Timothy William Waters

Timothy William Waters is Richard S. Melvin Professor and Associate Director at the Center for Constitutional Democracy at Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He holds a JD from Harvard University, an MIA from Columbia University, and a BA from UCLA.

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On Genocide, Amidst the Shouting, Silence is the Message

Timothy William Waters

Speaking in May at a celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, President Biden denounced the decision earlier that month by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek arrest...

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Blögiversary: Celebrating Ten Years of Völkerrechtsblog

In the Tenth Year of the War

Timothy William Waters

In 2014, I was invited to write a post on Ukraine. Everyone understood Ukraine’s crisis mattered, and wouldn’t be short, so I wrote three. Instead of discussing doctrinal unniceties, I...

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Letting Go of Territorial Integrity

Timothy William Waters

In my previous two posts (here and here), I looked at the problems of declaring Russia’s actions in Ukraine illegal – the dark side of law’s polycentrism. In this post,...

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International law’s rule of five

Timothy William Waters

In my previous post, I looked at the obvious illegality of Russia’s actions in Ukraine – and the problems with that obviousness in the pluralistic cacophony of international law. In...

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Polycentrism’s Playground

Timothy William Waters

In this post, the first in a series on the Ukrainian crisis, I look at the obvious illegality of Russia’s actions in Ukraine – and the problems with that obviousness...