by Harris Institute | Mar 24, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, Refugee and Asylum Law, Rule of Law, Uncategorized
By: Leila Sadat The United States has always been proud of its status as a democracy with a commitment to human rights, even though it has often kept its distance from human rights treaty regimes by either refusing to ratify important legal instruments (like the...
by Harris Institute | Feb 27, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, Refugee and Asylum Law
On February 15, 2017, a group of 77 non-governmental organizations and international law scholars (including Harris Institute Director Leila Sadat) filed an Amicus Brief in support of the plaintiffs in Darweesh v. Trump, a case in the United States District Court for...
by Harris Institute | Feb 13, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, Rule of Law
By: Kristin Smith Hina Shamsi, Director of the ACLU’s National Security Project, wrote a blog entry on February 7, 2017, explaining the extensive questioning she was subjected to when reentering the United States. Ms. Shamshi explained that while in transit back to...
by Harris Institute | Feb 1, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, United Nations
By: Leila Nadya Sadat Last week Donald Trump took aim at the international economic order and the international institutions and alliances charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. This week’s post does not specifically focus on those policies;...
by Harris Institute | Jan 23, 2017 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, The International Criminal Court, United Nations
By: Leila Nadya Sadat Last fall I had the opportunity to witness and celebrate forward progress in international law making. At the end of September, I attended a terrific conference on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the issuance of the judgment of the...
by Harris Institute | Oct 12, 2016 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, ICTY, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Rule of Law, The International Criminal Court, Uncategorized
“Let us leave here renewed in our devotion to justice – not just for the people of our own countries, but for the people of all countries. Let us leave here refreshed in our determination to defend human rights, to protect human liberty, and to uphold...
