international justice

After years of delay, the UN Sixth Committee cleared a path for negotiations on a global treaty regarding the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.

The U.N.'s Sixth Committee recently adopted a resolution for negotiations on a treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity.

Magnitsky-style sanctions provide a principled and practical framework for accountability.

This fall, a number of States expressed support for the inclusion of various gender justice proposals in a potential future treaty.

The Advisory Opinion marks an important development in international law. It is therefore disappointing that this development occurs ex cathedra and in a manner that reveals so…

Interpol's General Assembly will formally elect a new operational head from Brazil amid growing political and legal challenges.

Following his recommendation would secure the grip of ethnonationalists and those responsible for the “fragile” conditions he laments.

The national trial, which began 13 years after the massacre, is a rare example of domestic accountability for former senior officials.

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), tasked with addressing the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime, has ventured into uncharted territory: TikTok.

A close analysis suggests that the ICC Prosecutor's new vision of complementarity is informed by his practice-driven and pragmatic approach to engagement with States.

On the heels of the ICC Policy on Complementarity and Cooperation, national prosecutorial authorities should think about UJ allocation and coordination.

Prosecutors can do more to hold al-Sheikh fully to account under the Torture Act and the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act.