In its 25 June 2026 judgment in NAAT et al. v. TotalEnergies, the Paris Judicial Court ordered TotalEnergies to update its vigilance plan within six months to address climate-related risks arising from its Scope 3 emissions—emissions from the combustion of its oil and gas which account for around...Mehr

“The test of a first-rate intelligence,” according to F. Scott Fitzgerald, “is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” For international lawyers in these times of the Board of Peace and the Gaza Riviera, this kind...Mehr

1. The Human Right to Peace: Past, Present, and Future Webinar. NUS Centre for International Law is inviting registrations for the upcoming webinar “The Human Right to Peace: Past, Present, and Future” (15 July 2026, 5.30pm – 7pm, Singapore time). The webinar brings together practitioners and researchers, including Cecilia Marcela...Mehr

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The latest issue of Ocean Development & International Law (Vol. 57, no. 2, 2026) is out. Contents include: Mariano J. Aznar, The Relationship Between the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the UNESCO Convention on the Underwater Cultural Heritage ...Mehr

The latest volume of the Austrian Review of International and European Law (Vol. 29, 2024) is out. Contents include: A Retrospective of Karl Zemanek’s Work on Neutrality Ralph Janik, In memoriam Karl Zemanek: 70 Years of (Austrian) Neutrality Articles ...Mehr

In the four years since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the prospects of a negotiated peace settlement have waxed but mostly waned. But the possibility of an agreement has been an ongoing focus for international lawyers. This is...Mehr

The latest issue of the Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (Vol. 86, no. 2, 2026) is out. Contents include: CommentFranca Maria Feisel, A ‘Whole-Of-Society Approach’ to Defending Democracy in the EU Nachruf Matthias Hartwig,...Mehr

Much has been said on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ (the Board) and much remains to be seen. While the identity of the Board as an international organisation has been discussed (here), other contributions have focused on the corporate dimension of the organisation (here, here and...Mehr

The latest issue of the Nordic Journal of International Law (Vol. 95, no. 2, 2026) is out. Contents include: Special Issue: Perspectives on sustainable development in the Arctic Laura Létourneau-Tremblay & Charles Codère, Introduction: Perspectives on Sustainable Development...Mehr

Introduction Advances in battlefield medicine have transformed the legal relevance of the principle of unnecessary suffering in international humanitarian law—but the legal community has not yet absorbed this transformation. For most of the history in which the relevant legal standards developed, certain vascular injuries caused in armed conflict were almost...Mehr

The latest issue of the Journal of World Investment & Trade (Vol. 27, no. 3, 2026) is out. Contents include:Special Issue: ISDS Reform: Past, Present, and Future Jonathan Bonnitcha & Catharine Titi, The Work of UNCITRAL Working Group III: How...Mehr

The PCA’s Award in the arbitration between Rwanda and the United Kingdom, decided on May 15, 2026, was released on June 1, 20226. The arbitration related to the decision by the incoming Labour Government to cancel the Agreement between the United Kingdom and Rwanda (formally the Agreement between...Mehr

The latest issue of the Review of International Organizations (Vol. 21, no. 2, June 2026) is out. Contents include:Jacque Gao & Frederick R. Chen, Less is more: Property rights and dictators’ demand for foreign direct investment Roman-Gabriel Olar, Locking in...Mehr

The latest issue of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (Vol. 41, no. 2, 2026) is out. Contents include: Articles Vasco Becker-Weinberg, Making Sense of Portugal’s Baselines around the Archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores ...Mehr

Constitution or Compass? A Quiet Renegotiation of the Maritime Order Vito De Lucia In June 2026, the China Institute for Marine Affairs published a substantial assessment of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Assessment Report on the United Nations Convention...Mehr

    Dr. Meltem İneli Ciğer, Associate Professor of International Law, Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law, Türkiye; Honorary Fellow, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool With comments...Mehr

    Dr. Meltem İneli Ciğer, Associate Professor of International Law, Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law, Türkiye; Honorary Fellow, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool With comments...Mehr

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A call for papers has been issued for the Society of International Economic Law's tenth biennial conference, which will take place July 7-9, 2027, in Christchurch, hosted by the University of Canterbury. The theme is: "Reimagining International Economic Law: Reasons, Challenges, and Future Directions." The call...Mehr

Maiko Meguro (OECD) & Yota Negishi (Seinan Gakuin Univ. - Law) have published Histories of international legal theories in Japan: From dialogue to conversation (Manchester Univ. Press 2026). Here's the abstract:This volume offers the first systematic account of Japanese international legal theory,...Mehr

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, is not a source of international law. It creates no treaty obligations, modifies no customary rules, and settles no legal status for artificial intelligence. However, its relevance lies not only in the fact that it exposes a difficulty that international AI...Mehr

Salvador Santino Regilme (Leiden Univ. - International Relations) has published Statelessness and Citizenship Revocation in Europe: Rethinking Politics, Law, Security, and Human Rights (De Gruyter 2026). Here's the abstract: Statelessness often results from discriminatory policies or legal gaps, while citizenship revocation...Mehr

The latest issue of the International Organizations Law Review (Vol. 23, no. 1, 2026) is out. Contents include: Editorial Jean d’Aspremont, Is an International Organization a Thing? Articles Lucas Carlos Lima & Rafael Fonseca Melo, ...Mehr

1. Call for Papers: Journal of International Peace and Organization / Die Friedens-Warte.  The Journal of International Peace and Organization / Die Friedens-Warte is inviting submissions for a special issue on the “Crisis of the International Law-Based Order?”. The special issue, edited by Professor Pierre Thielbörger (Ruhr...Mehr

C.L. Lim (Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong - Law) & Joel Trachtman (Tufts Univ. - Fletcher School) have published The Cambridge Companion to World Trade Law (Cambridge Univ. Press 2026). Here's the absract: The Cambridge Companion to World Trade Law offers...Mehr

A month ago, the United Nations General Assembly took a position significantly less ambiguous than the ICJ on a question of existential importance to island States threatened by climate-induced sea-level rise. Referring to the Climate Change Advisory Opinion, it recalls that the Court “found that, once a State is established,...Mehr