Treaties

A majority of the approximately 72,000 detainees from 57 countries are children, and the militant group is targeting youths for recruitment.

First proposed by Russia, this dangerous proposal has gained enough support at the United Nations for negotiations to begin early next year.

The prohibition on torture is absolute. The government’s commitment to upholding it must be too.

It would be self-defeating if allies where to push back on Russian challenges to the rules-based order by undermining a rare example of it.

A suit between a US citizen and the former PM of Egypt raises sticky questions of diplomatic immunity - and tees up a potential constitutional clash between the executive and judiciary.…

To eliminate interrogation abuses, consistently bar all information gained via torture or cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.

In a decent legal system, the government does not ask courts to admit evidence derived from torture, nor does it press other arguments that disregard the absolute prohibition on…

Despite the explosion in the use of hidden trade deals in recent years, Congress has only barely spoken to the problem. It doesn’t have to be that way. But proposed changes in…

A dangerously misguided policy embracing a nefarious election gambit threatens Joe Biden's otherwise proud legacy dating to the 1990s war.

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

The future of European Human Rights Court's jurisdiction and the future of States' duty to investigate civilian casualties in wartime.

Whether the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons becomes a problem for NATO is entirely up to the allies.