Gaza

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharpened third states’ obligation to use their leverage now to reverse the trajectory, writes Dannenbaum.

Torture and inhuman treatment of detainees are war crimes. They also put medical staff in a severely compromised ethical position.

The unmooring of law from ethics has catalyzed the expansion of violence across the Middle East.

Writes an American-Israeli citizen whose family was decimated in the Holocaust: "It is my family history and three decades spent advocating for human rights and the rule of…

What have international institutions chosen to condemn as violations of community norms, and what conduct has been silenced or omitted?

Recognizing the transnational nature of these alleged crimes, the ICC could potentially bridge the artificial divide between Gaza and Israel.

Israel should embrace a more targeted counterterrorism strategy that complies with international law and facilitates greater security.

Cordula Droege, chief legal officer and head of the legal division of the International Committee of the Red Cross, assesses the laws of war.

The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, finding Israel’s…

Israel must end its occupation of Palestinian territory, the International Court of Justice said in an advisory opinion.

What we can name and render cognizable and what we must un-remember and forcefully forget is deeply connected to the numerous atrocities embedded in the international order.

Under the Rome Statute, the Court has and may exercise jurisdiction over any adult person accused of committing war crimes or crimes against humanity on the territory of a State…