Janina Dill is the Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on international law in relation to war.

I am a student at Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law. I’ve been studying legal studies for about a year and a half. I recently just completed a course focusing on international law. As a ...

When President Bush insists our military forces have acted in accordance with international law, many other nations disagree. This happens so often that observers may wonder: exactly what laws are ...

Among the greatest achievements of the United Nations is the development of a body of international law, which is central to promoting economic and social development, as well as to advancing ...

Before sunrise, Somalia’s coastline is already in motion. Fishing boats push away from shore in search of the day’s catch, ...

Bertrand Ramcharan is Visiting Professor of International Law at Lund University, Sweden. He has held various positions at the United Nations, including Acting United Nations High Commissioner for ...

A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold it In late April, terrorists killed 26 ...