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A Memory of Solferino
Reviewing Hugo Slim, Solferino 21: Warfare, Civilians and Humanitarians in the Twenty-First Century (London: Hurst & Company, 2022). Amid the brutal siege, costing the lives…
Toward a Better Accounting of the Human Toll in Putin’s War of Aggression
With the war entering its fourth month, the United Nations and others should address the killing of Ukrainian soldiers as well as Russian conscripts who Putin has effectively sent…
Human Rights Challenges Highlight Taiwan’s Ongoing Democratic Transition
An independent international review cited outstanding issues that point to the island's legacy of colonial and authoritarian rule.
Review of Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions
Reviewing Boyd van Dijk, Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022). Boyd van Dijk has written a superb political and legal…
Sobre el nuevo protocolo sobre vigilancia transfronteriza en materia de cibercrimen, un llamado a la cautela
En vez de "un enfoque proporcionado ... da prioridad a la aplicación de la ley en detrimento de la privacidad, la protección de datos y los derechos humanos."
On New Cross-Border Cybercrime Policing Protocol, a Call for Caution
The treaty creates a range of new policing powers with weak privacy and human rights standards and fails to include sufficient oversight.
Організація Об’єднаних Націй в ретроспективі: виклики для права вето в Раді Безпеки ООН
"Право вето, надане державам Статутом Організації Об’єднаних Націй, за винятком власне постійності…
War’s Aftermath in Ukraine: Preparing Now for the Day After
History shows that a successful war-to-peace requires several moves even now, in the heat of ongoing violence.
Наслідки війни в Україні: готуємося зараз до прийдешнього дня
"Якщо історія є довідником того, що вимагається для успішного переходу від війни до миру, то навіть…
Remarks at UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Ensuring Accountability for Atrocities Committed by Russia in Ukraine
Note from co-editors-in-chief Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman: On Wednesday, April 27, the U.N. Security Council held an Arria-formula meeting entitled, “Ensuring accountability…
The United Nations in Hindsight: Challenging the Power of the Security Council Veto
Understanding the new U.N. General Assembly resolution — in light of historical uses of the veto power and previous efforts to curtail it.
Time for the International Community to Get Serious About Protecting Human Rights in Afghanistan
Important essay by Nasir A. Andisha, career diplomat and was Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, and Hamid A. Formuli, was Human Rights Section Head of Afghanistan's Permanent…