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Gender must be “on the table” throughout the discussion and eventual negotiation of a treaty on crimes against humanity, and everywhere that States seek to prevent or punish…

Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Justice writes about the U.S. approach to creating a tribunal compared to the model supported by Lithuania and others.

Proponents of an autonomous weapons systems treaty should look to the Convention on Cluster Munitions' success for guidance and motivation.

The Sixth Committee’s review of a proposed CAH treaty is a critical opportunity to ensure that persons with disabilities are not left behind.

The legal and policy framework governing UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba's decision to meet with Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova, who…

Правові та політичні рамки, що регулюють рішення Спеціального представника ООН з питань дітей і…

The policy has been largely ad hoc. Success requires strong, coordinated messaging, sanctions, accountability steps, and other measures.

It is our moral obligation to fight impunity and go after international criminals. It also makes sense politically, as only full accountability can pave the way towards a just…

President Zelenskyy opposes a “hybrid” tribunal to try the crime of aggression—but can the U.N. create a court without Security Council support?

What international law has to say about other States’ assistance to Russia’s war efforts

Resolution 76/262 has prompted more robust General Assembly engagement in one of the three occasions in which it has thus far been used.  

Following the international community’s 1982 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), often referenced as the “constitution of the ocean,”…