Topics in Policy Analysis (Half-Term): International Justice

For much of history, leaders could commit mass atrocities confident that they would get away with it. There was little chance that they would be brought to justice. Over the past three decades, that has begun to change. A series of new international institutions and practices have made justice for mass atrocities more likely. However, each step has been controversial, and some of the trumpeted successes have been limited. This course examines the evolution of international justice, studying the battles that have been fought, the positive and negative steps that have been taken, and possible paths for the future.