International Courts

A backgrounder on how climate cases came before four international courts, with a summary of issues each court has been asked to address, offers a one-stop resource to refer to…

We, as the international community including Israel, should embrace an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to prevent civilians from starving.

Ukraine is countering Russia’s aggression in the courtroom, leading to a pivotal moment for international law.

Different models for a single residual mechanism would come with different levels of responsibility for future prosecutions.

Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.

Use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare demands accountability. The question in Sudan is how best to pursue it. In the meantime, the key imperative is for all of…

A single residual mechanism would need to consider legal political and administrative questions in order to succeed.

International lawyers must design an improved legal architecture of resilience and recovery to support Ukraine against Russian aggression.

A single residual mechanism could consolidate the tasks of ad hoc and hybrid tribunals after their prosecutorial mandates conclude.

A single residual mechanism could succeed international ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals, bringing challenges and potential benefits.

A focus on the remedies that the International Court of Justice may order in its advisory opinion on Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the…

Weekly developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.