If international law is meant to protect civilians equally, why does its enforcement often appear uneven? This Dispatch examines Gaza and Lebanon through the principles of international humanitarian law, civilian protection, and accountability, exploring how perceptions of selective enforcement affect the credibility of the international legal system.
Tag: Rome Statute
Beyond ‘Never Again’: Understanding Atrocity Prevention and Why It Matters
The greatest success of atrocity prevention is often invisible. It is measured not by the crises that occur, but by the tragedies that never happen.”
U.S. Use of Force in Venezuela and International Law
When military force is used without legal justification, the line between law enforcement and war collapses, undermining the international legal order.”
The Crime of Aggression:The ICC’s Fourth Core Crime and Its Role in Mass Atrocity
Aggressive war is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime.” —Nuremberg Tribunal Judgment
Arrest Warrants for Vladimir Putin: International Justice and the Deportation of Children
The unlawful transfer of children in Ukraine is not only a war crime—it may represent one of the clearest pathways toward establishing genocidal intent.”
Absconding from Justice: Omar al-Bashir, ICC Warrants, and the Limits of Enforcement
The failure to execute ICC arrest warrants against sitting heads of state exposes structural weaknesses in international accountability mechanisms and risks entrenching impunity.”