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International Law

What U.S. – China Cooperation Means for the World

OPINION -- China was very critical of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign [...] More

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Existing International Law Applies Online and Offline

A group of international law experts met in Tallinn, Estonia, after the 2007 onslaught of cyber attacks against sites in the country, to create the [...] More

A Reference for Cyber Operations

NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence last month published the Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber [...] More

Tallinn Manual 2.0: Stepping Out of the Fog in Cyberspace

Tallinn Manual 2.0: Stepping Out of the Fog in Cyberspace

Cyberspace is often portrayed as a new domain of international relations – a Wild West where there are no rules or guiding principles to govern the [...] More

Banning Killer Robots in 2017

Imagine a weapon that strikes on its own, without the slightest hint of human judgment or compassion. It’s a chilling prospect, and not so far in the [...] More

Mass Withdrawals from the ICC Unlikely

A number of countries are pushing back against the International Criminal Court (ICC). South Africa notified the UN-Secretary General in October that [...] More

The International Criminal Court, Under Pressure, Turns Eyes on U.S.

The International Criminal Court, Under Pressure, Turns Eyes on U.S.

The United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Yet Americans could still be indicted by the Court for alleged crimes [...] More

The ICC Lacks Legitimacy

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has, in many ways, had a strong year. Two new preliminary investigations have been opened, in Burundi and the [...] More