International Law

No Easy Route to Nuclear Disarmament 0
- Analysis
- October 11, 2017
Last week, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a campaign group seeking a global ban on nuclear arms. The award to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) surprised many observers, particularly in a year when the architects …
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The Case of Omar Khadr 0
- Analysis
- July 13, 2017
The Omar Khadr case is again front-page news following the settlement of his longstanding lawsuit against the Canadian government. The news has elicited a wide range of comments from the usual suspects. I was among a small group in Foreign …
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Humanitarian Action on the Front Lines 0
- Analysis
- March 1, 2017
by Dominik Stillhart

The ICRC is mandated by the international community to assist and protect those affected by conflict or violence, including promoting international humanitarian law, monitoring respect for that law, and assisting people affected by war. This mandate reflects …
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W.E.B. Du Bois: From Global to Transnational Justice 0
- Analysis
- April 7, 2016
By Inés Valdez

Theories of global justice spring from a genealogy of internationalism that includes the Parliament at The Hague, the League of Nations, and the United Nations. These theories rely on a conceptualization of the West as homogeneously affluent, …
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What the Karadžić Verdict Means 0
- Analysis
- March 30, 2016
Radovan Karadžić, the former president of the Bosnian Serb Republic and supreme commander of its armed forces during the 1992–95 war, was convicted on March 24^th of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal …
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Slow and Costly: The Crisis Confronting Internationalized Criminal Justice 0
- Analysis
- March 6, 2016
By William Wiley

Internationalized criminal justice is in crisis — a crisis laid bare by the limited criminal-justice response to the conflict in Syria and, more widely, the struggles endured by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International …
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Missing Indictments in the Case of Maher Arar 0
- Analysis
- September 10, 2015
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have laid a criminal charge against George Salloum, director of the Far Falestin prison in Damascus, Syria, where Maher Arar was tortured in 2002-03. At the same time, the Mounties issued an …
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The Conservatives’ Controversial Case for War 0
- Analysis
- March 26, 2015
The motion tabled in Parliament this week to extend Canada’s military engagement against the Islamic State (IS) sets a worrying precedent. The decision to expand the air war to Syria is grounded in a confused legality that blurs legitimate concerns …
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The ICTY at 20: Mission Accomplished?0
- Analysis
- May 29, 2013
by Rachel Kerr

On May 25, 2013, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia celebrated its twentieth anniversary. After 20 years and $2.2 billion, what has this extraordinary experiment in international criminal justice achieved? In The Hague, an exhibition …
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A Good Day for International Criminal Justice?0
- Analysis
- May 17, 2012
by Rachel Kerr

May 16, 2012 was an auspicious day for international criminal justice for two reasons. First, the Special Court for Sierra Leone heard statements from the Prosecutor and from former Liberian President Charles Taylor at his sentencing hearing. …
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