Law, Hegemony, and the Erosion of the Prohibition on the Use of Force: Part II
The first part of this discussion examined the growing tendency of powerful states not merely to violate international legal rules but to reshape their meaning through increasingly expansive interpretations of...
The Codification of Gender Apartheid under International Law and the Evolutive Significance of ‘Apartheid’
Discussions and advocacy movements to codify the concept of ‘gender apartheid’ under international law have gained traction since the resurgence of the Talibans to power in Afghanistan in 2021 and...
The First Gender Persecution Conviction at the International Criminal Court
On 6 October 2025, the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman – a senior Janjaweed commander – guilty of 27 counts of crimes...
The Crime Against Humanity of Gender Persecution: A First Beam of Light for Afghan Women and Girls
The application by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders has opened a window of hope for Afghan...
Individual Criminal Responsibility of the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh for Crimes Against Humanity
Regrettably, the former government of Bangladesh, under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, committed serious human rights violations between 1 July and 5 August 2024, including but not limited...
The International Criminal Court’s Pursuit of Accountability for Gender Persecution in Afghanistan: A Landmark Step for Justice (Part II)
On January 23, 2025, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a formal statement concluding that the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and the Chief Justice...
The International Criminal Court’s Pursuit of Accountability for Gender Persecution in Afghanistan: A Landmark Step for Justice (Part I)
On January 23, 2025, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a formal statement concluding that the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and the Chief Justice...
The Scope of Transgenerational Harm: Making a Case for the ‘Unborn Child’
The International Criminal Court (ICC), while deciding the case of Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen, considered Mr. Ongwen’s past – as a child soldier abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army who...
