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Public International Law Policy Group
The Public International Law & Policy Group is a global pro bono law firm providing free legal assistance to parties involved in peace negotiations, drafting post-conflict constitutions, and war crimes prosecution/transitional justice. To facilitate the utilization of this legal assistance, PILPG also provides policy planning assistance and training on matters related to conflict resolution. PILPG was founded in London in 1995, and is currently headquartered in Washington, DC. Since its founding, PILPG has provided legal assistance with over two dozen peace negotiations, and over two dozen post-conflict constitutions, and has assisted every international and hybrid criminal tribunal, as well as helped to create a number of domestic transitional justice mechanisms. Over the past 20 years PILPG has operated offices in 25 countries and annually provides $20 million worth of pro bono legal assistance. With over 700 alumni PILPG continues to train and empower the next generation of peace-builders and public international lawyers. PILPG represents a diverse array of pro bono clients including states, sub-state actors, opposition groups, self-determination movements, civil society, and marginalized actors, including women and youth.Visit Site
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July 31, 2026
PILPG Roundtable Blog: Creating the Conditions for Peace in 2026 - Expert Perspectives on Ukraine’s Strategic Position and Negotiations
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June 09, 2026
Why Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine Cannot Be Cured by a Vote: A Legal and Historical Reality Check
By: Greta Ramelli, Kateryna Kyrychenko, David Griffiths, Clyde Freeman, Anastasia Zaluckyj, Dmyro Panchenko, Rahul Ramesh -
May 26, 2026
PILPG Roundtable Blog Part I: Ukraine’s EU Accession: Perspectives of Enlargement During the War
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May 11, 2026
Extraordinary Accession: Why Europe Must Bring Ukraine into the European Union Now
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March 10, 2026
The Global South and the Russian War on Ukraine: Structural Constraints on Diplomatic Alignment: An assessment of the political, economic, and institutional factors shaping multilateral engagement with Russia's war against Ukraine
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February 24, 2026
Roundtable Blog: Four Years Since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion Into Ukraine: What Have We Learned?
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February 20, 2026
Roundtable Blog: Voting Under Duress — Referenda, Aggression, and the Limits of Democratic Consent
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January 13, 2026
Defending before the International Criminal Court: An Interview with Mylène Dimitri
By: Mylène Dmitri, Cailan Cumming, Kate Gibson, Paul Williams -
December 23, 2025
Defending before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: An Interview with Philippe Larochelle
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December 18, 2025
Forget the Debate on Peace Versus Justice. Ukraine Has Set the Stage for Peace With Justice!
By: Paul R. Williams, Beth Van Schaack, David Crane, Sindija Beta -
December 15, 2025
Stolen Childhoods: Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children and the Case for Genocide
By: Gregory P. Noone, Kateryna Kyrychenko, Henry T. Scott, Andrea Eggenstein, Connor W. Reese, Rafael Mozo Sierra -
December 11, 2025
Defining the Practice of International Criminal Defense: An Interview with Peter Haynes KC
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December 10, 2025
Elections in Ukraine: Between Peace Demands and Democratic Integrity
By: Paul R. Williams, Sindija Beta -
November 27, 2025
Nuclear Testing: An Inflection Point or Another Step Toward Confrontation?
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November 27, 2025
Roundtable Blog: Peace Without Possession—Preserving Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity in Negotiations
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November 26, 2025
The Inception of International Defense: An Interview with Dr. Mark S. Ellis
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November 24, 2025
Negotiating Peace Under Fire: How Dayton Informs Ukraine’s Path to a Durable Settlement
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November 17, 2025
Defending Before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: An Interview with Colleen Rohan
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November 06, 2025
Defending before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: An Interview with Anta Guissé
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November 06, 2025
The Dangers of Selective State Support for International Tribunals: An Interview with Kate Gibson
By: Kate Gibson, Cailan Cumming, Paul R. Williams -
November 06, 2025
The Essential Contributions of Support Staff in International Defense: An Interview with Cécile Lecolle
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November 03, 2025
International Humanitarian Law in Focus: Russia’s Violations and Ukraine’s Legitimate Use of Force against Energy Targets
By: Łukasz Adamski, Kateryna Kyrychenko, Sindija Beta, Gregory P. Noone -
October 24, 2025
Roundtable Blog: “One Year Since Ukraine’s Ratification of the Rome Statute”
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October 14, 2025
The Slippery Slope of Using Chemical Weapons in Sudan
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October 06, 2025
Roundtable Blog: Toward Enforceable Security Guarantees
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September 05, 2025
President Zelenskyy's Three Pillars: Envisioning Security Guarantees for Ukraine
By: Sindija Beta, Paula C. Kates, Paul R. Williams -
August 22, 2025
“Security Guarantees” for Ukraine: Breathing Life into a Buzzword
By: Paula C. Kates, Sindija Beta, Paul R. Williams -
July 21, 2025
Recognizing 2014: The Legal and Moral Imperative for Full Reparations for Russian Aggression
By: Kateryna Kyrychenko, Paul D. Williams, Sindija Beta -
June 25, 2025
Russian Use of Rape as a Weapon of War in Ukraine
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June 12, 2025
Plunder by Paperwork: Land Use and Legal Manipulation in Russian-Occupied Ukrainian Territories
By: Kateryna Kyrychenko, Patricia Wiater -
April 10, 2025
Lessons from West Germany's Cold War experience
By: Paul Williams -
December 17, 2024
The Minsk Protocols: Flawed by Design
By: Sindija Beta, Katie Hetherington, Paul R. Williams -
November 27, 2024
A Cornerstone for Sudan's Conflict Resolution
By: Paul Williams -
October 11, 2024
International Crimes in Sudan
By: Greg Noone, Sindija Beta, Heba Bawaieh -
February 06, 2023
A New Chance for Europe?
By: Igor Lukšic -
January 01, 2023
International Negotiations Handbook: Success Through Preparation, Strategy and Planning
By: Public International Law Policy Group, Baker & McKenzie -
July 11, 2022
The Truth Commission for Ayotzinapa
By: Ana Luz Manzano Ortiz -
June 27, 2022
International Criminal Justice for Irregular Migrants? The Case of Libya Regarding Atrocities Committed at Detention Camps
By: Ana Luz Manzano Ortiz -
November 01, 2021
The Impact of the War on Yemen’s Justice System
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August 19, 2020
The Un-Evident Victims of Armed Conflict: Humanitarian Workers
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June 19, 2020
The Effects of COVID-19 For Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the European Union
By: Romy De Niet -
January 01, 2020
Faith-Based Actors & Transitional Justice
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December 01, 2019
Basis and Implications of the ICC's Ruling Against Myanmar
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November 22, 2019
Humanitarian Reality in Columbia: Saving Lives and Safeguarding the Future of Peace
By: Francisca De Castro -
March 13, 2019
To Be Genocide or Not to Be Genocide, That Is the Question
By: Phedra Neel -
March 07, 2019
Domestic Prosecution of International Crimes
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February 13, 2019
International Criminal Liability in the Age of Social Media: Facebook's Role in Myanmar
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May 31, 2018
Frontier Justice: A New Approach for U.S. Rule of Law Assistance
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June 13, 2017
The Legal Aspects of the MH17 Disaster: What Next?
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November 26, 2016
Breakfast Talk by Thuli Madonsela (former Public Protector of South Africa)
By: Rosalie Dieleman, David Lando -
January 01, 2016
Handbook on Civil Society Documentation of Serious Human Rights Violations
By: Federica D'Alessandra, Sander Couch, Ilina Georgieva, Marieke de Hoon, Brianne McGonigle Leyh, Jolien Quispel -
January 01, 2016
Field Guide for Civil Society Documentation of Serious Human Rights Violations
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February 01, 2015
National Political Dialogue Handbook
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May 01, 2013
The Ceasefire Drafter's Handbook: An Introduction and Template for Negotiators, Mediators, and Stakeholders
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December 01, 2012
Post-Conflict Constitution Drafter's Handbook
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January 01, 2012
Peace Agreement Drafter's Handbook
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September 05, 2004
Genocide in Darfur: A Legal Analysis
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October 05, 2003
What is Sovereignty? The Cases of Taiwan and Micronesia
By: Peter R. Rosenblatt -
October 05, 2003
The United States, China, and Taiwan: A Future With Hope
By: James Lilley -
October 05, 2003
Serbia After Djindjic: Can Invigorated Reforms Be Sustained?
By: Vladimir Matic -
October 05, 2003
Reversing the Decline in the Balkans: Recommendations for Western Policy
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October 05, 2003
Unbreakable Bond: Serbs and Kosovo
By: Vladimir Matic -
May 05, 2003
Establishing a Stable Democratic Constitutional Structure in Iraq: Some Basic Considerations
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August 05, 2002
Achieving a Final Status Settlement for Kosovo
By: Janusz Bugajski, R. Bruce Hitchner, Paul Williams