by Harris Institute | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
By: Jing Geng The Trump administration has now surpassed 100 days in office. The UK has triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, thereby formalizing the procedure for Brexit. Turkey is increasingly sliding towards dictatorship. In France, despite ultimately...
by Harris Institute | May 3, 2017 | EU Law, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, United Nations
By: Fizza Batool On March 28th, 2017, Washington University School of Law and the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute had the privilege of welcoming Firas Kayal, Senior Policy Advisor to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Coming to Washington...
by Harris Institute | Apr 22, 2017 | Human Rights, ICTY, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Legal Education, Rule of Law, United Nations
By: Suhao Chen On May 25, 1993, in the midst of violent conflict in the Balkans, the UN Security Council decided (through Resolution 827) to establish the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations...
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...
by Harris Institute | Apr 7, 2017 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, Human Rights, ICTY, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Rule of Law, The International Criminal Court, Uncategorized
By: Megan Reif On Thursday, March 30th, Washington University School of Law and the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute welcomed Philippe Sands to campus as part of the Assembly Series and Public Interest Law and Policy Speaker Series. Prof. Sands gave a special...
