International law should restrain military aggression, help punish wrongdoers, and provide some guidance to conducting warfare ethically. In Ukraine and Gaza, international law seems to be doing none ...
Whether international law has the capacity to establish the rule of law is a question one may well ask today as the world witnesses crimes against humanity committed in Israel against entire families, ...
Among the greatest achievements of the United Nations is the development of a body of international law, which is central to promoting economic and social development, as well as to advancing ...
Following a period of relative post-Cold War peace, the beginning of the twenty-first century has seen a tremendous increase in the number of conflict events around the planet. As of late 2024, the ...
Human Rights Watch welcomes the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, submitted to the UN General Assembly in 2019 (the “Draft Articles ...
Ankush Khardori is a senior writer for POLITICO Magazine and a former federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice. His column, Rules of Law, offers an unvarnished look at national legal affairs ...
On February 24, President Putin declared war against Ukraine, and missile and shelling attacks began against multiple Ukrainian cities. (Kyiv) – Russia’s parliament adopted a resolution on February 16 ...
A Gaza-bound aid flotilla is currently sailing toward the enclave, entering a high-risk zone where previous missions have faced attacks and interceptions. On Wednesday, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan ...