International Law

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] International law has long regulated…

Tuesday's Supreme Court argument tackled thorny questions of extraterritoriality, customary international law, and corporate liability. But were any of these questions necessary?…

In these last days of the outgoing administration’s four-year assault on basic international norms, advocates have been issuing detailed recommendations for how the Biden-Harris…

The world has not come close to ending such heinous crimes, but the trials established the principle that perpetrators can and must be brought to justice.

Prisoners are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 – especially in a war zone. What obligations do combatants have to prisoners of war and other detainees during a pandemic?…

As COVID-19 spreads unchecked in war-torn areas around the world, the international humanitarian law principle of humanitarian access has become more urgent than ever. Local health…

The fighting raised a fundamental but surprisingly overlooked question of international law on the use of force.

Airstrikes on hospitals. Targeting medical personnel. Cutting off water supplies. Respect for IHL rules is as essential as ever during a pandemic. How do principles of distinction,…

States’ responses to COVID-19 are governed by international law; likewise, State responses will impact these rules and norms. What are the legal constraints on State action to…

Survivors of the largest single massacre in modern Latin American history want him charged for failure to comply with a judicial order for documents.

As scholars debate how international law applies in this conflict, the lack of detail makes it hard to know what is taking place on the ground.

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of pieces that will explore the Internal Market Bill and its implications for international law.  There is a lively debate underway…