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Genocide
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The Right Coast
What Happened Today – by Park MacDougald – The Scroll
On several occasions over the past month, The Scroll has reported on the network of U.S. nonprofits mobilized against Israel and lending PR support to Hamas aim of calling for…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Bruce Ching on “Through a Lens of Genocide: A Different Approach for Hate Crimes Legislation”
By Jamie Abrams
Bruce Ching has published a new article, Through a Lens of Genocide: A Different Approach for Hate Crimes Legislation, in 75 Rutgers U. L. Rev. 535 (2023). Here is the…
Lawels Blog
Khojaly Genocide from the international law perspective
The Khojaly massacre started on the night of February 25, 1992. With the support of the 366th Motorized Regiment, mostly Armenians, in Khankendi, the Armenian armed forces attacked the civilian…
Religion Clause
At Religious Freedom Summit, Ambassador Calls for Crimes Against Humanity Statute
The International Religious Freedom Summit was held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Among the numerous speakers and panelists was Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice.…
Religion Clause
State Department Gets Broader Authority to Pay Rewards in War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Cases
Yesterday President Biden signed into law H.R.4250 (full text) which expands the Department of State War Crimes Rewards Program that allows the State Department to pay rewards to persons who furnish…
International Law Prof Blog
ICJ: Thirty Nations Intervene in Ukraine’s Genocide Case Against Russia
The Principality of Liechtenstein, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, is the latest country to file a declaration of intervention in the case concerning…
International Law Prof Blog
Germany Intervenes in Ukraine’s Genocide Case Against the Russian Federation
The Federal Republic of Germany, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, filed in the Registry of the Court a declaration of intervention in the…
Religion Clause
International Court Of Justice Says Genocide Case Against Myanmar May Move Ahead
In The Gambia v. Myanmar, (Intl. Ct. Justice, July 22, 2022), the United Nations International court of Justice rejected various procedural defenses raised by Myanmar to the suit against it alleging…
Religion Clause
U.S. Labels Burmese Military’s Treatment Of Rohingya As Genocide
In a speech (full text) yesterday at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that the United States has concluded that Burma's actions against the…
International Law Prof Blog
Ukraine v. Russia at the International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice held an emergency hearing today on Ukraine's complaint against Russia under the Genocide Convention. Russia was a no-show. Ukraine is asking the Court to order Russia…