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  • Courtney Hillebrecht on Prospects for ICC Prosecution on Ukraine | The Washington Post

      In The Washington Post Monkey Cage, Courtney Hillebrecht explains the prospects of ICC prosecution on possible war crimes in Ukraine. Read her article here. Read More

  • Prosecuting Ecocide: Q&A with Dr. Stavros Pantazopoulos

    On Wednesday, January 19, Activists in International Courts hosted a virtual panel discussing a recent proposal to add ecocide as the Fifth International Crime. The panel, chaired by UBC Political Science Professor Lisa Sundstrom, discussed the challenges of defining and prosecuting ecocide, how to fight against impunity of environmental crimes in practice, and the limitations […] Read More

  • Can we fill the Accountability Gap for Environmental Harm?

    On Wednesday, January 19th, 2022, we led our fifth installment of our Practitioner-Scholar Roundtable. Since the inception of the idea to define and criminalize environmental harm in the 1970s, today there is a renewed momentum and support to address accountability for environmental harm. In June 2021, an Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of […] Read More

  • Does Facebook’s Oversight Board Promote International Human Rights?

    On October 28th we hosted our fourth ever Practitioner-Scholar Roundtable, where we discussed implications on international human rights around Facebook's Oversight Board. Read More

  • Dilek Kurban on Kurdish Rights Activism and the Limits of Supranational Justice

    Read our interview with ActInCourts member Dilek Kurban on her new book, Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict. Read More

  • Courtney Hillebrecht on Saving the International Justice Regime

    Read our interview with ActInCourts member Courtney Hillebrecht on her new book, Saving the International Justice Regime. Read More

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    What Is ActInCourts?

    ActInCourts is an expanding network of interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners who examine the effects of advocacy in courts globally. Read More

Events

  • Jan 19
    Can we fill the Accountability Gap for Environmental Harm?
  • Oct 28
    Does Facebook’s Oversight Board Promote International Human Rights?
  • Sep 28
    International Tribunals and Domestic Trials in Peace Negotiations
  • Mar 30
    From Courts to Communities: How Do International Courts Affect Victims? Online
  • Feb 22
    Comparative Law by International Means Online
  • Jan 25
    Backlash Against International Courts Online
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News

Courtney Hillebrecht on Prospects for ICC Prosecution on Ukraine | The Washington Post
March 23, 2022
  In The Washington Post Monkey Cage, Courtney Hillebrecht explains the prospects of ICC prosecution on possible war crimes in Ukraine. Read her article here.


Prosecuting Ecocide: Q&A with Dr. Stavros Pantazopoulos
January 20, 2022
On Wednesday, January 19, Activists in International Courts hosted a virtual panel discussing a recent proposal to add ecocide as the Fifth International Crime. The panel, chaired by UBC Political Science Professor Lisa Sundstrom, discussed the challenges of defining and prosecuting ecocide, how to fight against impunity of environmental crimes in practice, and the limitations […]


Can we fill the Accountability Gap for Environmental Harm?
January 20, 2022
On Wednesday, January 19th, 2022, we led our fifth installment of our Practitioner-Scholar Roundtable. Since the inception of the idea to define and criminalize environmental harm in the 1970s, today there is a renewed momentum and support to address accountability for environmental harm. In June 2021, an Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of […]


Does Facebook’s Oversight Board Promote International Human Rights?
October 30, 2021
On October 28th we hosted our fourth ever Practitioner-Scholar Roundtable, where we discussed implications on international human rights around Facebook's Oversight Board.


Dilek Kurban on Kurdish Rights Activism and the Limits of Supranational Justice
October 28, 2021
Read our interview with ActInCourts member Dilek Kurban on her new book, Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict.


Courtney Hillebrecht on Saving the International Justice Regime
October 28, 2021
Read our interview with ActInCourts member Courtney Hillebrecht on her new book, Saving the International Justice Regime.


Lisa Sundstrom on Courting Gender Justice: Russia, Turkey, and the European Court of Human Rights
March 10, 2021
We spoke with Associate Professor Lisa Sundstrom about her new co-authored book, Courting Gender Justice: Russia, Turkey, and the European Court of Human Rights.


Copenhagen ActInCourts Network Workshop
August 30, 2019
ActInCourts network members met in Copenhagen in October 2019, where they had the opportunity to share key knowledge among partner institutions.


Who Influences International Human Rights Jurisprudence, and How?
April 19, 2017
On May 17, 2017, ActInCourts held a one-day workshop discussing the main actors who drive the development of international human rights courts.


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