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 | 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...
by Harris Institute | Oct 3, 2016 | Comparative Law, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Legal Education, United Nations
By: Fizza Batool This past summer I was incredibly fortunate to travel to The Hague, the Netherlands to study public international law for three weeks due to the generosity of Washington University School of Law and the Dagen-Legomsky Hague Fellowship through the...
by Harris Institute | Jun 16, 2016 | International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Uncategorized
By: Bethel Mandefro When I visited the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) museum during a 2014 trip to Geneva, I was inspired by the century-long history of a unique organization that provides a wide range of critical services both in times of peace and...
by Harris Institute | Feb 29, 2016 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, Foreign Affairs, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Rule of Law
By: Neil Schoenherr (Originally posted on The Source) President Barack Obama this week announced his intention to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The decision to open the facility in the first place was a bad idea in theory, made even worse in...
by Harris Institute | Jan 11, 2016 | International Humanitarian Law, Public Health
By: Teresa Yao GlobeMed, various campus groups, and the Harris World Law Institute brought Dr. Paul Farmer, a leading physician and anthropologist, to Washington University on November 6, 2015. He issued an urgent call to increase access to healthcare in the most...
