by Harris Institute | Jul 17, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, The International Criminal Court, United Nations
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...
by Harris Institute | May 26, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, ICTY, International Criminal Law, Rule of Law, The International Criminal Court
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...
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 | 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...
