Humanitarianism

When war affects complex and interconnected civilian systems, the full measure of civilian harm lies in what comes after the blast.

The U.S. should link Lebanese state-building and Hezbollah disarmament through a political process, not war, to secure a durable Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

Ensuring algorithms recognize protected emblems is an achievable first step to protect civilians and prevent future AI-enabled tragedies.

To support peace efforts, the U.N. will need to show that it can adapt to the changing world order and not mourn the old order.

A catalog of articles analyzing the diplomatic, political, legal, security, and humanitarian consequences of the international climate crisis.

What stories or topics merited more attention in 2025, and which might inform law and policy conversations in 2026?

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law school or other higher education classroom.

For the Gang Suppression Force to succeed in Haiti’s challenging context, it must expand on the rights-respecting foundation established under the MSS mission.

Context for those seeking to understand what it does (and does not) mean for the UN Commission to make a genocide determination.

Israel's practice of statistical proportionality should be considered to violate the legal duty to take feasible precautions in attacks.

Russian drone attacks in have restricted civilian movement, blocked access to essentials, and forced residents to flee. They represent serious violations of the laws of war.

The South Sudan government should be held strictly to its commitment to establish and politically support new truth commission legislation.