International associations play a vital role in standing up for international law and institutions at a time when they are under attack.

Minister Wadephul bracht samen met zijn Nederlandse collega een bezoek aan het Internationaal Strafhof in Den Haag, waar de Amerikaanse regering de pijlen op richt.

The US has threatened the International Criminal Court with unprecedented new sanctions. The chief prosecutor has been voted out over alleged abuse. C...

We need to strengthen our system of co-operation, not replace it

With the post-World War II international order fading away and hostilities on the rise, the prospects for conflict prevention look dim. But the picture is not wholly dark. It is possible to identify t...

De Amerikaanse regering bereidt sancties voor tegen het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) als geheel. De maatregelen zijn al uitgewerkt en worden naar verwachting binnenkort aangekondigd, zeggen twee ingewijden tegen persbureau Reuters. Het precieze moment is nog onduidelijk.

Eight candidates are vying to succeed António Guterres, but if the next United Nations’ chief can’t reassert its role in major conflicts, the organization risks becoming a ‘cumbersome appendage’, dipl...

Washington’s decision to support some UN functions while letting others wither is pulling the organization apart at the seams.

The West can play at being universal, seeing itself as the only ‘civilisation’ and basing itself on metrics of...

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Self-help is becoming more vital in a vicious world.

Ratko Mladić’s death last week at eighty-three in The Hague—where he was serving a life sentence for committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and

We must be honest about the seriousness of the situation we’re in.

Why the U.S. right should rediscover the virtues of a global legal order.

Na een jaar van leven met sancties van de VS beseft ICC-rechter Nicolas Guillou pas echt hoe afhankelijk we zijn van Amerikaanse diensten. ‘Dat is best eng. We zijn in Europa onze soevereiniteit kwijtgeraakt.’

A United Nations gathering this week could prove pivotal for the international governance of lethal autonomous weapon systems.

This is a crucial moment for international law in the face of concerted efforts by the Trump administration to undermine and discredit it.

The former Bosnian Serb general was convicted of genocide committed during the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia.

"The new leader of the United Nations cannot heal all the world’s divisions, but with courage and political acumen, the next Secretary-General can make international disputes a little less toxic," wri...

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De organisaties spreken van een gerichte aanval op het Strafhof in Den Haag. De maatregelen zouden de internationale rechtsorde zou ondermijnen.

Decennialang was Den Haag de enige plek waar Iran en de VS rechtstreeks met elkaar spraken. Hoe lukte het om de vijanden na de gijzeling op de Amerikaanse ambassade in Teheran en de Iraanse Revolutie ...

Beijing’s quest to challenge America’s legal hegemony.

Until recently, attacking civilian energy infrastructure was unacceptable. The dynamics of modern war have changed that.

In a gangsterish age, the UN needs an ultra-pragmatist as secretary-general

Looking for respite from European heat waves, summer tourists are flocking to the diplomatic hub. But city leaders are wary of overcrowding.

The International Criminal Court’s new leader will inherit an institution caught between delivering justice and the pressures exerted by powerful governments

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With the Ukraine war still ongoing after four years and unpredictable turmoil being unleashed in the Middle East, a strong and effective United Nations is needed more than ever.

The administration sees a risk that “woke” institutions will go after its officials once the president is out of office.

Internationaal Strafhof: De Tsjadische autoriteiten zeggen zich terug te trekken uit het Internationaal Strafhof vanwege een „gebrek aan effectiviteit” en een vooringenomenheid ten opzichte van Afrikaanse landen. Maar de druk van de Amerikanen is onmiskenbaar.