On March 1, 2019, approximately thirty representatives of U.N. Member States, civil society, academia, and the legal community met to discuss an initiative proposed by Professor Jennifer Trahan of NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. Professor Trahan has identified a number of “hard law” considerations relevant to use of the “veto” in situations of core international crimes – genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Rwanda Reflections: Two Student’s Holistic Perspectives on GFIs
The country truly lives up to its nickname, ‘land of 1,000 hills’. Surely traveling the country is enough to develop a deep appreciation for the natural wonders of Rwanda, but on this trip I was able to leave with something much more valuable; an understanding of the current social climate in Rwanda, 25 years post genocide.
The UN’s Gender Parity Goals: The Backlash Begins
One year into the United Nations’ new strategy for gender parity among staff members at all levels, a gendered backlash has emerged, even as parity has been achieved at the highest echelons of the world body.
Making Effective Use of Existing Legal Obligations in the Face of Atrocity Crimes
On October 22, Professor Jennifer Trahan gave a speech at the UN in the Trusteeship Council as part of the Program of the 29th Informal Meeting of Legal Advisers on a panel entitled “Preventing and Punishing Atrocity Crimes – Reflections
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Featured Videos: CGA’s Prof. Jennifer Trahan Addresses the Crime of Aggression at Peace Palace in July
On July 3 and 4, Professor Jennifer Trahan delivered two speeches at the symposium entitled “Legislating Peace: from the Outlawry of War to the Crime of Aggression.” Prof. Trahan presented “From Nuremberg to Kampala to New York: The crime of aggression” on July 3 at
Should there be a 5th World Conference on Women in 2020?
Anne Marie Goetz Clinical Professor, Center for Global Affairs, School of Professional Studies, New York University. She has written on gender mainstreaming, gender and conflict, and on gender in UN policies (including the UN’s World Conferences on Women). A range
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