September 24, 2023

Debating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression

 I am grateful to Foreign Affairs for giving me the chance to engage in this discussion about accountability for Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Rebutting the view that pursuing a tribunal now is too risky, I argue that “No one is more attuned to the risks facing Ukraine as it seeks to end a war it […]

The long struggle to “save Darfur”

Thanks to The Take for the chance to reflect on lessons from the #SaveDarfur movement 20 years on as violence again wreaks havoc across Darfur. “These were activists who were really seized with wanting to do the right thing by Darfuris. But they were coming at it through the wrong framework that led to the […]

The Battle for Sudan

I was honored to join in conversation with Suliman Baldo and Quscondy Abdulshafi to discuss the situation in Sudan. My gratitude also to Just Security podcast host, Paras Shah, for pulling the three of us together, and editing our long discussion down to a manageable 30 minutes. You can listen here. #KeepEyesOnSudan

Books to Help Understand Sudan

Humbled to see Fighting for Darfur recommended to NYT readers, over a decade after I wrote it. I just wish its lessons weren’t still so painfully relevant: “And for a fair-minded but critical look at the foreign response to the catastrophic war in Darfur at the beginning of this century, I recommend “Fighting for Darfur: […]

Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

I spoke with CNN’s Jim Acosta about the U.S. government’s determination regarding Russian crimes against humanity in Ukraine and the path forward for accountability.

Justice for Ukraine

I had the chance to speak frankly about the limits of international criminal law for this article on justice in Ukraine. “Ukraine may be the best-case scenario for what international criminal accountability can offer … And yet, for many survivors it may still not be good enough.” Read the article here.

Crowdsourcing Digital War Crimes Evidence

Thanks to the Washington Lawyer magazine for covering my work on Crowdsourcing Digital War Crimes Evidence. Unfortunately the topic is all too timely. Read the magazine article here &/or to check out my scholarship in this area take a look at User-Generated Evidence.

War crimes investigations

It was wonderful to have more than “sound bite” time to help explain war crimes investigations in Ukraine on CNN. Thanks to anchor Jessica Dean and the CNN team for the preparation they put into this segment.

What is a war crime?

Thanks to NBC News Now for the chance to give a pretty lengthy explainer on what war crimes are and how to prosecute them. While the focus was on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we also had the chance to touch on the ICC’s as-yet unexecuted arrest warrant for the Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir.

How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

The surge of attention to accountability for war crimes in Ukraine is leading journalists to work on translating the legalese of international criminal law for a mainstream audience. I spoke to Reuters for this explainer of the nuts and bolts of a war crimes prosecution.