International Criminal Court (ICC)

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.

Ryan Goodman speaks with Rebecca Hamilton and Alex Whiting on the vote to remove Karim Khan as the ICC's chief prosecutor.

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.

While the ICC does have real problems, the State Department's campaign against it is premised on a misapprehension of how the Court works.

International law scholars address some of the factual claims and underlying assumptions in Secretary Marco Rubio's op-ed on dismantling the International Criminal Court.

International law experts respond to the Trump administration's campaign to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court.

German scholars argue that from a realpolitik perspective, commitment to international law is essential for States whose power is limited.

Only two of 64 proposed amendments submitted by U.N. member States for a draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention enumerate disability as a specific protected category.

Russia’s "passportization" campaign in occupied Ukraine demonstrates how citizenship policy can be manipulated as a modern instrument of hybrid warfare.

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The first criminal trial against a senior Assad regime official comes at a time when Syria’s legal framework remains fragile.