As mass atrocities continue worldwide, finding ways to spot warning signs earlier could help mitigate or prevent future catastrophe.
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Russia is not just moving Ukrainian children. It is taking away their identities. Will the $25 million being spent by the US to locate and rehabilitate forcibly transferred children be enough?
Every year on August 2, the Congolese community around the world observes a day of remembrance for the victims of the genocide perpetrated against the people of eastern DRC for economic gain.
Two women have been charged with slavery offences, and another with terrorism offences. It’s uncharted legal territory for Australia.
Syrian national Salem Al-Salem faces prosecution for crimes against humanity in a first for the UK.
Roger Lumbala offers a test case for France’s prosecution of atrocity crimes committed elsewhere.
It has taken over 20 years, and the ICC is under intense pressure, but this week’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is a major win for international law.
The IDF says it will not implement the government’s plan to forcibly move Palestinians to a camp in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese have died during the 3-year conflict, with more than 14 million displaced.
The former strongman leader has been charged with crimes against humanity in relation to a bloody ‘war on drugs.’
Wars always include killings and destruction, but there are limits. An expert in international law explains the rules of war laid out in the Geneva Conventions − and why they’re so hard to enforce.
Prosecuting leaders indicted for war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
The permanent members of the UN Security Council have repeatedly used their power of veto to block resolutions relating to mass atrocities. Is it time to revoke that power?
The United Arab Emirates is emerging as the foreign player most invested in Sudan’s conflict.
Codifying apartheid could offer significant relief to many victims and survivors who otherwise would not be entitled to adequate recourse from the international community.
The ICC is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders that are suspected of committing war crimes in Gaza.
Though the move by the ICC chief prosecutor is a significant one, it’s very unlikely the Israeli or Palestinian leaders will be arrested or face a trial.
Many young people today know little about the murder of European Jews during the Holocaust, and even less about the murder of Romani communities.
The push for national trials reflects a disappointment with the slow pace and high costs of international justice.
The war crimes probe signals a new path for Canada that prioritizes international law and corrects past policy failures, while validating the experiences of Ukrainians.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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Adjunct Professor of Mass Atrocities Prevention, Georgetown University; University of Connecticut
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Professor of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, Queen's University Belfast
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non-resident senior fellow Center for European Policy Analysis
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
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sociologue (Institut des mondes africains), École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Tasmania
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Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor in International Law, NRF Research Chair in International Law, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney
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Challis Chair of International Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University
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Professor, Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria