International Law

Expert authors examine key interpretive issues and selected topics in the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention​ on protection of civilians during civil war.

Experts on naval warfare examine the international law dimensions of the United States campaign against Cuba.

In her address to the ASIL annual meeting, incoming president Oona Hathaway says international law has never mattered more than it does right now.

Return alone cannot be the only framework through which the international community and Ukrainian authorities address the issue of Ukrainian children under Russian control.

A catalog of over 100 articles (many with Ukrainian translations) on the Russia Ukraine War -- law, diplomacy, policy options, and more.

The role lawyers can play in ensuring that the norms underpinning the rules-based international order are not abandoned.

The UN General Assembly and Mexico have the unique opportunity to ensure full realization of the rights of victims and reduce enforced disappearances. They should take it.

U.S. policies of funding rebel groups to achieve shared strategic objectives while turning a blind eye to ideology and international law has proven to be myopic time and again

If transit passage rights wither away in the Strait of Hormuz, then every chokepoint in the world is potentially exposed.

States now have an opportunity to codify forced marriage as a specific violation in a proposed treaty on crimes against humanity.

Reprisals demand trust between adversaries, yet they often spark escalation. Their ban under international law is both moral and practical.

CSW emphasized that women are at the forefront of combating global backsliding, and preserving their rights remains central to protecting rule of law and global stability.