by Harris Institute | Jun 12, 2018 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Global Public Interest Law Internships, Human Rights, Rule of Law
By Leila Nadya Sadat (originally posted on EJIL: Talk!) On March 21, 2016, after a 4-1/2 year-long trial that heard the testimony of 77 witnesses, the introduction of 773 items of evidence, and gave rise to a transcript that was thousands of pages long, a unanimous...
by Harris Institute | Nov 8, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, International Legal Education, Uncategorized, United Nations
By: Léa Garriga-Lafabregue In today’s world, we are facing various crises in justice, economy, immigration, and ecology. The global landscape is rapidly changing and those changes require solutions. International law provides a framework for modern international...
by Harris Institute | Jul 17, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, The International Criminal Court, United Nations
By: Kristin Smith The ICC turned 15 years old on July 17, 2017 (a date which celebrates the July 17, 1998 adoption of the Rome Statute). The day has come to be known as “International Justice Day” or the “Day of International Criminal Justice,” and aims to raise...
by Harris Institute | May 26, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, ICTY, International Criminal Law, Rule of Law, The International Criminal Court
By: Emily Brewster On Tuesday, May 23, Maryville University hosted legal thriller writer Scott Turow (author of One L and Presumed Innocent among others) for its speaker series to discuss his new novel, Testimony. As part of the discussion, Harris Institute...
by Harris Institute | May 18, 2017 | EU Law, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Negotiations, Refugee and Asylum Law, Rule of Law
By: Mattia Cutolo The following analysis sets its framework on a particular date: Wednesday March 29th, when Theresa May “Brexit!” dixit (latin: “When Theresa May said: “Brexit!”). That is when the UK Ambassador to the EU, Tim Barrow, delivered a letter signed by...
by Harris Institute | Apr 11, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Negotiations, Uncategorized, United Nations
By: Leila Sadat Although one can fault the Obama administration for its tepid policy towards Syria, Trump’s airstrikes against a Syrian military base on Thursday, April 6th take the U.S. policy towards Syria in a dangerous new direction. Although it’s tempting to...
