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The Launch of the ICRC’s Updated Commentary to the Second Geneva Convention (ILW-NY)
By: Rose Lyu Since their adoption in 1949, the Geneva Conventions, which contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war, have been employed and applied broadly. The Conventions have been subjected to the rapidly changing environment of the...
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The 2018 Jessup Problem Panel (ILW-NY)
By: Nicholas Lamparski The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the world’s largest simulated court competition, tackles the question of how international disputes can be resolved in the courtroom rather than on the battlefield. In Jessup, law...
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The St. Louis International Film Festival to Screen Never Again
By: Fizza Batool The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University School of Law is proud to announce that the film Never Again: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity has been accepted to the 26th Annual St. Louis International Film...
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The 11th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs “Changing Times: New Opportunities For International Justice and Accountability”
By: Olivia Youn and Emily Brewster We had the honor of attending the 11th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs in Chautauqua, New York last month. Since the first IHL Dialogs in 2007, these discussions have fostered meaningful conversations on contemporary...
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Global Trumpism, Week 35: Celebrating Peace in the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud
By: Leila Nadya Sadat Today is the International Day of Peace at the United Nations. It is celebrated with a theme, with meetings, with videos, and is undertaken each year with a view to bringing the voice of peace into the halls of the United Nations during the...
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Summer at The Hague Academy of International Law
By: Anton Krayniy Humanity suffers from an ailment which individuals can rarely escape: the state of constantly overlooking the present in preparation for the future or setting it aside to brood over the past. This is even more prevalent in law school; when one is...
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Summer in Seoul, Republic of Korea
By: Nicole Gougeon The summer of 2017 is one I will never forget. I had the amazing opportunity to travel to and work in Seoul, Republic of Korea for eight weeks thanks to the Dagen-Legomsky International Public Interest Fellowship which I received through...
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Female Voices at IHL Dialogs in Chautauqua, NY: Katherine B. Fite Would Have Been Proud
By: Milena Sterio In my capacity as an academic and representative of Intlawgrrls, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the 11th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs in Chautauqua, New York from August 27th-29th. The Dialogs’ theme for this year was...
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International Justice Day and Recent Developments
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...
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Scott Turow’s “Testimony” and the Importance of the ICC
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...
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