Legal Activism or Ex-Post Justice Adrian Kreutz, Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Amsterdam Over Gaza, the international criminal justice system (ICJS), spearheaded by the International Criminal Court (ICC), must pick a trench: Does international criminal justice entail the active…
Debating Deadlock: Reconsidering the Security Council Veto Power By Daniel Brinkman, Graduate Editor, N.Y.U. Journal of International Law & Politics Discussions around the use of the veto power by the permanent members of the Security Council—longstanding as they have been—are…
What Does it Mean for International Law to be Real? Some Reflections on ‘Putin Can’t Destroy the International Order by Himself’ By James Janison, Senior Notes Editor, N.Y.U. Journal of International Law & Politics In “Putin Can’t Destroy the International…
Pacta Sunt Servanda and the (Re?) Negotiation of the JCPOA By Zach Kosbie, Staff Editor, N.Y.U. Journal of International Law & Politics The repeated failure of talks to restore the United States and Iran to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive…
The September Statement by the ICC Prosecutor on Alleged U.S. War Crimes Marks a Historic Low By Walter Bonné, Senior Online Editor, N.Y.U. Journal of International Law & Politics Introduction In another blow to the legitimacy of the International Criminal…
Swedish Prosecution of Corporate Complicity in Sudanese War Crimes By Harrison A. Meyer, Senior Executive Editor, N.Y.U. Journal of International Law & Politics On November 11, 2021, Swedish prosecutors indicted two executives of Lundin Energy AB (“Lundin”), a Swedish-based oil…