Search results for International Justice

Building Justice After Assad: Syria’s Accountability Dilemma and Pathways to Justice

Syria’s first post-Assad trials spark hope and concern, as legal gaps and due process risks challenge efforts to deliver credible, inclusive justice for victims. The post Building...

International Accountability for U.S. Crimes in the Caribbean and Pacific

If no one acts, U.S. crimes in the Caribbean and Pacific will embolden other bad actors and encourage more violations of international law. The post International Accountability f...

The ICJ and the Limits of International Justice For the Rohingya

International courts can apportion legal responsibility, but cannot guarantee justice, safety, or safe return to Myanmar for more than 1 million Rohingya refugees.

Domestic Courts and the States’ Obligation to Prevent Genocide and Serious Violations of IHL: The Brussels Court of Appe...

On 16 March 2026, the Brussels Court of Appeal (hereafter, the “Court”) issued an interlocutory judgment in summary proceedings (référé) concerning the alleged failure of the Belgi...

Codifying Forced Marriage in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention: From Jurisprudence to Treaty Text

States now have an opportunity to codify forced marriage as a specific violation in a proposed treaty on crimes against humanity. The post Codifying Forced Marriage in the Crimes A...

Starvation on Trial: Koblenz and the Case of Yarmouk

A trial in Germany concerning the siege of Yarmouk in Syria tests the application of universal jurisdiction to patterns of siege warfare and civilian deprivation. The post Starvat...

Why Lebanon should join the International Criminal Court

ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon would mean a chance of accountability for Israeli war crimes and renewed political pressure.

Transnational Repression and the Case for International Criminal Accountability

International criminal law should be applied to transnational repression. The tools to do so may already exist. The post Transnational Repression and the Case for International Cr...

ICC delivers reparations order for Timbuktu war crime victims

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday delivered an order on reparations for the victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Azi...

The International Rule of Law: A Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting

The role lawyers can play in ensuring that the norms underpinning the rules-based international order are not abandoned. The post The International Rule of Law: A Struggle of Memor...

UN demands justice for Epstein trafficking victims

UN experts on Thursday insisted on accountability for trafficking allegations contained in the Epstein files, warning that disclosures emerging from the documents indicate that the...

In Absentia Trials and the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine

When defendants can be informed of their trial and have a right to a retrial in person, in absentia trials can be legitimate and necessary for victims and society at large. The pos...

Chad: 10 Years On, Habré Conviction Inspires Global Justice

Click to expand Image Hissene Habre during his trial in 2015. © Cour...

Justice beyond courtrooms

.

‘Crimes against humanity’ and the fight for reparative justice

I recently traveled to Geneva to attend the fifth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, an advisory body to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations. A...

Announcements: CfP Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict; CfP European Yearbook of Constitutional Law

1. Call for Papers: Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict. The Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (JILPAC / HuV) invites submissions for it...

The Collapse of Justice and the Search for Peace

"The Third World War has begun piecemeal, and we must strive to halt its spread before it engulfs the entire world" The post The Collapse of Justice and the Search for Peace appear...

The process of justice must be observed in ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s case

The Judicial Panel’s conclusion on Mr Khan’s case should not be discarded because some parties find it inconvenient.

Demanding justice

Justice for Shireen: The American investigation

Four years after Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, her family is still seeking US-backed accountability.

Moving Beyond Recognition Toward Repair for Enslavement

International law needs to move beyond legal recognition of the wrongfulness of chattel enslavement and the trade in enslaved people, toward repair and remedy. The post Moving Beyo...

I Was Afghanistan’s Attorney General. Here Is What Justice Looked Like — and What Destroyed It.

Afghanistan’s justice system took 20 years to build and 11 days to destroy. Former Attorney General Mohammad Farid Hamidi outlines the ongoing fight for accountability. The post I...

The Search for the Missing in Syria: Learning from the Past

The head of Syria's Independent Institution of Missing Persons (IIMP) offers analysis and recommendations for a meaningful justice process. The post The Search for the Missing in S...

Remarks of Incoming ASIL President Oona Hathaway

In her address to the ASIL annual meeting, incoming president Oona Hathaway says international law has never mattered more than it does right now. The post Remarks of Incoming ASI...