News and Events

Dr. Adriana Rudling kicks off fall Nexus Series

The fall semester's first IJL Nexus Series talk was on September 14 at the Global Research Institute. Adriana Rudling, our new...

IJL welcomes fifth cohort of research fellows

After another competitive recruitment process, the lab is delighted to announce the fifth cohort of IJL undergraduate research fellows,...

Save the date: IJL 5th Year Launch Celebration

Dear friends, I hope that this note finds you and your family well, and that you are enjoying a pleasant summer. I greet you from Berlin,...

IJL welcomes first post-doctoral fellow

The International Justice Lab is please to welcome our first post-doc Adriana Rudling! Dr. Rudling and Dr. Zvobgo will launch a new book...

Commencement 2023

Zoha Siddiqui, Alexandra Byrne, and Bilen Zerie (pictured left to right with Dr. Zvobgo) graduated summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa...

Dr. Rachel Schoner presents "Can the UN help victims of human rights abuse push for reform in their countries?"

Many victims of human rights abuse do not know that they can file international, legal complaints against their own governments in the...

Tyler Goldberger presents "Remembering and Forgetting the Past: United States-Spain Relations"

IJL was excited to welcome W&M History Ph.D. candidate Tyler Goldberger to the Global Research Institute to present on some of his...

Putin Wanted by ICC Over Alleged War Crimes

Prof. Zvobgo was recently interviewed for and quoted in "Putin Wanted by ICC Over Alleged War Crimes" in Foreign Policy on the new ICC...

Would an Armed Humanitarian Intervention in Haiti Be Legal—and Could It Succeed?

If the UN Security Council approves the US resolution for an armed humanitarian intervention in Haiti, the operation would be legal and,...

Dr. Genevieve Bates on Justice and Politics in Times of Transition: The ICC and Peace Processes

Many thanks to Dr. Genevieve Bates, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia and postdoctoral...

Dr. Andrea Vilán on the role of the United Nations in eradicating child marriage globally

We would like to thank Dr. Andrea Vilán, Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Criminology at American University, for coming back to...

Nicole Sbitani on the Foreign Service and international careers

Many thanks to Nicole Sbitani for speaking with us about her career in the U.S. Foreign Service, including posts in Kenya, Washington...

Political, Military, and Legal Implications of the War in Ukraine, by Colonel (ret.) Yevgeny Vindman

We would like to thank Yevgeny (Eugene) Vindman, a former U.S. Army colonel, for participating in a Tepper Talk we co-sponsored with the...

Zoha Siddiqui ’23 receives prestigious Mitchell Scholarship to study in Northern Ireland

We are so proud and excited for IJL third-year fellow and William & Mary senior Zoha Siddiqui on being awarded a George J. Mitchell...

Ukraine accuses Russia of torture. Here's how to prosecute those crimes.

International courts aren’t the only routes to justice. Ukraine's allies can use their own courts to investigate. Read IJL fellows Alyson...

Book Launch: The Problem of Democracy, by Dr. Shadi Hamid

On November 9, the International Justice Lab had the unique privilege of hosting a book launch for The Problem of Democracy: America, the...

Dr. Shauna Gillooly on discourse analysis and meaning making in human rights

Many thanks to Dr. Shauna Gillooly, current post-doctoral fellow on the TRIP Survey Project and visiting scholar with the Instituto...

Dr. Mark Schuller presents "Anthropolitics: Surviving the Anthropocene, Surviving Right Now"

We would like to thank Dr. Mark Schuller, Professor of Anthropology and Nonprofit and NGO Studies at Northern Illinois University, for a...

Dr. Chad Clay on challenges of measuring human rights

Many thanks to Dr. K. Chad Clay, Associate Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, for speaking with us about...

IJL welcomes fourth cohort of research fellows

The lab is excited to announce the fourth cohort of IJL undergraduate research fellows: Hannah Ray, Alyson Reynolds, and Elijah Tsai....

Ukraine's 'Nuremberg Moment' Amid Flood of Alleged Russian War Crimes

Prof. Zvobgo was recently interviewed for and quoted in "Ukraine's 'Nuremberg Moment' Amid Flood of Alleged Russian War Crimes" in...

HowStuffWorks: Why the U.S. Hasn't Always Supported the International Criminal Court

Dr. Zvobgo was interviewed this week by Patrick J. Kiger and quoted in "Why the U.S. Hasn't Always Supported the International Criminal...

IJL fellow published by Pulitzer Center

IJL third-year fellow Daniel Posthumus recently published an essay for the Pulitzer Center: "Search for Facilitator Further Delays Iowa...

Commencement 2022

Congratulations to Nathan Liu and Nitya Labh, members of the first and second cohorts of researchers in the International Justice Lab, on...