News and Events

The ICC's Flawed Afghan Investigation

Dr. Zvobgo published an article in Foreign Affairs on the new International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan's first...

Dr. Emily Hencken Ritter on repression of women's rights

Many thanks to Dr. Emily Hencken Ritter, associate professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, for presenting research in...

Dr. Monika Nalepa on transitional justice and democratic stability

Hearty thanks to Dr. Monika Nalepa, associate professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, for speaking with us about her...

IJL director presents: "Transitional Justice for Racial Injustice" at CNU

On Wednesday, October 12, Dr. Zvobgo delivered the first in-person talk of the 2021-22 academic year at Christopher Newport University's...

Dr. Francesca Parente on researching compliance with international human rights

We would like to thank Dr. Francesca Parente, assistant professor of Political Science at Christopher Newport University and director of...

IJL welcomes third cohort of research fellows

After another competitive application cycle, the lab is happy to announce the third cohort of IJL undergraduate research fellows: Sally...

NPR's Radio Times: Does the U.S. need a truth and reconciliation commission?

Listen to Dr. Zvobgo's recent interview on NPR's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. She talks about prospects for a national truth...

Transitional Justice and Lynching in Maryland

On May 19, Prof. Zvobgo participated in a roundtable discussion on restorative justice and transitional justice with representatives from...

End-of-year celebration

Thanks to the science of vaccines, we were able to end the academic year with a dinner celebration on the patio of La Tienda, a...

Does America Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

Prof. Zvobgo was recently interviewed by Christina Lu and quoted in "Does America Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?" in Foreign...

IJL in Foreign Policy Magazine's Spring 2021 Print Issue

Congratulations to IJL Fellows, Alexandra Byrne and Bilen Zerie, and Dr. Zvobgo for their op-ed, "Put Racial Justice at Center of the...

Kiela Crabtree presents: "Policing the Color Line: Introducing the Bridging Racial Violence Dataset"

We would like to thank Kiela Crabtree, a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of Michigan, for sharing her research in...

Justice for George Floyd Has Only Just Begun

Following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, Dr. Zvobgo published an op-ed in Foreign Policy, "Justice for George Floyd Has...

Biden reversed Trump’s sanctions on International Criminal Court officials. What happens now?

Dr. Zvobgo coauthored an article in The Washington Post with USC colleague Kyle Rapp on President Joe Biden's reversal of Trump-era...

Getting creative during the pandemic

The covid-19 pandemic has meant that the IJL team hasn't been able to meet in person for more than a year. But, with the warm spring...

Dr. Andrea Vilán presents: "Rival Networks in Human Rights: The Domestic Politics of Child Marriage"

We would like to thank Dr. Andrea Vilán, postdoctoral research associate in the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton...

Book Launch: The Coming Good Society: Why New Realities Demand New Rights, by B. Schulz and S. Raman

On March 10, the International Justice Lab had the distinct pleasure of hosting a virtual book launch event for The Coming Good Society:...

Taylor Dalton presents: "Appeals to Fairness"

We would like to thank Taylor Dalton, a Ph.D. candidate in political science and international relations at the University of Southern...

The International Criminal Court just elected a new chief prosecutor. Here’s what you need to know.

Dr. Zvobgo and IJL external fellows, Nastaran Far and Hailey Robertson, coauthored an article in The Washington Post on the International...

The ICC says it can investigate Israel’s alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories.

Dr. Zvobgo coauthored an article in The Washington Post with Dr. M.P. Broache on the International Criminal Court's investigation into...

Prof. Zvobgo on PRX's The World

IJL director Kelebogile Zvobgo spoke on PRX's The World with podcast host Marco Werman on U.S. truth commissions. Listen here....

Dr. Rochelle Terman presents: "Backlash: Defiance, Human Rights, and the Politics of Shame"

We would like to thank Dr. Rochelle Terman, assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago, for an engaging...

U.S. Foreign Policy Needs to Begin at Home: IJL's Zvobgo

Dr. Zvobgo recently gave a televised interview on human rights, race, and U.S. foreign policy under the Biden-Harris administration with...

Put Racial Justice at Center of the Biden-Harris Transition Plan

Congratulations to IJL Fellows, Alexandra Byrne and Bilen Zerie, and Dr. Zvobgo for their new op-ed, "Put Racial Justice at Center of the...