international justice

Recognition of a government involves calculations of both law and politics. What factors will influence States' response to the Taliban?

It now becomes a permanent part of the brazen refusal by Bosnia's Serb authorities to own up to the atrocities committed in their name.

It is time for the U.N. Human Rights Council to establish an independent international investigation into human rights atrocities in Afghanistan.

An American Society of International Law task force recommends ways to improve the Court, but some of the advice seems to undermine the goal.

In a significant break with his predecessors, President Joe Biden formally recognized the Armenian Genocide on April 24, the annual day of remembrance for the massacres.

It’s not the robust independent mechanism victims campaigned for, or the referral to the ICC that they deserve, but it is a potential path to justice.

Developing such a list of individuals would signal to survivors some measure of recognition of the atrocities they have suffered.

The government has failed in its international obligations to investigate and prosecute crimes, and has promoted alleged war criminals to high levels.

The Human Rights Council should build on the documentation and advocacy NGOs have done over the years to encourage accountability for gross violations.

Their experience shows that overdue answers--and justice for all victims--requires international action to break the seal that protects the military.

International courts are inherently expressive: they provide a platform for a multitude of narratives. But recently, some prosecutorial narratives have begun to dominate in International…

Twelve years of failed justice must trigger an honest debate on the ability of these mechanisms to prevent violations and deal with historical atrocities.