by Harris Institute | Aug 16, 2018 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, International Criminal Law, United Nations
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...
by Harris Institute | Jul 17, 2018 | Human Rights, International Criminal Law, The International Criminal Court
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....
by Harris Institute | Jul 16, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, International Criminal Law, The International Criminal Court, United Nations
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...
by Harris Institute | Mar 16, 2018 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, International Criminal Law, United Nations
March 16, 2018 On Friday, March 9th, a diverse group of participants gathered at Matrix Chambers in London to discuss the International Law Commission’s 2017 Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity. These Draft Articles, which were submitted to the General Assembly...
by Harris Institute | Mar 1, 2018 | Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Rule of Law, The International Criminal Court
By: Fizza Batool The Harris Institute is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Seeking Accountability for the Unlawful Use of Force, edited by Professor Leila Nadya Sadat (Cambridge University Press, May 2018). The book evaluates historic and modern-day...
by Harris Institute | Dec 22, 2017 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, International Criminal Law, Rule of Law, United Nations
By: Leila Nadya Sadat and Fizza Batool On December 11, 2017, the Harris Institute hosted a well-attended Side Event entitled “Progress in Drafting a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity” at the Sixteenth Session of the Assembly of...
