In August 2003, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Peru published its final report, putting the number of people murdered and disappeared during those years at approximately 69,000. In its report, the Commission made several recommendations, all of which were directed towards achieving reconciliation. What struck me the most was the Commission’s insistence that all of its recommendations had one major prerequisite: the establishment of the truth and the accomplishment of justice. Or, in the Commission’s words: If the establishment of the truth is a pre-condition for reconciliation, justice is at the same time a pre-condition for establishing the truth and a consequence of it.

This principle filters through the Report in its entirety and has guided me in my career ambitions ever since. When I started learning about the International Criminal Court (ICC)…

While the main function of the Security Council is the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with Article 24 of the UN Charter, the Council has played an important role with regard to the advancement of international justice. Other than the establishment by the Security Council of ad hoc Tribunals to prosecute crimes against humanity in specific conflict situations such as Rwanda and the former Yugolavia, the establishment of the Special Tribunal on Lebanon, along with the passage of resolution 1595 mandating the withdrawal of the remaining Syrian troops from Lebanon, was a landmark achievement…

In an effort to build a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing the system of international criminal justice, the Hauser Center interviewed Tyler Moselle, Program Manager and Interim Executive Director at Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy on the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as addressing the broader issue of the connection between national security and international justice.