Treaties
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Crossing the Rubicon: Brexit, International Law, and the Internal Market Bill
The U.K. government has crossed the Rubicon by proposing legislation empowering ministers to renege on an international law obligation.
The UK’s Withdrawal from the EU and the UK’s Internal Market Bill
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…
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements (Part II): A Path Forward
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elected and becomes president in January 2021, what can he do to rejoin international agreements from which Trump has withdrawn the United States?
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements (Part I): President Donald Trump’s Rejection of International Law
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…
An Enduring Impasse on Autonomous Weapons
Are existing international laws sufficient or are new legal rules needed to codify the “human element” in the use of force?
Reclaiming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from the Pompeo Commission – Part 2
The panel's lengthy exegesis of the Declaration contains at least six glaring omissions that have real-world consequences.
The Netherlands’ Action Against Syria: A New Path to Justice
Cases such as one in Germany to address individual criminal responsibility are insufficient on their own to address the scope of the documented criminality.
How to Answer Iraq’s Failure to Put a Stop to Torture
Parliament should ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture. Short of that, Prime Minister al-Kadhimi can take action.
Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Uphold the Prohibition on Torture
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…
Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Introduction
One year from today marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. A president addressing the nation on such a solemn occasion should be able to tell the American people not only that there…
Post-Pandemic Canada: “At the Mercy of the Indian Race”?
Last winter, before the COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines, Canada was already in the midst of a national crisis. This crisis stemmed from Indigenous opposition to the construction…
How China is Violating Human Rights Treaties and its own Constitution in Xinjiang
China’s “Strike Hard” campaign against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, ... questionably framed by the Chinese government as a counterterrorism operation,…