On paper Iraq's justice system appears sound, but Michael Wahid Hanna of The Century Foundation says "major systemic and structural problems" plague Iraq's legal framework.

Matthew C. Waxman, a former Pentagon official overseeing detainee affairs, says the controversial camp at Guantanamo Bay should be closed but that doing so will raise several key questions about legal process and the fate of the most dangerous detainees.

A conversation with Ojo Maduekwe, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

A conversation with Ojo Maduekwe, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

CFR.org provides a collection of resources on Iraq.

Reforming the Judiciary in Pakistan, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the legacy of military rule that has seen superior courts unwilling to uphold fundamental freedoms. Motivated by self-preservation and self-interest, Pakistan’s superior judiciary has not just failed to oppose Islamic legislation that violates fundamental rights but has also repeatedly failed to uphold the constitution.

Noah Feldman, CFR adjunct senior fellow and Harvard constitutional law expert, says two landmark Supreme Court rulings send conflicting messages to the world about U.S. adherence to international law.

A meeting with the President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe Velez.

Though international observers had hoped Somalia's transitional federal government would bring stability to the war-torn nation after sixteen years of “failed state” status, by mid-2008 experts said it was fraught by internal divisions.

The Suffolk Transnational Law Review examines the Medellin decision and its implications for the United States and the rule of law in international affairs.

Jerome A. Cohen calls for legal reform in China.

Michael Gerson writes that, “by one estimate, 27,000 women and girls were raped in eastern Congo in 2006. The hospital has seen victims as young as 3.”

Timothy J. Colton, a leading expert on Russia, says even though Vladimir Putin will step down as president in 2008 he is likely to maintain a major role in Russia’s leadership.

An interview conducted by the Scripps Howard Foundation with Ali Ahmad Jalali, interior minister of Afghanistan from January 2003 until September 2005 and now a professor at the National Defense University faculty in the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.

CRS Report for Congress updated March 27, 2007 collating evidence for the debate on whether there has been any improvement in governance and security in Iraq in the recent period.