Ukraine accused Russia of torture. Here’s how to prosecute those crimes.
Ukraine’s allies can use their own courts to investigate war crimes
Chile’s new voting rules may have derailed the new Constitution
Many who voted ‘No’ still want a new constitution — just not this one
Gorbachev didn’t set out to open the door to democracy
The former Soviet leader learned the hard way that reining in political changes is harder than making them
Biden called Putin a ‘war criminal.’ That’s risky.
Here’s the downside to prosecuting former leaders
Germany convicted a Syrian man of war crimes in Syria. Can national courts prosecute injustices everywhere?
The landmark case invoked the principle of ‘universal jurisdiction’
The Kazakhstan protests escalated quickly. Here’s why.
We found these two factors at work.
Across Latin America, citizens and governments are clashing over their countries’ authoritarian pasts
Here’s what that looks like on the ground.
Chile elected delegates to draft a new constitution — and it’s not tilted toward the elites
Chilean political parties suffered a big blow: 40 percent of the votes went to independent candidates. Here’s what that means.
Chile voted to write a new constitution. Will it promise more than the government can deliver?
In a global first, women will make up half the constitutional convention
Chileans vote this weekend whether to rewrite the Pinochet-era constitution.
A museum that helps people acknowledge the authoritarian past may influence how they feel about politics today.