Gender

A domestic service requirement for foreign service officers would help connect the U.S. diplomatic corps with the rest of the country beyond Washington.

The term "gender apartheid" doesn't appear to increase American support for Afghan women, but information that the Taliban's treatment violates international law does.

UN member states should expand the field of candidates for Secretary-General by nominating more women for the role.

Analysis of the future of the International Criminal Court including selection of a new prosecutor.

If the vote is understood as a judgment about the institution’s capacity to carry out its mandate, then the decision can be grounded in the interests of the Court.

From healthcare bans to funding cuts, the consequences of hate-driven policymaking opposing transgender rights ripple broadly across communities.

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is quietly becoming a normative force in the governance of digital economies.

The legal questions raised by these removals ultimately extend far beyond the careers of the officers involved.

Afghanistan’s justice system took 20 years to build and 11 days to destroy. Former Attorney General Mohammad Farid Hamidi outlines the ongoing fight for accountability.

Adding forced marriage to the draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention would codify a distinct international crime, reflect its severe harms, and improve legal clarity.

States now have an opportunity to codify forced marriage as a specific violation in a proposed treaty on crimes against humanity.

CSW emphasized that women are at the forefront of combating global backsliding, and preserving their rights remains central to protecting rule of law and global stability.