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China's Crown Theorist

As the CCP pushes to consolidate its authority, what might the rise of Wang Huning say about China’s path forward in Xi’s “New Era”?

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Legal Theory Dec 4, 2017 Snapshot

China's Crown Theorist

As the CCP pushes to consolidate its authority, what might the rise of Wang Huning say about China’s path forward in Xi’s “New Era”?

Ryan Mitchell

Legal Theory Mar 3, 2017 Snapshot

Thug Life

Although he is primarily remembered today as the author of On Liberty and other works of political philosophy, John Stuart Mill also worked in London’s India House on...

Chris Barker

Legal Theory Mar 3, 2015 Snapshot

Hard Power, Soft Power, and Energy Power

The debate over whether U.S. interests abroad are better served by hard power or soft power is perennial. Now there is a third option—energy power—about which...

Michael T. Klare

Used oil barrels at a storage facility in Seattle, Washington, February 12, 2015.

Human Rights May 2, 2013 Snapshot

Why the Court Was Right About the Alien Tort Statute

The Supreme Court decision on Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. seemed to deal a blow to foreign victims of foreign human rights abusers who wished to the...

Samuel Moyn

Law & Institutions Dec 9, 2011 Snapshot

Let Tripoli Try Saif al-Islam

Ever since Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi was captured last month by Libyan rebel fighters, the International Criminal Court has hoped to try him in The Hague. But the...

Timothy William Waters

Economics July 1951 Essay

Keynes in Retrospect

Herbert Feis

Legal Theory April 1928 Essay

Alternatives for War

James T. Shotwell

Criminal Law May/June 2011 Essay

Who's Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

A decade on, the ICC is still trying to find its footing, thanks partly from the chief prosecutor’s poor management and excessive ambition. The election to replace him...

David Kaye

Law March/April 2011 Review Essay

Fighting the Laws of War

Two recent books cast doubt on the value of the existing laws of war when it come sto safeguarding civilians in an age of unconventional conflict. But a closer look...

Charli Carpenter

Human Rights May 22, 2009 Interview

Q&A With Kenneth Roth on Closing Guantánamo

This week, Kenneth Roth answers questions submitted by readers about President Barack Obama's plans to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay.

Legal Theory Mar 30, 2009 Snapshot

Who Gets a State, and Why?

Sovereignty is the ultimate prize in international relations. But it is not an objective term -- increasingly, it is awarded and defined by powerful actors whose...

Stephen D. Krasner

Law of the Sea January/February 2009 Essay

The Responsibility to Contain

International law must find a way to combat modern threats, but it cannot diminish U.S. sovereignty in doing so.

Michael Chertoff

Globalization May/June 2008 Essay

The Case Against the West

The West is not welcoming Asia's progress, and its short-term interests in preserving its privileged position in various global institutions are trumping its long-term...

Kishore Mahbubani

Legal Theory March/April 2004 Essay

America's Crisis of Legitimacy

Europeans accuse the United States of acting like a bully: aggressive, self-interested, and disrespectful of rules. That charge is hypocritical. Still, it must be...

Robert Kagan

Legal Theory January/February 2004 Essay

A Duty to Prevent

The unprecedented threat posed by terrorists and rogue states armed with weapons of mass destruction cannot be handled by an outdated and poorly enforced...

Lee Feinstein and Anne-Marie Slaughter

Trade May/June 2003 Letter

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You Be the Judge

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John Ragosta, Navin Joneja, and Mikhail Zeldovich

Economics January/February 2003 Essay

The WTO on Trial

The World Trade Organization represents a dramatic innovation in international law: binding dispute resolution between sovereign countries. But have the WTO's judges...

Susan Esserman and Robert Howse

Human Rights November/December 2002 Essay

The Responsibility to Protect

Throughout the humanitarian crises of the 1990s, the international community failed to come up with rules on how and when to intervene, and under whose authority....

Gareth Evans and Mohamed Sahnoun

Criminal Law November/December 2001 Letter

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Court Order

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David J. Scheffer

Human Rights November/December 2001 Essay

The Attack on Human Rights

The excessive individualism in Western human rights doctrine has been criticized by the Islamic world, East Asia, and some within the West itself. But human rights...

Michael Ignatieff

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China's Crown Theorist

Thug Life

Hard Power, Soft Power, and Energy Power

Why the Court Was Right About the Alien Tort Statute

Let Tripoli Try Saif al-Islam

Keynes in Retrospect

Alternatives for War

Who's Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Fighting the Laws of War

Q&A With Kenneth Roth on Closing Guantánamo

Who Gets a State, and Why?

The Responsibility to Contain

The Case Against the West

America's Crisis of Legitimacy

A Duty to Prevent

You Be the Judge

The WTO on Trial

The Responsibility to Protect

Court Order

The Attack on Human Rights

Global Conflict This Week: Meetings to Watch at UNGA Next Week

Treatment of Terrorists: How Does Gender Affect Justice?

Cyber Week in Review: September 21, 2018

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

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