Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel from Gaza Strip, Oct. 7. Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
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Portraits of alleged victims of the Philippine war on drugs are displayed during a protest on July 22, 2019, in Manila. Richard James Mendoza/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
A World Court Inches Closer To A Reckoning In The Philippines' War On Drugs
Activists in New York City show their support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which took effect on Friday. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
A Japanese whaling fleets leaves the city of Ishinomaki in April 2014 as a Japan Coast Guard vessel provides security. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
International law on refugees has its roots in the massive displacement that occurred in Europe during World War II. Above: Belgian refugees fleeing after the German invasion of their country in 1940. AP hide caption
An annual space law moot court competition imagines a future legal case set in space, where issues of liability and sovereignty can get extra complicated. Stocktrek Images/Getty Images hide caption
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid were hit by airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria, last week. Twenty people were killed, including 12 aid workers. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Injured Doctors Without Borders staff find shelter in a safe room after an airstrike on their hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
As War Dangers Multiply, Doctors Without Borders Struggles To Adapt
A U.S. nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, in July 1946. Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images hide caption
Edward Snowden's home, for now: Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images hide caption