The U.N. denounced Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory Kelebogile Zvobgo - September 26, 2024 Last week’s General Assembly vote upholds the International Court of Justice ruling.
How can international law protect civilians in the Israel-Hamas war? Stacie Goddard and Tanisha Fazal - October 30, 2023 An expert explains the laws of war.
The ICC is investigating violence in Israel and Palestine Kelebogile Zvobgo - October 18, 2023 Israel doesn’t recognize the court’s jurisdiction – but it should.
Why the Gaza hostage crisis is different Danielle Gilbert - October 13, 2023 What we know about Hamas hostage-taking and Israel’s hostage recovery policy.
Why do Russia and Ukraine exchange their prisoners? Christoph Valentin Steinert - May 27, 2022 It’s a humanitarian move, but there’s more to the calculations.
In Ukraine and other conflicts, measuring the human cost is important. It’s also very difficult. Jessica Trisko Darden - March 11, 2022 The battle over casualties in the Ukraine war is just beginning
Chicago cop Jon Burge allegedly tortured suspects. Why couldn’t the U.S. prosecute him? Mark Berlin - February 16, 2022 The Chicago Police Department apologized for what it called ‘torture.’ But while the United States is a party to international human rights treaties, it doesn’t have laws at home against these violations.
The ICC says it can investigate Israel’s alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu and Biden object. M.P. Broache and Kelebogile Zvobgo - February 10, 2021 Israel and the U.S. don’t think the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over nonmember states. Here’s when it does.
Pompeo says Israeli West Bank settlements aren’t illegal. What does this mean in practice? Yael Berda - November 23, 2019 Israeli border police arrest a Palestinian protester following scuffles at
Trump claims he’s the greatest hostage negotiator ever. So why did he make it harder to bring Americans home? Danielle Gilbert - April 29, 2019 The “cheif hostage negotiator” doesn’t seem to understand how American policy works.