International Justice Lab

Transitional Justice This new book by @kelly_Zvobgo makes a case that transitional justice is not shaped primarily by national governments and that it should be understood as a transnational process led by civil society groups, both domestic and international. It includes case studies of Guatemala, South Africa and Timor-Leste. For info on the book: global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Justicia transicional Este libro nuevo de @kelly_Zvobgo argumenta que la justicia transicional no está determinada principalmente por los gobiernos nacionales, sino que debe entenderse como un proceso transnacional liderado por organizaciones de la sociedad civil, tanto nacionales como internacionales. Incluye estudios de caso de Guatemala, Sudáfrica y Timor Oriental. Para más información sobre el libro: global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Innovations in Human Rights Edited by @kelly_zvobgo @IntlJusticeLab @williamandmary and Francesca Parente @CNUReiffCenter @CNUcaptains 🆓chapter | Advancing empirical human rights research ➡️ doi.org/10.4337/978103… Available in print ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/9781…

📖 Hot off the press! @kelly_zvobgo's new book, "Governing Truth: NGOs and The Politics of Transnational Justice," is now available. Order your copy now to learn how civil society groups shape transitional justice: 🔗 brook.gs/4aBnG7c

Ahead of the four-year mark of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 11 Brookings experts answer key questions on Ukraine, Russia, Europe, the United States, and the prospects for peace. Read their analysis:🔗 brook.gs/4bUEJDA

Making sense of the US military operation in Venezuela: Brookings experts weigh in brookings.edu/articles/makin…

For @BrookingsFP today, IJL director @kelly_zvobgo discusses the limits of int’l law—and the possible end of the rules-based int’l order as we’ve known it since WWII—after the US attack on #Venezuela on Saturday and the capture of Pres. Maduro and First Lady Flores. (link below)

On January 3, the United States launched a special operation to exfiltrate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from Caracas. @BrookingsInst experts unpack the immediate implications of this operation for the U.S. and Venezuela: brook.gs/3KYmCBK

#OnThisDay 60 years ago, the UN Convention against racial discrimination was adopted — a milestone in the fight against racism. Today, as we celebrate progress, we must stay vigilant against growing divisions around the world. #FightRacism #ICERD60

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Happy #HumanRightsDay! 77 years ago the newly formed @UN set out to protect human rights through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Check out the @goodauth archives for IJL director @kelly_zvobgo’s writing on this milestone and the work that still remains. Link below.

📸: Alexus Kruse

It was a pleasure hosting Jill Dougherty @jillrussia at @williamandmary to discuss her new book tracing her journey from teenage Russophile to exchange student in Leningrad to frontrow witness to political & econ upheaval under Gorbachev, Yeltsin & Putin during her time at @CNN.

Come join us on Thursday night for great conversation with @kelly_zvobgo and @jillrussia here at @williamandmary with @global_wm

Next week! Inside the Kremlin: A Conversation with Jill Dougherty @jillrussia, moderated by @kelly_zvobgo Nov. 13, 6PM, @williamandmary Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall Dougherty, currently @CERESGeorgetown, will discuss her journalism career and new @simonschuster book!

The Role of Networks in Advancing Human Rights: Making Human Connections Edited by Shareen Hertel (@UConn), Mark Gibney (@UncAvl), & Bonny Ibhawoh (@McMasterU) e-elgar.com/shop/usd/the-r…

📚 The Role of Networks in Advancing Human Rights is out! Francesca Parente (@CNUReiffCenter) & IJL Director @kelly_zvobgo’s chapter discusses how cross-institutional collaborations can advance research, teaching, mentorship & service in human rights. See the comment below FMI.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/fpa/or…

📄New publication: IJL Director @kelly_zvobgo and @ajsimmons1987 have a new article in @FPA_Jrnl presenting results from a novel survey experiment on U.S. public opinion on investigating and, possibly, prosecuting U.S. personnel for suspected atrocities in the war in Afghanistan!