In a normal country, political life is structured around a constitution that outlines its system of governance. Recent developments, however, have shown that Lebanon has not yet reached this stage.

Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun has nominated International Court of Justice judge Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister designate. Nawaf Salam won the backing of more than half of parliamentarians.

A temporary injunction remains in force. Harvard hoped the judge would issue a more lasting block of the president’s ...

In a moment marking the end of an era in international jurisprudence, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, one of the most prominent African figures in global legal circles, has announced his resignation from ...

The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

The U.N. human rights chief says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is inflicting “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” on ...

Ethiopian authorities have been detaining the renowned journalist Tesfalem Woldeyes since Sunday on allegations of ...