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Finding Hope and a Way Forward — ILW 2018 Panel on ‘The Meaning of Torture in National Security’
By Megan Ferguson Part 1 of 2 Asserting that international law matters seems particularly vital in 2018. In the United States, reactionary and nationalist voices are currently most amplified to the general public; international organizations and agreements are...
read moreSmart Contracts and Blockchain: Where Will Disputes Arise and How Should They Be Resolved
By Dylan Davis I had the fortune to attend the 2018 International Law Weekend as a Harris Institute student ambassador. Curious to learn how new, popular technologies might alter international commercial transactions, I took a special interest in the panel, “Smart...
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International Law Weekend 2018 – The Rome Statute at 20: Dedicated to the Memory of M. Cherif Bassiouni, the “Father” of International Criminal Law and the ICC
By Lola Awobokun I had the pleasure of attending International Law Weekend (ILW) 2018 in New York, October 18-20, as a student ambassador of the Harris Institute. During ILW, I was privileged to attend a panel dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute of...
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International Law Weekend 2018: Identity in the Age of Blockchain and Refugees
By Feyga Saksonov Last week, I had the privilege of attending the American Branch of the International Law Association’s (ABILA) 2018 International Law Weekend, held in New York City October 18-20, as an ambassador for the Harris Institute, directed by ABILA's new...
read moreLatin America and the Caribbean Region Workshop on the ILC’s Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity
On September 27-28, 2018, in Lima, Peru, the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, in conjunction with the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), the Swiss Embassy, and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, hosted a Latin America and...
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St. Louis to Suva: A Law School in Fiji Shows Never Again
By Evelyn Chuang, JD '13, Academic Development Coordinator at JDP School of Law, University of Fiji The opinions or views expressed are not necessarily those of the University of Fiji. The Crimes Against Humanity Initiative is a project started by Professor Leila...
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Victims’ Voices: The 12th IHL Dialogs: Is the Justice We Seek, the Justice They Want?
By: Madaline M. George The 12th International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Dialogs recently drew to a close in Chautauqua, NY. This annual gathering, which the Harris Institute has supported since its inception, took place August 26-28 and brought together prosecutors of...
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70 Years of the International Law Commission: Reflections from Geneva
By: Jing Geng 2018 is a year of important milestones in international law and politics. For instance, this November 11 will mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. During the deadly conflict, over 30 nations declared war and over 16 million people lost...
read moreA Personal Reflection on the Rome Statute at Twenty – looking forward, looking back
By: Professor Leila Nadya Sadat Twenty years ago today the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted by a vote of 120-7 after five weeks of grueling negotiations. I went to Rome to attend the conference on the advice of my late mentor, Professor M....
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Politics, Procedure, and Law: Three Continuing Challenges for the ICC in its Third Decade
By: Leila Nadya Sadat This piece was originally posted on The International Criminal Court Forum, a project run by the UCLA School of Law’s Human Rights Project, as part of a series celebrating the ICC’s 20th anniversary. It is re-posted here in honor of International...
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