New Issue: Global Responsibility to Protect

The latest issue of Global Responsibility to Protect (Vol. 17, no. 4, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Fatih Cüre, Adapting Responsibility to Protect (R2P) for a Multipolar World: Sovereignty, Intervention, and Veto Power
• Chiara De Franco & Christoph O. Meyer, Media and Mass Atrocity Prevention: Three Pathways of Potential Influence
• Ainoa Cabada, R2P as an Early Warning Doctrine: Building a Case for the Establishment of an R2P Preventative Assessment Tool
• Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Converging Global Norms and Institutional Policies with Bottom-Up Approaches to the Protection of Civilians
• Interventions Forum on Gaza
• Josie Hornung & Elisabeth Haugland Austrheim, Atrocity Prevention and the Applicability of R2P to Occupied Palestine
• Sarah Teitt, Israel, Gaza, and the Unrealised Promise of the Responsibility to Protect
• Jeremy Moses, Gaza and the Perils of Militarised Humanitarianism: Universal Values, Politics, and the Hypocrisy of R2P
• Book Forum: A Discussion of Jess Gifkins’ Inside the UN Security Council: Legitimation Practices and Darfur
• Samuel Jarvis, Informal Practice as a Driver of Change: the UN Security Council and Darfur
• Holger Niemann, The Everyday Life of the UN Security Council and International Practice Theory
• Carmen Robledo, Uses and Practices in the UNSC Decision-Making: the Case of Sudan
• Jess Gifkins, Informal UN Reform: a Response to Reviews of Inside the UN Security Council

New Issue: Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

The latest issue of the Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy (Vol. 28, no. 2, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Rob Amos, A Critical Analysis of the Global Biodiversity Framework
• Zakieh Taghizadeh & Hoda Asgarian, From Global Commons to Global Accountability: The Erga Omnes Obligation to Safeguard Marine Biological Diversity as Common Heritage of Humankind
• Kenji Kamigawara, Katsuki Nakai, Nigel Semmence & Moon Bo Choi, What Kinds Of Social Factors Contribute to Rapid Responses to Invasive Alien Species? Comparative Case Studies on Controlling Invasive Alien Hornets in the UK and Japan
• Mohammad Nazmul Hossain, Delower Hossain & Nasir Uddin, Ensuring Wildlife Justice in Bangladesh: Challenges and Recommendations for the Future

New Issue: Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies

The latest issue of the Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies (Vol. 16, no. 2, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Symposium on the Law Applicable to the Use of Biometrics by Armed Forces
• Marten Zwanenburg, Aleksi Kajander, Steven van de Put, & Sebastian Cymutta, Introduction to Symposium on the Law Applicable to the Use of Biometrics by Armed Forces
• Lily Hamourtziadou & Welmoet Wels, Biometrics to Necrometrics: What the Dead Can Tell us About War: A Human Security Approach to Collecting and Analysing Conflict Data from the Dead
• Emelie Andersin, The Use of the ‘Lavender’ in Gaza and the Law of Targeting: ai-Decision Support Systems and Facial Recognition Technology
• Anna Rosalie Greipl, The Military Fantasy of Biometrics: Neglecting the Risks of the Normalizing of Bodies During Armed Conflicts

Call for Submissions: Central Asia Yearbook on International Law

A call for submissions has been issued for the inaugural volume of the Central Asia Yearbook of INternational Law. Here's the call:

The Central Asia Yearbook on International Law (CAYIL) is the first academic publication of its kind in the region. It is designed to promote rigorous and original research in international law with a specific focus on Central Asia. The Yearbook responds to a longstanding gap in scholarly publishing by offering a dedicated platform for legal analysis situated in and oriented toward the region. The first volume will be published in 2026 by De Gruyter Brill under the imprint Brill | Nijhoff.

We invite scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit papers for consideration in the inaugural volume of the Yearbook. Submissions will be considered on a rolling basis, with the final deadline of 31 March 2026.

Scope of the Yearbook

We particularly welcome contributions that explore international law from a Central Asian viewpoint, are written by Central Asian scholars, or center on issues relevant to the region, although papers on broader topics of international law will also be considered. In addition to peer-reviewed scholarly articles, the Yearbook also publishes:

• practice-oriented essays,
• reflections on recent legal developments,
• case and treaty notes,
• reviews of relevant literature, and
• surveys of State practice in the region.

Aims and Audiences

The Yearbook seeks to advance academic dialogue both within Central Asia and between Central Asian scholars and their global counterparts. It is intended as a resource for:

• academics and researchers in international law,
• legal practitioners and government officials in Central Asia,
• diplomats and policymakers in international organisations and foreign ministries,
• graduate students and educators, and
• think tanks, NGOs, and civil society organisations engaged in legal reform and international cooperation.

Editorial Standards

The Yearbook is supported by an international Editorial Board and a distinguished Advisory Board, composed of both Central Asian legal scholars working abroad and foreign experts on Central Asian law. This ensures that contributions meet the highest academic standards while reflecting the region’s distinct legal and institutional experiences.

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions should be written in clear academic English.
• Articles should not exceed 10,000 words including footnotes; shorter notes, essays, and reviews are also welcome.
• For citations, please use the Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA), 4th edition: OSCOLA Guidelines (PDF).
• Authors are expected to adhere to De Gruyter Brill’s AI Policy for Authors, meaning any use of AI tools in drafting or preparing submissions must be transparently disclosed, and authors must ensure that they retain intellectual ownership and responsibility for the content.
• All submissions will be subject to double-blind peer review.

Contact

Manuscripts and inquiries should be sent to:

Professor Sergey Sayapin
Editor, Central Asia Yearbook on International Law
School of Law, KIMEP University
Email: s.sayapin@kimep.kz

New Issue: Cambridge International Law Journal

The latest issue of the Cambridge International Law Journal (Vol. 14, no. 2, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Tomas Heidar, Bringing climate change into the realm of UNCLOS: the ITLOS Advisory Opinion
• Alberto Rinaldi, Cognitive warfare in the biotechnological age: threats and challenges to international law
• Sebastian von Massow, Redrawing trade routes through litigation: phosphates and the Polisario in Panama and South Africa
• Bogdan Aurescu, Lessons learned from the work of the United Nations International Law Commission on Sea-level rise in relation to international law
• Jolyon Ford & Imogen Saunders, International law as geology: Crawford’s core/periphery metaphor and the future of the ‘rules-based international order’
• Rena Lee, The institutionalisation of international law in a multipolar world
• Vladimir Trofimchuk, Food security: is the international law status quo adequate to guarantee it?
• Khrystyna Kostiushko, Consequences of incorporation/annexation of territory for the spatial scope of application of investment treaties
• Mohamad Ghazi Janaby, The intersection of counter-terrorism law and government recognition in post-conflict transitions

Conference: The Law of Armed Conflict and Emerging Technologies: Legal, Ethical and Strategic Perspectives

The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will host a conference on "The Law of Armed Conflict and Emerging Technologies: Legal, Ethical and Strategic Perspectives," on March 10-13, 2026, in Lucerne. The invitation is here. The program is here. The application form is here.

Kojima & Takeuchi: Japanese Approaches to International Law: Theory and Practice

Chie Kojima (Chuo Univ.) & Masatoshi Takeuchi (Toyo Gakuen Univ.) have published Japanese Approaches to International Law: Theory and Practice (Brill | Nijhoff 2025). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

Japanese Approaches to International Law analyses historical developments, controversies, and future challenges regarding Japan’s contribution to the making and implementation of international law. Each chapter discusses the Japanese government’s positions on issues related to international law, relevant theories and concepts developed in Japanese academia, and leading domestic cases, laws, and policies, which have facilitated or hindered the effective implementation of international law in Japan. This book, based on domestic legal materials, policy documents, and academic literature, is a comprehensive handbook for readers to better understand Japanese approaches to international law.

New Issue: International Organization

The latest issue of International Organization (Vol. 79, no. 4, Fall 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Nikhar Gaikwad, Kolby Hanson, & Aliz Tóth, How Migrating Overseas Shapes Political Preferences: Evidence from a Field Experiment
• David B. Carter, Austin L. Wright, & Luwei Ying, Population Displacement and State Building: The Legacies of Pashtun Resettlement in Afghanistan
• Haifeng Huang, Reckoning with Reality: Correcting National Overconfidence in a Rising Power
• Essay
• Kerry Goettlich, Territorial Integrity As an Etiquette of Thieves: Non-conquest in Nineteenth-Century Imperialism
• Research Notes
• Lorenzo Crippa, Edmund J. Malesky, & Lucio Picci, Making Bribery Profitable Again? The Market Effects of Suspending Accountability for Overseas Bribery
• Lucy Right, Jeremy Springman, & Erik Wibbels, Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation
• Amanda Kennard, Konstantin Sonin, & Austin L. Wright, When Do Citizens Support Peace-Building? Economic Hardship and Civilian Support for Rebel Reintegration

New Issue: International Legal Materials

The latest issue of International Legal Materials (Vol. 64, no. 6, December 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Views Adopted by the Committee Under Art. 5(4) of the Optional Protocol, Concerning Comm. No. 3602/2019 (U.N.H.R. Committee), with introductory note by Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
• Lameck Bazil v. Tanz. (Afr. Ct. H.P.R.), with introductory note by Salvatore Caserta and Mikael Rask Madsen
• Agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius Concerning the Chagos Archipelago Including Diego Garcia, with introductory note by Saeed Bagheri
• WHO Pandemic Agreement, with introductory note by Gian Luca Burci

Sarkin: Climate Adaptation Through Environmental Justice: Comparative Approaches to Enhance the Resilience of Indigenous Peoples and Minority Groups

Jeremy Julian Sarkin (NOVA Univ. of Lisbon - Law) has published Climate Adaptation Through Environmental Justice: Comparative Approaches to Enhance the Resilience of Indigenous Peoples and Minority Groups (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025). Here's the abstract:

This interdisciplinary socio-legal book explores the effects of climate change on Indigenous Peoples and minority groups. Jeremy Julian Sarkin argues that an integrated approach to deal with climate change, that also incorporates dealing with environmental justice matters, is needed. This is because dealing with environmental injustices must be prioritized in order to achieve the necessary climate change action goals and facilitate climate adaptation for the most vulnerable.

The book investigates the challenges encountered by Indigenous People and minority groups, who face extensive discrimination and often live in deprived areas that are not adequately equipped to deal with the consequences of climate change. By examining the issues concerning climate change and environmental justice in the United States, South Africa and Canada, Sarkin presents various ways to enhance the resilience of those most vulnerable to climate change. By integrating knowledge and methods from a range of disciplines, including the social and natural sciences, Sarkin argues that addressing these issues concurrently and in a unified manner would better aid Indigenous People and minority groups facing these effects.

Call for Papers: International Economic Law in a Fractured Global Order

The Faculty of Law at Boğaziçi University has issued a call for papers for the third annual Boğaziçi International Law Conference, to be held June 13-14, 2026, in Istanbul. The theme is: "International Economic Law in a Fractured Global Order." The call is here. Abstracts can be submitted here by March 15, 2026.

New Issue: Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d'histoire du droit international

The latest issue of the Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d'histoire du droit international (Vol. 27, no. 4, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Alain Wijffels, Alberico Gentili’s ‘Silete theologi in munere alieno’: The Full Quote
• Fernando Pérez Godoy, Peace Treaties in the Confines of the Spanish Empire: The Spanish-Mapuche Parliaments during the 17th Century
• Martijn Vermeersch, Resisting the Ordinance of God: The Augustinian Just War Tradition in the Work of Balthazar de Ayala (1548–1584)

New Issue: Review of International Organizations

The latest issue of the Review of International Organizations (Vol. 20, no. 4, December 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Lauren Ferry & Cleo O’Brien-Udry, The possibilities and limits of international status: Evidence from foreign aid and public opinion
• Andreas Kern, Bernhard Reinsberg, & Claire Lee, The unintended consequences of IMF programs: Women left behind in the labor market
• Jieun Lee, How foreign multinationals benefit from acquiring domestic firms with political experience
• Michal Parizek, Less in the West: The tangibility of international organizations and their media visibility around the world
• Ezgi Yildiz & Umut Yüksel, The defocalizing effect of international courts: Evidence from maritime delimitation practices
• Miles D. Williams, Elusive collaboration? The determinants of lead donorship in international development
• Hylke Dijkstra & Farsan Ghassim, Are authoritative international organizations challenged more? A recurrent event analysis of member state criticisms and withdrawals
• Ryan Powers, Is context pretext? Institutionalized commitments and the situational politics of foreign economic policy
• Andreas Johannes Ullmann, Reconsidering the costs of commitment: Learning and state acceptance of the UN human rights treaties’ individual complaint procedures
• Stephanie J. Rickard, International negotiations over the global commons
• Valerio Vignoli & Michal Onderco, Leader ideology and state commitment to multilateral treaties
• Sandra Destradi & Johannes Vüllers, Populism and the liberal international order: An analysis of UN voting patterns
• Benjamin Daßler, Tim Heinkelmann-Wild, & Andreas Kruck, How negative institutional power moderates contestation: Explaining dissatisfied powers’ strategies towards international institutions
• Mareike Kleine & Samuel Huntington, Negotiating with your mouth full: Intergovernmental negotiations between transparency and confidentiality
• Shing-hon Lam & Courtney J. Fung, Mapping China’s influence at the United Nations
• Vegard Tørstad & Vegard Wiborg, Commitment ambiguity and ambition in climate pledges
• Krzysztof Pelc, Institutional innovation in response to backlash: How members are circumventing the WTO impasse

<

Call for Papers: 15th Annual Conference of the African Society of International Law

The African Society of International Law has issued a call for papers for its 15th Annual Conference, to take place November 6-7, 2026, in Kigali. The theme is: "Africa and the Challenge of Reparation in International Law." The call is here.

New Issue: International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

The latest issue of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (Vol. 40, no. 4, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• IJMCL 40th anniversary Special Issue. The Law of the Sea: Past Lessons and Future Challenges
• David Freestone, The Law of the Sea: Past Lessons and Future Challenges
• Irini Papanicolopulu, Ebbs and Flows: Changing Perspectives on Law of the Sea Scholarship
• Ronán Long, Navigational Rights and Freedoms: Continued Relevance and Contemporary Challenges
• Nilüfer Oral, Straits Used for International Navigation and Protection of the Marine Environment
• Natalie Klein, Warships and Sovereign Immunity
• James Kraska, Maritime Power and the Law of the Sea
• James Harrison, International Fisheries Law in Pursuit of the Three Pillars of Sustainability
• Michael W. Lodge, Troubled Waters Ahead: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate the 1994 Implementation Agreement?
• Xiangxin Xu, Li Chen & Guifang Xue, Will the isa Exploitation Regulations Ever Be Adopted?
• Robin Churchill, Adjudicating the Law of the Sea
• Rosmary Rayfuse, Climate Change, the Ocean and the Law of the Sea: A Retrospective Prospective
• Clive Schofield, A Rising Concern: The Response of Pacific Island States to Sea Level Rise
• Davor Vidas, The ILA Committee on Sea Level Rise and the Clarification of the Law of the Sea: From the Holocene to the Anthropocene
• Beatriz Martinez Romera, Regulating International Maritime Transport Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Time: Progress and Challenges
• Mitchell Lennan, International Fisheries and Climate Change Adaptation
• Richard Barnes, Stewardship as the Object and Purpose of the BBNJ Agreement
• Tullio Scovazzi, The BBNJ Agreement and the Principle of Common Heritage of Humankind
• Kristina M. Gjerde & Stephanie Prufer, Geoengineering: The Relevance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the BBNJ Agreement
• Yubing Shi, The Implementation and Compliance Mechanism under BBNJ Agreement: Regulatory Efforts and New Challenges
• Joanna Mossop, The Role of Implementing Agreements in Developing the Law of the Sea
• Alex G. Oude Elferink, The Future of the LOSC: Questions, Questions, Questions
• Keyuan Zou & Ying Tan, The Impact of Digitalisation on the Development of the Law of the Sea
• Erik Franckx, Some Reflections on Legal Scholarship
• Eon Kyung Park, Seokwoo Lee & Hee Cheol Yang, Problems of Implementation of Security Council Resolutions at Sea: The DE YI Case
• Vaughan Lowe, Landfall for the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law?

Peña Neira, Araya Meza, & Henríquez San Martín: Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law: An Analysis Based on the Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice

Sergio Peña Neira (Universidad Mayor - Law), Patricio Araya Meza, & Sebastian Henriquez San Martín have published Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law: An Analysis Based on the Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice (Revista Electrónica de Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo, Vol. 8, 2025). Here's the abstract:

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and scholars in international law have long operatedwithin the framework of the principle of sustainable development. It can be argued that this concept has bynow attained recognition as a principle of international law. A legal institution may emerge from “legal factsand arguments”, including the dissenting opinions of the International Court of Justice, which although non-binding, can nevertheless influence the formation and evolution of international legal principles over time. Such is the case with the principle of sustainable development. This article addresses the construction of theprinciple of sustainable development in the jurisprudence of the ICJ—from its origins in a dissenting opinionto its consolidation as a principle of international law. The methodology used in this contribution is legal innature, based on systematic research on history, doctrine and case law, and carried out through a qualitativeapproach.

Monebhurrun: Direito internacional dos investimentos e arbitragem

Nitish Monebhurrun (Univ. Center of Brasilia) has published Direito internacional dos investimentos e arbitragem (Pontes 2025). The book is available open access. Here's the abstract:

O primeiro panorama completo e atual do Direito Internacional dos Investimentos em língua portuguesa no Brasil. Nesta obra inédita, o leitor encontra uma análise abrangente e rigorosa do regime jurí­dico dos investimentos estrangeiros, reunindo em um único volume o estudo sistemático da jurisprudência arbitral internacional, da evolução dos tratados de investimentos e das principais correntes doutrinárias contemporâneas.

Com linguagem clara e precisão técnica, o autor examina desde os fundamen­tos históricos e conceituais do regime até suas controvérsias mais recentes — incluindo padrões de proteção, responsabilidades estatais, expropriação, tratamento justo e equitativo, e a interface com políticas públicas e desenvol­vimento sustentável.

O livro apresenta ainda um mapeamento atualizado das decisões arbitrais e dos acordos internacionais em vigor, oferecendo ao leitor uma visão integrada das transformações que moldam a prática atual da arbi­tragem de investimentos. Indispensável para pesquisadores, profissionais do direito internacional, árbitros, advogados, formuladores de políticas públicas e estudantes que buscam compreender, com profundidade e atualidade, um dos campos mais dinâmicos do direito global.

International Investment Law and Arbitration offers the first comprehensive and up-to-date overview of international investment law in Portuguese in Brazil. The volume provides a rigorous analysis of the legal regime governing foreign investments, bringing together a systematic study of international arbitral jurisprudence, the evolution of investment treaties, and the main contemporary doctrinal approaches.

Written with clarity and technical precision, the book examines the historical and conceptual foundations of the regime, its key standards of protection, and its most recent controversies, including the interface between investment law, public policies, and sustainable development.

Zhao & Liu: Lawfare’s New Frontier: International Commercial Arbitration in the Shadow of Sanctions

Yue Zhao (Univ. of Geneva – Law) & Han-Wei Liu (Singapore Management Univ. – Law) have posted Lawfare’s New Frontier: International Commercial Arbitration in the Shadow of Sanctions (Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, forthcoming). Here’s the abstract:

This Article examines how international commercial arbitration is being reshaped by economic statecraft through the lens of lawfare, or the strategic use of law as a substitute for traditional coercive tools. Building on prior lawfare theory, it identifies two modalities of State-driven lawfare affecting arbitration. Instrumental lawfare arises where domestic legal measures displace arbitral authority, exemplified by assertions of exclusive jurisdiction over sanctions-related disputes. Compliance-leverage lawfare, by contrast, raises the costs and risks of participation by restricting legal services and banking access. Beyond State action, these measures generate spillovers that reshape arbitral practice by enabling private actors to exploit jurisdictional fragmentation, regulatory conflicts, and blocking statutes through contract design and forum selection. Drawing on case studies from European civil law systems, common law jurisdictions, and Asia, the Article maps how overlapping forms of lawfare produce both direct State intervention and diffuse ripple effects. It argues that while international commercial arbitration remains resilient, it is increasingly entangled with lawfare, revealing deeper intersections of law, power, and commerce in a fragmented geopolitical order.

New Volume: Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law

The latest volume of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (Vol. 28, 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Thematic Forum: ‘Challenges and Opportunities for the Law of the Sea at a Time of Crisis’
• Alexander Proelss, Erika de Wet, Kathrin Maria Scherr & Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh, Editorial Preface: Challenges and Opportunities for the Law of the Sea at a Time of Crisis
• Kathrin Maria Scherr & Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh, Charting the Course: Reflections on the Foundations and Legacy of ITLOS: In Conversation with Rüdiger Wolfrum
• Alexander Proelss & Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh, Steering the Law of the Sea Through Uncharted Waters: The Future of Maritime Governance and ITLOS’ Role in a Changing World: In Conversation with Tomas Heidar
• Payam Akhavan & Rozemarijn Roland Holst, COSIS’ Quest for Climate Justice: A Brief History of the ITLOS Advisory Opinion
• Ekaterina Antsygina, Interpreting the Non-Undermining Clause of the BBNJ Agreement: Restrictive or Complementary Roles for the COP within RFMO Competences?
• Masahiko Asada, Sea-Level Rise and the Law of the Sea: Challenges and Resolutions
• Laisa Branco de Almeida, Promoting the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from Fish in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
• Birgir Hrafn Búason & Hendrik Daði Jónsson, From Ambition to Action – Addressing Key Challenges to Implementation and Compliance Under the BBNJ Agreement
• Arron N. Honniball, When High Seas Freedoms and Activities in the Area Confront: Human Rights and Law of the Sea Perspectives in Permitting Protests at Sea Against Deep Seabed Mining
• Vicky Kapogianni & Eric Loefflad, The Maritime Depths of Ex Aequo et Bono: Towards an Equitable Transcendence of the Terracentric Juridical Reproduction of the Falklands/Malvinas Dispute
• So Yeon Kim & Wonhee Kim, Consultation Mechanisms Between the Conference of the Parties of the BBNJ Agreement and Relevant Instruments, Frameworks and Bodies
• Niels Krabbe, Sharing Benefits of Genetic Resources Under the BBNJ Agreement – Resolving the North–South Divide by Legal Creativity
• Daniela Martins Pereira da Silva, Shifting Shores, Keeping Lines? Revisiting the Indonesia–Singapore Delimitation Treaty in Light of Subsequent Changes
• Juliana Moreira Mendonça, The Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty: Addressing Human Rights and Climate Mobility in the Face of Sea-Level Rise
• Lan Ngoc Nguyen, A Piece of the Puzzle: Regime Interaction in the ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
• Dimitris Panousos, Intersecting Legal Frameworks at Sea: The Continued Applicability of the Law of the Sea in Armed Conflicts
• Matilde Rocca, Search and Rescue Obligations Under the Law of the Sea: A Lesson in ‘Diplomatic Alchemy’
• Makoto Seta, Impact of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on the Rights and Obligations Under UNCLOS
• Yoshifumi Tanaka, Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities in the ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: A Critical Assessment
• Constantinos Yiallourides & Aylin Yildiz Noorda, Law of the Sea, Climate Change and State Responsibility
• Articles on the Law and Practise of the United Nations (General Section)
• Tihao Zeng, Remedies Against the Security Council Sanctions Listing: Development of Remedial Mechanisms and Continuing Challenges
• Reports and Documents
• Update on the Law and Practice of the United Nations - Statement by Ms Elinor Hammarskjöld, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel

Call for Submissions: Yearbook of International Disaster Law

The Yearbook of International Disaster Law has issued a call for submissions for its forthcoming eighth volume (2025). The General Section of the Yearbook provides an opportunity to interrogate a wide variety of aspects of the intersection of law and disasters, with a particular focus on issues relevant for international law. The Thematic Section will focus on “Vulnerabilities and Disasters.” The deadline for abstracts is March 6, 2026. The call is here.

New Issue: Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Institutions

The latest issue of Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Institutions (Vol. 31, no. 4, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Max-Otto Baumann & Bernhard Reinsberg, Pathologies in the United Nations Development System The Role of Funding Structures
• Adam Kamradt-Scott, Inter-organizational Relations and Policy Coordination: The Quadripartite and Antimicrobial Resistance
• Fuzuo Wu, Failed Securitization of Climate Change on the Agenda of the UN Security Council: Time, Sovereignty and Institutions at Play
• Iver B. Neumann & Martin D. Eide, Beyond Actor Recognition: Peace and Reconciliation as Emergence of Global Governance
• Ana Izvorska, An Opportunity for the Humanitarian Reset: How Animal Welfare Actors Can Strengthen System Reform

PhD course: The legitimacy of international law in a time of uncertainty

On June 2–5, 2026, IntNatLaw at the University of Oslo will host an intensive interdisciplinary PhD course on the legitimacy of international law in a time of uncertainty. The course will be held in Paris at the Centre Universitaire de Norvège à Paris. Attendance at the course is tuition-free, but students will need to cover their own travel and accommodation. Details are here.

Call for Nominations: ASIL Intellectual Property Law Interest Group Award for Best Published Work

The Intellectual Property Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law is welcoming nominations for its Award for Best Published Work for 2025. Details are here.

Mälksoo: Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law

Lauri Mälksoo (Univ. of Tartu - Law) has published Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law (Oxford Univ. Press 2025). Here's the abstract:

Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law explores the history of imperial ideas and practices in Russian and Soviet engagements with international law. This volume traces the role of international legal doctrines and arguments in facilitating the expansion of the Russian Empire, their transition into Soviet Russia post-1917, and their use after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Particular attention is paid to Russian and Soviet international legal doctrines concerning the termination of treaties (clausula rebus sic stantibus), identity and continuity of Russia in the context of state succession, hegemonic doctrines such as the great power status of Russia (or the Soviet Union), and various interpretations of balance of power and spheres of influence, including the doctrine of socialist international law. In building its narrative, the book draws extensively on previously under-studied international law periodicals published in Russia and the Soviet Union, including the Soviet Yearbook of International Law, Soviet State and Law and Moscow Journal of International Law.

Call for Nominations: ASIL International Legal Theory Interest Group Scholarship Prize

The International Legal Theory Interest Group of the American Society of International Law is welcoming nominations for its International Legal Theory Scholarship Prize. Details are here.