International Law

International law offers important tools to prod adversaries to avoid military options for resolving disputes.

"Our belief in international law might have been shaken, but it must survive despite the horrors we are currently witnessing."

"Наша віра в міжнародне право могла похитнутись, але вона повинна встояти, незважаючи на усі жахіття,…

Зрештою, найімовірніше, що саме сильніший внесок у права людини – а не послаблений – здатен підвищити…

The twin goals in the UN Charter of avoiding war and respecting human rights are intrinsically linked.

The primary tools have been diplomatic condemnation, sanctions, and weapons shipments to Ukraine. More possibilities exist.

To assess the strength of the international order, look not just at Putin's decision to break the law, but also at global response.

The Court ruled out extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute. But on other key questions -- including corporate liability, secondary liability, and the status of…

A challenge inspection and an expanded mandate for a new investigations team are among options to halt the global backsliding.

An appeal hearing in Minsk offers a chance for the court to rectify an injustice that illustrates how reporters have been targeted for abuse..

[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?…