Criminal Law

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Dec 19, 2018 Snapshot

Why Jihadist Attacks Have Declined in Europe

Europe is now at the end of a wave of jihadist violence that began on November 13, 2015, with a series of ISIS attacks in Paris. European governments should celebrate...

Jytte Klausen

French Gendarmes in Strasbourg after last week's attack, December 2018.

Criminal Law January/February 2019 Essay

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Deepfakes and the New Disinformation War

Thanks to the rise of “deepfakes”—highly realistic and difficult-to-detect digital manipulations of audio or video—it is becoming easier than ever to portray someone...

Robert Chesney and Danielle Citron

Criminal Law Jun 28, 2018 Snapshot

Canada Confronts Cannabis

Canadian officials can learn from both U.S. successes and U.S. mistakes as they try to design tax, regulatory, enforcement, and public health measures in order to reap...

Mark A. R. Kleiman

A man smokes marijuana at a 4/20 rally in Ontario, April 2018.

Criminal Law Jun 8, 2018 Postscript

The Art of a Deal on Criminal Justice Reform

Historic criminal justice reform legislation now finds itself atop Donald Trump’s policy agenda, and one floor vote away from his signature.

Holly Harris

Inmates exercise outdoors at the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, May 2017.

Criminal Law Nov 16, 2017 Snapshot

Why the U.S. Can No Longer Ignore the ICC

The United States needs to engage with the ICC not push it aside.

Kip Hale

Criminal Law Nov 15, 2017 Snapshot

Is the Saudi Purge Really About Corruption?

Is Mohammed bin Salman's purge just for show? Or is it the beginning of a real government cleanup?

Andrew Leber and Christopher Carothers

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, October 2017.

Criminal Law Oct 13, 2017 Snapshot

How Australia Passed Gun Control

With gun control back on the agenda in the United States, the Australian story is instructive for a number of reasons.

R. James Breiding

An Australian kangaroo shooter with his rifle on land outside of Canberra, April 2013.

Criminal Law Sep 28, 2017 Snapshot

How China and America Can Protect the World's Antiquities

American and Chinese officials should combat the destruction of cultural heritage sites and the looting and trafficking of illegal antiquities.

Eleni Wah

A security guard stands at the Panjiayuan flea market in Beijing, January 2013.

Criminal Law Jul 31, 2017 Snapshot

Pakistan After Sharif

On Friday, Pakistan's top court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding any public office after finding him guilty in a massive corruption case.

Syed Fazl-e-Haider

An opposition supporter cheers the news of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's conviction for corruption in Islamabad, July 2017.

Law & Institutions Jul 14, 2017 Snapshot

After Lula's Corruption Conviction

Federal judge Sergio Moro sentenced former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) to nearly 10 years’ imprisonment for illicit enrichment.

Juan de Onis

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seen during the inauguration of the new National Directory of the Workers' Party in Brasilia, July 2017.

Intelligence Jun 7, 2017 Snapshot

British Intelligence Fails Again

Far too many European governments and police forces, including the British, were happy to see the backs of militants when they left to join ISIS. But people can come...

Jytte Klausen

A woman sits near flowers on London Bridge, near the site of the June 3 terrorist attack, June 2017.

Criminal Law Mar 22, 2017 Snapshot

Latin America's Murder Epidemic

Latin America’s homicide rate is exceedingly high at a time when murder is declining virtually everywhere else. The region is home to just eight percent of the global...

Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabo de Carvalho

Bullet holes scar the walls of the town hall of San Cristobal de las Barrancas, near Guadalajara, Mexico, May 2012.

Law & Institutions March/April 2017 Essay

The Prisoner Dilemma

Local lawmakers in a range of red, blue, and purple states have begun embracing criminal-justice reforms aimed at saving money, lowering crime rates, and giving...

Holly Harris

Inmates in a class at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York April, 2016.

Global Institutions January/February 2017 Interview

The International Criminal Court on Trial

A Conversation With Fatou Bensouda

Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, talks to Foreign Affairs about the court’s achievements and challenges, why so few people have been convicted, and whether the court has a bias against Africa.

Law Nov 4, 2016 Snapshot

ICC on Ice?

The ICC does have flaws—such as limited political will and uneven membership—but it remains crucial to combatting impunity, especially among high-level officials that...

Theresa Lou

Criminal Law Mar 22, 2016 Snapshot

Jailhouse Blues

Nicaragua is conducting a prison release program that has broad implications on the future of Central American prison reform.

Jennifer Peirce

Federal policemen escort a group of prisoners toward a plane bound for an undisclosed location at the Morelia International Airport August 21, 2012.

Criminal Law Feb 4, 2016 Snapshot

Obama and the Court

In late January, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear an appeal in United States v. Texas, involving U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2014 executive order that...

Lauren Carasik

A young boy holds U.S. flags as immigrants and community leaders rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration in Washington, November 20, 2015.

Criminal Law Jul 22, 2015 Snapshot

Get Shorty

In order to bring down a major criminal like Guzmán, a state must have a functioning criminal justice system, and it must have effective laws that allow it to...

Robert C. Bonner and Gillian Horton

A soldier keeps watch outside a warehouse connected by a tunnel to the Altiplano Federal Penitentiary, where drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was being held, July 14 , 2015.

Criminal Law Mar 19, 2015 Snapshot

Prisoner's Dilemma

Brazilian prisons were created—and are run by—drug cartels. An inmate who became a leader of a criminal faction tells his story.

Robert Gay

Criminal Law Dec 11, 2014 Snapshot

ICC on Trial

In 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) came into being. At the time, observers were hopeful that rule of law could help constrain humanity’s worst impulses, a...

Kip Hale

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Why Jihadist Attacks Have Declined in Europe

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