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A declaration signed by leading international law and human rights experts calls for codifying gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and outlines key principles.

Iceland may seek European integration partly as a hedge against a more capricious and unpredictable United States, and others may follow.

Liberia must harmonize its war crimes bills into strong legislation and secure real resources, or the long-promised court risks stalling again.

Five years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban government still has not succeeded in achieving recognition at the United Nations.

If CEDAW fails in Afghanistan, at the very frontier of the violations it was designed to prevent, its protections risk collapsing into little more than paper promises.

The seven candidates share a common premise: that the U.N. remains indispensable but is struggling to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.

The term "gender apartheid" doesn't appear to increase American support for Afghan women, but information that the Taliban's treatment violates international law does.

China's prominent role in negotiations over the U.N. mission in Afghanistan marks a shift in its approach to Security Council diplomacy and illuminates its tactics.

Experts examine the implications of the framework agreement signed by Israel, Lebanon, and the United States in June.

Recent U.N. discussions add a new forum on global governance and international norms on military uses of A.I.

UN member states should expand the field of candidates for Secretary-General by nominating more women for the role.

The Mendez Principles, drafted to end the use of torture in interrogations, are being implemented variously across regions and institutions.