List of Law articles
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A mass grave is exhumed by local authorities as they attempt to identify the bodies of civilians killed during the Russian occupation in Bucha, Ukraine. Russia’s Ukraine Propaganda Has Turned Fully Genocidal
Egged on by the language of annihilation and extermination, Russian soldiers have become willing executioners.
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Gennady Kuzmin addresses the U.N. General Assembly. U.N. Kicks Russia Off Human Rights Council
In one way at least, so far, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has joined Muammar al-Qaddafi’s Libya.
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In this China Central Television video screengrab from March 30, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) meets his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Huangshan, Anhui province, during his first visit to China since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in late February. China Has Ditched Its Own Principles to Back Russia
Beijing claimed to be opposed to the use of force—until Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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People hold a vigil for victims of the Russian invasion. Russia’s Invasion Has Created Victims the World Recognizes
Violence among states is easier to acknowledge than internal brutality.
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Three people huddle together in mourning in front of a large pile of dirt as snow falls. War Crimes Trials Aren’t Enough
To protect civilians from war crimes, stop them from happening now.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the press in Bucha. Reports of Russian Atrocities in Ukraine Are Just the Beginning
Hellish scenes from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha spark fears of what awaits in Mariupol.
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Men gather around bags containing heroin and hashish as they negotiate and check quality at a drug market on the outskirts of Kandahar on September 24, 2021. The New Geopolitics of the Taliban’s Opium Economy
Afghanistan’s narcotics trade is booming under fresh leadership.
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The Godfather 50th anniversary screening event in Los Angeles Michael Corleone and the Economics of ‘The Godfather’
The Mafia family heir had a college education. Did it pay off?
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at press conference a joint press conference with German Chancellor at the Kremlin in Moscow, on February 15, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev/ Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) Prosecuting Putin
Bringing the Russian president to trial will be a challenge. But war crimes lawyers are raring to go.
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People protest for political reform and the release of political prisoners in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Can’t Torture Its Way to Stability
Until the Tokayev regime shows remorse for its brutal crackdown, the country’s reforms won’t bring progress.
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Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman. America’s ICC Animus Gets Tested by Putin’s Alleged War Crimes
Does U.S. support for an investigation of Russia’s attack on Ukraine signal a bigger policy shift?
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Two men wearing backpacks jointly carry a large duffel bag as they walk away from the camera toward a building. The Risky Status of Ukraine’s Foreign Fighters
Russia has labeled Ukraine’s foreign fighters “mercenaries”—raising questions about their legal status if captured.
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Members of the Honduran police special forces stand outside the home of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in Tegucigalpa on Feb. 15. Hernández’s Arrest Won’t Stop the Drug War
Washington continues to empower repressive and corrupt Latin American governments through flawed security initiatives.
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Moqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi militia leader and Shiite Muslim cleric, gives a news conference in the central holy shrine city of Najaf, on November 18, 2021. Why Muqtada al-Sadr Failed to Reform Iraq
Iraq’s most recent election promised change but ended up entrenching the establishment.
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The memorial called “Heroines,” dedicated to Kosovar Albanian women wartime rape survivors, is seen in Pristina, Kosovo, on May 4, 2021. We Need a Better Way to Prosecute Sexual Assault in Conflict
Though rape is one of the most commonly perpetrated war crimes, it is rarely considered by international courts.
