A group of scientists want a new Geneva Convention to safeguard the environment during wars and conflicts. We already have such rules, but they're inadequate, inconsistent and unclear.
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US agreements with Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria provide reparations to WWII victims. But an international law scholar writes that the US has failed to address war crimes in Asia.
A standard element of international humanitarian law since 1899 should guide countries as they consider banning lethal autonomous weapons systems.
International trade policy requires three traits to be successful and lead to mutual prosperity. Trump's is missing all three, as he showed at the G-7 summit.
The Interior Department is narrowing protection for migratory birds to cover only deliberate harm such as hunting, but not threats like development or pollution that kill millions of birds yearly.
Migratory birds play key ecological roles. and connect us with nature. The 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty curbed overhunting, but birds face other threats today that require international solutions.
The Paris Agreement recognizes the reality of global environmental pacts: the private sector must lead transition to low-carbon technology and civil society must keep up the pressure to act.
The firestorm over the Republican "open letter" to Iran may be an indication of things to come in a digital era where everyone can talk to anyone.
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Garvin Professor and Senior Director of Conservation Science, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University
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Charles R. Weiner Professor of Law, Temple University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Amitrajeet A. Batabyal is a Friend of The Conversation.
Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Lecturer on Law and Associate Director of Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection, International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University
