggested model, it is necessary to decide what status the decisions of Ukrainian courts should have…
A construction plant sits in the distance under a blue sky.

The US Recovered Over $600 Million in ISIS-Linked Funds – They Should Go to Syrian and Iraqi Victims

The DOJ must lead by example and use its discretion to divert at least a portion of the seized $687 million in Lafarge to non-U.S. victims of ISIS and ANF.
A person walks past a hospital destroyed by a Russian missile attack in the town of Selydove, Donetsk region

How to Make Russia Pay to Rebuild Ukraine

A system of collective countermeasures institutionalized through the U.N. can create pressure to bring Russia to the table.
Overhead shot of large Syrian flag surrounded by people.

It’s Time to Establish a Syria Victims Fund

Syrian victims continue to look forward to a fair political solution that ends the dictatorship, paves the way for transitional justice, allows the displaced to return to their…
A displaced Syrian family breaks their fast together for the sunset "iftar" meal during Ramadan. They sit in the middle of the rubble of their destroyed home. May 4, 2020, Ariha, Idlib province

No State Should Profit from Violations in Syria. Instead, Direct Monetary Recovery to Victims.

It is the Syrian community that should answer key questions about any fund’s design and purpose, including the victim class it serves, the type of support it provides, when it…
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