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Sumin Lee, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Texas A&M University, gave a talk on her book project, titled "Gender Justice...

But the court didn’t agree with most of Ukraine’s complaint. Ukrainian Azov Battalion soldiers on the defensive in July 2014 (cc) Carl...

Ukraine disputes Russia’s allegation of genocide – and argues it was a false pretext for war. Photo: International Court of Justice,...

The spring semester's first IJL Nexus Series talk was on February 2 at the Global Research Institute. Jenn Trivedi, Assistant Professor...

South Africa’s case against Israel for suspected violations in Gaza may take years to resolve. Photo: The Peace Palace, seat of the...

Walk with Dr. Zvobgo this Holocaust Remembrance Day through some of Germany’s most striking memorials in this photo essay for Good...

Dr. Zvobgo had a lot of fun sitting down with Dr. K. Chad Clay for this Good Authority interview. They discuss human rights in the U.S....

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was an important start – but there’s much work still ahead. Photo: “Respect human rights” sign...

Often states deliberate and debate while people die. Photo: Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia (Konrad Lembcke) On...

Here’s a recap of some of the year’s highs and lows. Photo: Persons living with disability in Ghana participate in the 2022 Global...

Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and the Department of...

Dr. Zvobgo authored an article in Foreign Affairs. She writes, "The United States simply does not like to defer to supranational bodies...

Israel doesn’t recognize the court’s jurisdiction – but it should. Photo: International Criminal Court, The Hague (jbdodane) On October...

This past October 17, Dr. Sarah Dreier, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico, discussed some of her...

He may never stand trial, but that’s not all that matters. Photo: International Criminal Court at The Hague (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) In...

The International Justice Lab recently celebrated the start of its fifth year at William & Mary's Global Research Institute (GRI)! Dr....

On September 22, Dr. Cyanne Loyle, Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn State, shared some of her work on rebel law and...

The fall semester's first IJL Nexus Series talk was on September 14 at the Global Research Institute. Adriana Rudling, our new...

After another competitive recruitment process, the lab is delighted to announce the fifth cohort of IJL undergraduate research fellows,...

Dear friends, I hope that this note finds you and your family well, and that you are enjoying a pleasant summer. I greet you from Berlin,...

The International Justice Lab is please to welcome our first post-doc Adriana Rudling! Dr. Rudling and Dr. Zvobgo will launch a new book...

Zoha Siddiqui, Alexandra Byrne, and Bilen Zerie (pictured left to right with Dr. Zvobgo) graduated summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa...

Many victims of human rights abuse do not know that they can file international, legal complaints against their own governments in the...

IJL was excited to welcome W&M History Ph.D. candidate Tyler Goldberger to the Global Research Institute to present on some of his...