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Published in: openSecurityReflections on intervention in the 21st centuryWhere stands now the ‘responsibility to protect’? Recent egregious intervention failures require simplistic nostra...
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Published in: openSecurityEastern Ukraine: the humanity behind the headlinesThe government in Kyiv, aid organisations and the international community must work together to address the...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter the torture report—rebalancing the scales of justiceIn the voluminous responses to the long-awaited US Senate committee report on torture by the CIA, the essence of...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter the Kenyatta case, how is the ICC to help victims?The states party to the founding statute of the International Criminal Court must ensure victims of war crimes can...
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Published in: openSecurityThe International Criminal Court must fix its anti-African imageThe International Criminal Court is often presented as "racist" in Africa because of its focus on indictees from the...
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Published in: openSecurityDrone strikes in Pakistan: laser or blunderbuss?Attacks by US drones have often been presented as forensic, yet only one in 25 victims in Pakistan were identifiably...
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Published in: openSecurityStarvation as a weapon of war in SyriaSince 1993, there have been calls for the legal and political recognition of starvation as a weapon of war. In...
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Published in: openSecurityThe failure of the UN: rebuilding from the ruinsNavi Pillay offered a scathing indictment of the UN Security Council's failures to address global crises, most...
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Published in: openSecurityThe US' troubling turn as global anti-trafficking sheriffThe much-lauded US Tier ranking system monitors foreign governments' efforts to combat trafficking. But this...
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Published in: openSecurityIn deep water: China tests its neighbours’ patience
China’s rapid growth is placing increasing demands on natural resources in the region but Beijing’s political rise...
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Published in: openSecurityUncovering Colombia's systems of macro-criminalityWhile transitional justice initiatives have traditionally shied away from dismantling the system, Colombia's Justice...
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Published in: openSecurityIn Israel, as in Gaza, human rights are the last line of protection
Plain and simple sadness is a natural human reaction to the killing in Gaza. But we are told such emotional...
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Published in: openSecuritySecret prisons, disappearances and tortureIn a ruling described by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as “landmark”, the European Court of Human...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaInternational legal obligation to end trade with settlements
If the political will to bring about justice and peace is lacking, the answer lies in international law. Ending...
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Published in: openSecurityHow Qatar's hand casts Syrian shadowsAs Qatar assumes an increasing role in the political diplomacy of the Middle East, its subtler interventions in...
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Published in: openSecurityThe UN privacy report: Five Eyes remainsWill Navi Pillay's defiant stand on privacy be the first step to dismantling the dubious legal frameworks propping...
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Published in: openSecurity“Terrorism” and the US-led global order“Terrorism” has become a formulaic term in political discourse, often deployed as a device sustaining a US informal...
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Published in: openSecurityFinding cracks in Syria's deadly politics to deliver aidHumanitarian agencies have renewed support after a rare moment of unity in the UN Security Council regarding...
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Published in: openSecurityAs Israel-Palestine descends into violence, what should Europe do?The latest effort by the Israel-aligned US to renegotiate the asymmetric power relationships of the Middle East has...
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Published in: openSecurityHow one man was stripped of his UK citizenship—twice
The UK home secretary has pushed legislation through Parliament which allows her to strip individuals of their...
