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...
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...
