ICJ Provisional Measures: What the Latest Order Actually Requires — and What It Doesn't
A clause-by-clause reading of the Court's order, separating binding obligations from diplomatic signalling, with a comparison to the Court's provisional-measures practice since 2020.
Human Rights Alerts
View all alerts →UN Working Group Issues Opinion on Arbitrary Detention Pattern
Findings track a documented rise in incommunicado detention cases referred to the mechanism this quarter.
Special Rapporteur Requests Country Access Following Reports
Formal request follows a pattern of restricted humanitarian access documented over the past two reporting cycles.
OHCHR Briefing Note on Due-Process Guarantees in Emergency Law
Note assesses derogation measures against Article 4 ICCPR standards across three recent national emergency declarations.
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Opinion & Commentary
More opinion →Why International Criminal Law Needs an AI Governance Doctrine
Automated evidentiary tools are already shaping ICC casework — without a doctrine to govern their use.
Arbitration's Legitimacy Problem Isn't Procedure — It's Perception
Investor-state arbitration keeps winning cases and losing public trust. The fix isn't procedural.
The Quiet Expansion of Universal Jurisdiction Cases in Europe
National courts are doing more of the work international tribunals were designed for — and few are watching.
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