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Dr. Rochelle Terman presents: "Backlash: Defiance, Human Rights, and the Politics of Shame"

We would like to thank Dr. Rochelle Terman, assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago, for an engaging discus...

U.S. Foreign Policy Needs to Begin at Home: IJL's Zvobgo

Dr. Zvobgo recently gave a televised interview on human rights, race, and U.S. foreign policy under the Biden-Harris administration with ...

Put Racial Justice at Center of the Biden-Harris Transition Plan

Congratulations to IJL Fellows, Alexandra Byrne and Bilen Zerie, and Dr. Zvobgo for their new op-ed, "Put Racial Justice at Center of the...

Achieving Post-Conflict Justice through Strategic Litigation and Reparations: The Sepur Zarco Trial

Congratulations to IJL Fellow, Zoha Siddiqui for her new article, "Achieving Post-Conflict Justice through Strategic Litigation and Repar...

Adequate, Effective, and Prompt: Analyzing the Right to Reparations in Transitional Justice

Congratulations to IJL Fellow, Alexandra Byrne for her new article, "Adequate, Effective, and Prompt: Analyzing the Right to Reparations ...

Don’t Move On Just Yet

Prof. Zvobgo was recently interviewed by Quinta Jurecic and quoted in "Don't Move on Just Yet" in The Atlantic on prospects for truth (an...

US Movement for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation

On January 19, Prof. Zvobgo presented her research findings at a leadership meeting of the US Movement for Truth, Racial Healing, and Tra...

Foreign Policy Begins At Home

Dr. Zvobgo penned an essay in the 50th anniversary special issue of Foreign Policy Magazine on how domestic transitional justice in a Bid...

'This Is Not Who We Are' Is a Great American Myth

Lab Director, Kelebogile Zvobgo published an article in Foreign Policy on why the United States needs transitional justice, especially fo...

#GRI2020ResearchHighlights

From December 7 to 23, W&M's Global Research Institute shared 12 research highlights from 2020, including from IJL on day 4. Day 1: The B...

Not a Moment but a Movement: The Case for Transitional Justice in the U.S.

Lab Director, Kelebogile Zvobgo co-authored an article in Ms. Magazine on the necessity of transitional justice in the United States. Draw...

Some people want a U.S. truth commission. But truth commissions have limits.

Lab Director, Kelebogile Zvobgo co-authored an article in The Washington Post on truth commissions in the United States and what many com...

IJL Director presents research at Occidental College

On October 7, Prof. Zvobgo gave a talk on truth commissions and transitional justice at Occidental College as part of the John Parke Youn...

ASIL Expert Panel: "US Sanctions and the International Criminal Court"

On September 23, IJL Director, Kelebogile Zvobgo participated in an expert panel convened by the American Society of International Law to...

Field Work in South Africa? COVID-19 Had Other Plans, but IJL Continued to Make Progress

IJL Fellow, Bilen Zerie published a piece in William & Mary Blogs on IJL adjusting plans for summer research this year. She provides an e...

New animated video explains research with IJL Affiliate, Benjamin Graham

In this animated video produced by the USC Security and Political Economy Lab, IJL Director, Kelebogile Zvobgo explains findings from a n...

IJL welcomes second cohort of research fellows

After a competitive recruitment process, we are happy to announce the second cohort of IJL undergraduate research fellows: Margot Cunning...

Despite U.S. sanctions, the International Criminal Court will keep investigating alleged war crimes

IJL Director, Kelebogile Zvobgo, and IJL Faculty Affiliate, Stephen Chaudoin, wrote an article in The Washington Post on recent U.S. sanc...

Some lawmakers are calling for truth commissions on racial violence. How do these work?

Lab Director, Kelebogile Zvobgo co-authored an article in The Washington Post on the possibility of truth commissions to address structur...

A Women-Powered Team of Six Paves the Way for Human Rights Research at W&M

IJL Fellow, Alexandra Byrne published a piece in William & Mary Blogs on IJL, as we approach our first anniversary. Check it out! #Facult...

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