Ukraine Symposium – Litigating Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Litigating Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Litigating Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Since the commencement of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the end of February, different international courts and tribunals have been engaged as means to invoke international responsibility for the...
Time for a New War Crimes Commission?

Time for a New War Crimes Commission?

Time for a New War Crimes Commission? The shock of invasion remains fresh and raw. And yet it must cede room for new shocks, for the quotidian tremors caused by reports that Russian troops have shelled homes and maternity hospitals, dropped cluster bombs on schools,...
Ukraine’s Legal Counterattack

Ukraine’s Legal Counterattack

Ukraine’s Legal Counterattack Beyond its endurance on the battlefield, Ukraine has launched a legal counterattack against Russia in the courts. The normally slow-moving, process-heavy gears of international justice are now moving at relative lightspeed in response to...
Ntaganda Appeals Chamber Judgment Divided on Meaning of “Attack”

Ntaganda Appeals Chamber Judgment Divided on Meaning of “Attack”

Ntaganda Appeals Chamber Judgment Divided on Meaning of “Attack”  On 30 March 2021, the International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber issued its judgment in the Ntaganda case. The judgment, which primarily responds to the appeal submitted by Bosco Ntaganda against his...
A Plea for True U.S. Leadership in International Criminal Justice

A Plea for True U.S. Leadership in International Criminal Justice

A Plea for True U.S. Leadership in International Criminal Justice   On April 1, 2021, the Biden administration revoked Executive Order 13928 that formed the legal basis under United States law for the Trump administration to impose financial sanctions against...