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Has the ICC struck a blow against impunity or heightened tensions—or both?

The former Liberian dictator abetted the atrocities of a proxy army. Henry Kissinger did the same in Indonesia/East Timor.

Finally, after years of persistent effort by courageous women activists, one of the world’s most brutal dictators has been indicted.

Jenny Martinez and Kathryn Sikkink offer conflicting histories of the ascendency of international courts.

The US policy of criminalizing undocumented immigrants has led innocent deportees to be jailed and maligned in their home countries.

Despite Obama's claims that closing Guantanamo would take priority on his agenda as president, infamous Bush-era policies have quietly expanded under his administration. 

The WikiLeaks editor is not only fighting extradition in the sexual assault case. He’s also worried about potential conspiracy charges by a grand jury in Virginia.

Family members of Egyptians killed during the revolution are protesting as a crucial trial keeps gettting postponed by a judge with ties to Mubarak.

Ratko Mladic may face justice—but what about the Serbs who voted for the politics of nationalism, hatred and war?

The path is now open for Serbia’s entry into the Union. But Serbian society has just begun the hard work of coming to terms with the country’s role in perpetrating war crimes.