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Three book recommendations from sunny London. Greetings from London’s long, hot* summer, where I am keeping cool through the traditional method of my people: staying inside and reading books. First [...]

Byline: Amanda Taub The public's reaction to the recent rioting has been resoundingly negative, suggesting that using the unrest to push anti-immigrant policies could backfire, at least in the short [...]

The public's reaction to the recent rioting has been resoundingly negative, suggesting that using the unrest to push anti-immigrant policies could backfire, at least in the short term. The violent [...]

Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in his country's election. But exit polls suggested the opposition leader won a landslide, setting off protests around the country. It is common for autocrats to […]

Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in his country’s election. But exit polls suggested the opposition leader won a landslide, setting off protests around the country. It is common for autocrats to [...]

Nicolás Maduro se proclamó vencedor en las elecciones. Sin embargo, los sondeos a boca de urna sugieren que el candidato de la oposición obtuvo una victoria aplastante. https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaYKhdv5q08fphYVt40M Es habitual [...]

In France and England, parties worked to limit voters’ choices to avoid splitting votes. France and Britain held elections last week, and the big winner turned out to be … [...]

The armed Islamist group committed war crimes on Oct. 7, experts say, and continues to do so by holding hostages. Since the attacks of Oct. 7, every legal expert I [...]

Examining the rare one-term presidential limit. The incumbent president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador -- usually known by his initials, AMLO -- is so popular that he almost certainly [...]

Los límites a los mandatos pueden proteger contra las fuerzas que, de otro modo, harían a los sistemas presidenciales vulnerables al retroceso democrático o a la autocracia. https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaYKhdv5q08fphYVt40M El actual [...]

Byline: Amanda Taub There is a substantial consensus among legal experts that Israel cannot continue its current Rafah offensive without violating the court's order. I had two thoughts on Friday [...]

There is a substantial consensus among legal experts that Israel cannot continue its current Rafah offensive without violating the court's order. I had two thoughts on Friday as I listened [...]

What to know about Karim Khan's decision to seek arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders as well as Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and defense minister, Yoav Gallant. The decision [...]

What to know about Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders as well as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and defense minister, Yoav Gallant. The decision [...]

No international tribunal has ever tried someone for the crime of using starvation as a weapon of war. So it is notable that the International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan, [...]

Authoritarian governments have long sought to target dissidents abroad. But the digital age may have given them stronger motives, and better tools, for transnational repression. Diplomatic tensions are rising here [...]

Authoritarian governments have long sought to target dissidents abroad. But the digital age may have given them stronger motives, and better tools, for transnational repression. Diplomatic tensions are rising here [...]

Sometimes, even as the far right rises, the center holds. ''We did it,'' Boris Johnson, Britain's new prime minister, announced to a rapturous crowd of supporters on Dec. 13, 2019. [...]

Sometimes, even as the far right rises, the center holds. “We did it,” Boris Johnson, Britain’s new prime minister, announced to a rapturous crowd of supporters on Dec. 13, 2019. [...]

Byline: Amanda Taub A complex legal question became more pressing after a statement from the U.N. human rights chief. On March 19, Volker Türk, the United Nations' human rights chief, [...]

Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is ''moving its way south.'' The leader of the World Food Program said [...]

A complex legal question became more pressing after a statement from the U.N. human rights chief. On March 19, Volker Türk, the United Nations' human rights chief, said in an [...]

Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is “moving its way south.” The leader of the World Food Program said [...]

Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of protests at American universities even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm. The past week [...]

Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of protests at American universities even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm. The past week [...]

Byline: Amanda Taub The events that led to the deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers suggest that there could be problems with the protocols used by the Israeli military, [...]

The events that led to the deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers suggest that there could be problems with the protocols used by the Israeli military, according to legal [...]

Israel can likely argue that its actions did not violate international law’s protections for diplomatic missions, experts say. On Monday, Israel https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/world/middleeast/iran-commanders-killed-syria-israel.html a building that was part of the Iranian [...]

Taking part in mass online sleuthing can feel thrilling. But the same impulses can take a dark turn. In 1933, a new craze took New York society by storm: the [...]

Taking part in mass online sleuthing can feel thrilling. But the same impulses can take a dark turn. In 1933, a new craze took New York society by storm: the [...]

Este tipo de votaciones pueden demostrar control, servir de advertencia y crear la ilusión de rendición de cuentas. Las https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/world/europe/russia-putin-election.html este mes fueron tachadas de manera generalizada de ser una [...]

These votes can demonstrate control, serve as a warning and create the illusion of accountability. The https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/world/europe/russia-putin-election.html earlier this month were widely condemned as a performance that fell somewhere between [...]

The warrants for two commanders over alleged war crimes may set an interesting precedent, legal experts said, including for the conflict in Gaza. The International Criminal Court https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-sergei-ivanovich-kobylash-and that it [...]

What I’m reading Greetings from London’s long, hot* summer, where I am keeping cool through the traditional method of my people: staying inside and reading books. First up is an [...]

Trying to Capitalize on Anti-Migrant Riots Could Backfire on U.K.’s Far Right The https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/europe/uk-riots-starmer.html that has broken out in multiple towns across England and Northern Ireland this week feels simultaneously [...]

In Europe, tactical voting was a big winner. In the U.S. it is harder. France and Britain held elections last week, and the big winner turned out to be … [...]

Byline: Amanda Taub The International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest judicial body, is in the rare position of weighing in on a closely watched global conflict while hostilities are [...]

The International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest judicial body, is in the rare position of weighing in on a closely watched global conflict while hostilities are ongoing. Hamas's Oct. [...]

The books offer the promise of an ending where all questions are answered and some sort of justice is done. At the beginning of December, I turned to whodunit fiction [...]

Dabbling in the Anne de Courcy extended universe. This week, I’ve been spending time in what I’ve come to think of as the Anne de Courcy extended universe. De Courcy, [...]

The traction gained by ultranationalist parties over the past decade may be a sign that an important consensus is breaking down. This week I’ve been pinging back and forth between [...]

A looking into the future shows the importance of immigration. In the 2000 film “https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/13/movies/film-review-with-sympathy-for-the-devil-a-rock-writer-finds-his-way.html,” Cameron Crowe’s comedy-drama about rock musicians in the 1970s, the character played by Zooey Deschanel [...]

The books offer the promise of an ending where all questions are answered and some sort of justice is done. At the beginning of December, I https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/world/europe/snob-summer-is-dead-long-live-mystery-winter.html whodunit fiction as [...]

Although the International Court of Justice on Friday granted “provisional measures,” a temporary order roughly equivalent to an injunction, it declined to order a cease-fire in Gaza, the most stringent [...]

And why alliances will determine what comes next. Today the United Nations’ highest court, the International Court of Justice, issued its first, preliminary https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/26/world/middleeast/icj-gaza-provisional-ruling.html in the https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/world/europe/israel-south-africa-genocide-icj.html South Africa brought [...]

Byline: Amanda Taub Exploring the role of the International Court of Justice in human rights. Depending on the angle from which you view it, the genocide case against Israel at [...]

A mystery-novel motive for murder may be too far in the past. You may remember that I’ve been https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/world/europe/snob-summer-is-dead-long-live-mystery-winter.html this winter. As it turns out, one Agatha Christie mystery is [...]

Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music In the International Court of Justice, South Africa is accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Amanda Taub, a [...]

Exploring the role of the International Court of Justice in human rights. Depending on the angle from which you view it, the genocide case against Israel at the International Court [...]

Hay que prestar atención al declive institucional. No tengo idea de cómo llegué a mi oficina esta mañana. Quiero decir, lo sé: caminé a la estación del metro que está [...]