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Оцінка контроверсійної зустрічі представника ООН та російської чиновниці, яку розшукують для арешту в Гаазі
Правові та політичні рамки, що регулюють рішення Спеціального представника ООН з питань дітей і…
Nicaragua’s Human Rights Crisis, Fueling Migrant Flows, Demands More Strategic US Action
The policy has been largely ad hoc. Success requires strong, coordinated messaging, sanctions, accountability steps, and other measures.
An International Special Tribunal is the Only Viable Path to a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine
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…
The Legal Authority to Create a Special Tribunal to Try the Crime of Aggression Upon the Request of the UN General Assembly
President Zelenskyy opposes a “hybrid” tribunal to try the crime of aggression—but can the U.N. create a court without Security Council support?
Expert Q&A on What International Law Has to Say About Assistance to Russia’s War Against Ukraine
What international law has to say about other States’ assistance to Russia’s war efforts
The U.N. General Assembly’s Veto Initiative Turns One. Is it Working?
Resolution 76/262 has prompted more robust General Assembly engagement in one of the three occasions in which it has thus far been used.
New High Seas Treaty Prepares International Community for Sustainable and Equitable “Blue Economy”
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,”…
The Role of Culture in Torture and its Absence in Guantanamo’s Medical Care System
Culturally competent medical care, including to the extent possible care provided by independent medical experts of the detainees’ nationalities, is needed at Guantanamo now.
The War From Within: Racial Injustice in the US Prison System
Promoting American values abroad requires upholding them at home by addressing systemic and institutional racism.
Sudan in Crisis: Humanitarian Ceasefire Urgently Needed
International actors should press for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and civilian protection in Sudan.
To Curb Gang Violence in Haiti, Break with Politics as Usual
International efforts rarely succeed because there are always Haitian political and business leaders ready to resupply gangs for support.
After ICJ’s “Certain Iranian Assets” Judgment, Iran and United States Both Claim Victory
"[T]he Court determined that it could not order the United States to unfreeze nearly $1.75 billion in Iranian central bank assets but obligated the United States to compensate…