Treaties

Many of those objecting to the bill in a constructive spirit acknowledge the problem the government is seeking to address, but chide it for going about it the wrong way.

Since at least March, Greece has been systematically returning asylum seekers who have arrived on its shores – who have the right to adjudication of their asylum claims – to…

UNSMIL hails ceasefire in Libya On Friday, the parties to the nine-year Libyan war agreed to a ceasefire in Geneva. The head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie…

The U.K. government has crossed the Rubicon by proposing legislation empowering ministers to renege on an international law obligation.

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…

If Biden is elected and becomes president in January 2021, what can he do to rejoin international agreements from which Trump has withdrawn the United States?

If Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump, he will face the question of how to revive U.S. participation on the international stage, including through rejoining many of the international…

Are existing international laws sufficient or are new legal rules needed to codify the “human element” in the use of force?

The panel's lengthy exegesis of the Declaration contains at least six glaring omissions that have real-world consequences.

Cases such as one in Germany to address individual criminal responsibility are insufficient on their own to address the scope of the documented criminality.

Parliament should ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture. Short of that, Prime Minister al-Kadhimi can take action.

A full reckoning for state-sanctioned American torture remains unfinished. The Obama administration took important steps towards fulfilling US obligations but fell short of what…