New Issue: Journal of Human Rights Practice

The latest issue of the Journal of Human Rights Practice (Vol. 16, no. 2, July 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Koldo Casla & Lyle Barker, Protection and Assistance to the Family: Interpreting and Applying Article 10 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights from Learnt and Lived Experiences
• Marina A R de Mattos Vieira & Lieselotte Viaene, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights at the United Nations Human Rights Council: Colliding (Mis)Understandings?
• Ysaline Reid, The Principle of Accountability in Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development: Towards a New UnderstandingGet accessArrow
• Dorien Claessen, Majda Lamkaddem, Barbara Oomen, & Quirine Eijkman, Bringing Human Rights Home: Access to Justice and the Role of Local Actors Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Katie Morris, Right to Food Cities: the Role of Local Governments in the Fight against Hunger
• Jorge Freddy Milian Gómez, Rethinking the Human Right to Food from a Single Perspective to a Four-Fold Legal InterpretationGet accessArrow
• David Patterson, Human Rights-based Approaches and the Right to Health: A Systematic Literature Review
• Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Luisa Fernanda Cardona Porras, & Ana Belén Giraldo Álvarez, Declaration of the Town Square: The Urgency of Speaking as One
• Aleydis Nissen, Please Give Me a Remedy: Women Human Rights Defenders Mobilize for Occupational Safety and Health
• Eglė Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, Right to Privacy and Data Protection Concerns Raised by the Development and Usage of Face Recognition Technologies in the European UnionGet accessArrow
• Policy and Practice Note
• Victoria Angenent-Mari, Viknesh S Kasthuri, Hannah Montoya, & Elizabeth Toll, Descriptive Analysis of Community Based Needs among Asylum Seekers in the Greater Rhode Island Area before and after COVID-19: Evidence from a Student-Run Asylum ClinicGet accessArrow

El Boudouhi, Dubin, & Bachand: Le droit international économique en question: vers l’émergence d’un nouveau paradigme?

Saïda El Boudouhi (Université Paris 8 - Law), Laurence Dubin (Université Paris 1 - Law) & Rémi Bachand (Université du Québec à Montréal - Law) have published Le droit international économique en question: vers l’émergence d’un nouveau paradigme? (Pedone 2024). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

Slowbalisation, démondialisation, remondialisation, etc. sont autant de vocables pour désigner, depuis quelques années, les bouleversements inédits des relations économiques internationales. Celles-ci seraient à un tournant de leur évolution relativement linéaire depuis la mise en place, puis l’approfondissent du système commercial multilatéral. A l'heure d'une crise évidente de ce dernier, d'une remise en question massive de l'arbitrage d'investissement, n'assiste-t-on pas à un changement de paradigme dans les principales discipline du droit international économique ? Loin de viser à établir un agenda pour un changement de paradigme qui pourrait être une mondialisation plus équitable ou un libre-échange plus raisonné, le présent ouvrage est surtout le produit de l'invitation lancées aux différents contributeurs à (re-)questionner le paradigme dominant à l’œuvre dans leur domaine d'expertise et à se lancer dans la recherche d'un hypothétique nouveau paradigme à travers l'examen tout autant du droit positif que du discours politique. Finalement, la question posée en intitulé de cet ouvrage du changement de paradigme permet d'offrir une certaine perspective critique et un regard distancié sur le droit positif pour en pointer autant les insuffisances que les possibles évolutions structurelles.

New Issue: Yale Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Yale Journal of International Law (Vol. 49, no. 1, 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Stephen Kim Park & Tim R. Samples, Promises and Perils of Sovereign Debt Transparency
• Sannoy Das, Giving Peace a Chance? Decolonization, Development, and the Foundations of the GATT
• Symposium: Consortium for the Study and Analysis of International Law Scholarship (SAILS)
• Kathleen Claussen, Forward
• Oona A. Hathaway & John D. Bowers, International Law Scholarship: An Empirical Study
• Daniel Peat & Cecily Rose, The Changing Landscape of International Law Scholarship: Do Funding Bodies Influence What We Research?
• Pierre-Hugues Verdier, Comparative International Law and the Rise of Regional Journals

Contesse: Implementation of Human Rights Judgments in Latin America

Jorge Contesse (Rutgers Univ. - Law) has posted Implementation of Human Rights Judgments in Latin America (in Time and International Adjudication, Andrea Gattini & Marco Dimetto eds., forthcoming). Here's the abstract:

In this Chapter, I explore the process of implementation of human rights judgments in Latin America, a process that is largely judicial, as the task of monitoring implementation rests almost entirely upon the shoulders of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. I address the legal regime of implementation of judgments in the inter-American human rights system and the types of analyses that can be conducted to evaluate how promptly and effectively States comply with the Inter-American Court's judgments. I argue that, rather than a quantitative analysis, we gain more insight into the temporal aspect of implementation by paying attention to States' attitude towards compliance. The discussion is particularly relevant in the context of interactions between States and the Court that elicit pushback and resistance, in some cases, and acceptance and engagement, in others.

Müller: The Right to Punish: Political Authority and International Criminal Justice

Luise Müller (Freie Universität Berlin) has published The Right to Punish: Political Authority and International Criminal Justice (Cambridge Univ. Press 2024). Here's the abstract:

What gives international courts the authority to punish individuals for international crimes? Through the lens of political philosophy, Luise Müller provides an original perspective on the justification of the authority of international criminal courts and tribunals. She argues that institutions of international criminal justice are permitted to pierce the sovereignty of states in order to punish high-profile politicians for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other mass human rights violations. Their right to punish is justified by virtue of their function to deter mass violations of fundamental human rights. However, to legitimately exercise that right, international criminal justice institutions must fulfil two conditions: first, they must conduct criminal trials with the highest level of fairness; second, they must treat those who are subject to their authority as equals. This last condition can be satisfied by international criminal justice institutions by including procedures of democratic decision-making and democratic accountability.

Call for Submissions: Data Strategy & Trade Law (Journal of Law, Market and Innovation)

The Journal of Law, Market and Innovation has issued a call for submissions on the topic "Data Strategy & Trade Law." The call is here.

Seta & Negishi: International Law as Constructive Resistance towards Peace and Justice

Makoto Seta (Waseda Univ. - Law) & Yota Negishi (Seinan Gakuin Univ. - Law) have published International Law as Constructive Resistance towards Peace and Justice (Brill | Nijhoff 2024). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

Professor Toshiki Mogami, the featured figure of this memorial edition, has developed his academic career in international law and politics. Professor Mogami’s original normative and analytical framework is characterized by himself as Jus Contra Anarchism et Oligarchism: international law against interstate and institutionalised violence. The editors extract the very essence of his teachings from Professor Mogami’s masterpieces, specifically, International Law as Constructive Resistance towards Peace and Justice.

New Issue: Business and Human Rights Journal

The latest issue of the Business and Human Rights Journal (Vol. 9, no. 1, February 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Special Issue: Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe. Region in Transition
• Beata Faracik, Jernej Letnar Černič, & Olena Uvarova, Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: Trends, Challenges and Prospects
• Łukasz Szoszkiewicz, Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: Constitutional Law as a Driver for the International Human Rights Law
• Andras L. Pap, Nóra Chronowski, & Zoltán Nemessányi, Corporate Human Rights Responsibility in Illiberal Regimes: The Example of the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis in Hungary
• Ian Higham, Conditionalities in International Organization Accession Processes: Spreading Business and Human Rights Norms in Central and Eastern Europe?
• Jelena Aparac, Private Military and Security Companies as a Legacy of War: Lessons Learned From the Former Yugoslavia
• Michael Rogerson, Business and Human Rights in Russia: Emerging or Merging?
• Nataliia Mazaraki & Tetiana Tsuvina, Creating an Effective Mediation Scheme for Business-Related Human Rights Abuses: The Case of Ukraine
• Developments in the Field
• Ekaterina Deikalo, BHR Agenda and Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Political and Human Rights Crisis in Belarus Since 2020
• Filip Balcerzak & Stanisław Drozd, Human Rights-Compatible International Investment Agreements: A Voice From Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Marcin Kilanowski, Evaluating the Polish NAPs: Lessons for the Future Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• Ihor Konopka, Ukrainian Business and Human Rights Strategy: A Breakthrough Delayed
• Agata Rudnicka & Janusz Reichel, CSOs’ Perception of Corporate Activism on the LGBT+ Community in Poland
• Ana Dangova Hug, Barriers to Access to Justice in North Macedonia for Violations of Human Rights in the Context of Air Pollution

New Issue: Rivista di Diritto Internazionale

The latest issue of the Rivista di Diritto Internazionale (Vol. 107, no. 2, 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Articoli
• B. Mageste Castelar Campos, The Effects of Self-Defence on Third States and the Role of the Law of Neutrality
• E.M.B. Bellucci, Il regolamento di blocco dell’Unione Europea alle sanzioni secondarie statunitensi
• G.M. Ruotolo, Non-fungible tokens e diritto internazionale
• Note e Commenti
• F. Staino, L’esercizio della giurisdizione penale internazionale nel caso Putin
• A. Annoni, Protezione complementare e tutela del diritto alla vita privata e familiare prima e dopo il decreto-legge n. 20/2023
• T. Scovazzi, Una scelta tra il presente e un lontano passato

Cai, van den Herik, & Maluwa: The UN Security Council and the Maintenance of Peace in a Changing World

Congyan Cai (Fudan Univ.), Larissa van den Herik (Universiteit Leiden), & Tiyanjana Maluwa (Pennsylvania State Univ.) have published The UN Security Council and the Maintenance of Peace in a Changing World (Max Planck Trialogues; Cambridge Univ. Press 2024). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

How can the UN Security Council contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security in times of heightened tensions, global polarisation, and contestation about the principles underlying the international legal and political order? In this Trialogue, experts with diverse geographic, socio-legal, and ideational backgrounds present their perspectives on the Security Council's historic development, its present functions and deficits, and its defining tensions and future trajectories. Three approaches engage with each other: a power-focused approach emphasising the role of China as an emerging actor; an institutionalist perspective exploring how less powerful states, particularly the elected members of the Security Council, exert influence and may strengthen rule-of-law standards; a regionalist perspective investigating how the Security Council as the central actor can cooperate with regional organisations towards maintaining international peace and security. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Call for Session Ideas: 2025 ASIL Annual Meeting (Reminder)

The American Society of International Law has issued a call for session ideas for its 119th Annual Meeting, which will take place April 16-18, 2025, in Washington, DC. The conference theme is: "Traditions and Transitions in International Law." The deadline is July 22, 2024. The call is here.

Call for Submissions: Challenges and Opportunities for the Law of the Sea at a Time of Crisis (Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law)

The Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law has issued a call for submissions for its Volume 28 on the topic "Challenges and Opportunities for the Law of the Sea at a Time of Crisis." The call is here.

Green: Statehood as Political Community: International Law and the Emergence of New States

Alex Green (Univ. of York - Law) has published Statehood as Political Community: International Law and the Emergence of New States (Cambridge Univ. Press 2024). Here's the abstract:

Alex Green argues that states arise under contemporary international law only when two abstract conditions are fulfilled. First, emerging states must constitute 'genuine political communities': collectives within which particular kinds of ethically valuable behaviour are possible. Second, such communities must emerge in a manner consistent with the ethical importance of individual political action. This uniquely 'Grotian' theory of state creation provides a clear legal framework comprising four factual 'antecedents' and five procedural principles, rendering the law of statehood both coherent and normatively attractive.

New Issue: Journal du Droit International

The latest issue of the Journal du Droit International ("Clunet") (Vol. 151, no. 2, Avril-Mai-Juin 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Doctrine
• Gustavo Cerqueira, Un impensé de l'internationalisation volontaire du contrat par le choix de loi : du jeu des conventions de droit matériel uniforme
• Joseph Reeves, Repenser l'intérêt à agir du contentieux climatique à l'aune d'un préjudice global (approche de droit international public)
• Romain Perray, Data Act : une loi pour mieux distribuer la manne des données
• Variétés
• Pierre Fini, Les dispositions sur le trust du projet de Code de droit international privé à la lumière de la convention de La Haye du 1erjuillet 1985

New Issue: Revue Générale de Droit International Public

The latest issue of the Revue Générale de Droit International Public (Vol. 128, no. 1, 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Lucius Caflisch, Droits de l'homme et mesures étatiques prises contre le virus COVID-19: l'interdiction des réunions publiques et privées
• Caroline Chaux, Distinquer les accord juridiquement contraignants des accords juridiquement non contraignants: étude des lignes directrices nationales

Pobjie: Prohibited Force: The Meaning of ‘Use of Force' in International Law

Erin Pobjie (Univ. of Essex - Law) has published Prohibited Force: The Meaning of ‘Use of Force' in International Law (Cambridge Univ. Press 2024). Here's the abstract:

Prohibited 'use of force' under article 2(4) of the UN Charter and customary international law has until now not been clearly defined, despite its central importance in the international legal order and for international peace and security. This book accordingly offers an original framework to identify prohibited uses of force, including those that use emerging technology or take place in newer military domains such as outer space. In doing so, Erin Pobjie explains the emergence of the customary prohibition of the use of force and its relationship with article 2(4) and identifies the elements of a prohibited 'use of force'. In a major contribution to the scholarship, the book proposes a framework that defines a 'use of force' in international law and applies this framework to illustrative case studies to demonstrate its usefulness as a tool for legal scholars, practitioners and students.

Green: Collective Self-Defence in International Law

James A. Green (Univ. of the West of England - Law) has published Collective Self-Defence in International Law (Cambridge Univ. Press 2024). Here's the abstract:

Collective self-defence can be defined as the use of military force by one or more states to aid another state that is an innocent victim of armed attack. However, it is a legal justification that is open to abuse and its exercise risks escalating conflict. Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in the number of collective self-defence claims. It has been the main basis for US-led action in Syria (2014-) and was advanced by Russia in relation to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022-). Yet there still has been little analysis of collective self-defence in international law. This book crucially progresses the debate on various fundamental and under-explored questions about the conceptual nature of collective self-defence and the requirements for its operation. Green provides the most detailed and extensive account of collective self-defence to date, at a time when it is being invoked more than ever before.

Jones: Self-Determination as Voice: The Participation of Indigenous Peoples in International Governance

Natalie Jones has published Self-Determination as Voice: The Participation of Indigenous Peoples in International Governance (Cambridge Univ. Press 2024). Here's the abstract:

Self-Determination as Voice addresses the relationship between Indigenous peoples' participation in international governance and the law of self-determination. Many states and international organizations have put in place institutional mechanisms for the express purpose of including Indigenous representatives in international policy-making and decision-making processes, as well as in the negotiation and drafting of international legal instruments. Indigenous peoples' rights have a higher profile in the UN system than ever before. This book argues that the establishment and use of mechanisms and policies to enable a certain level of Indigenous peoples' participation in international governance has become a widespread practice, and perhaps even one that is accepted as law. In theory, the law of self-determination supports this move, and it is arguably emerging as a rule of customary international law. However, ultimately the achievement of the ideal of full and effective participation, in a manner that would fulfil Indigenous peoples' right to self-determination, remains deferred.

New Issue: Journal of International Economic Law

The latest issue of the Journal of International Economic Law (Vol. 27, no. 2, June 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Joost Pauwelyn, Twenty-first century customs fraud: how to effectively enforce EU sustainability requirements on importsGet accessArrow
• Gregory Messenger, Mitigating the rise of unilateralism: lessons from forestry management
• Vincent Beyer, International investment agreements and the global minimum tax: of treaty troubles and investment incentives
• Chen Yu, International adjudication as interactional law-making: the incorporation of fair and equitable treatment elements in investment treaties
• William Hamilton Byrne, The influence of legal scholars on the development of international investment lawGet accessArrow
• Clara López, Mining in investment arbitration: an analysis of mining companies’ legitimate expectations
• Jean-Michel Marcoux, Andrea K. Bjorklund, Elizabeth A. Whitsitt & Lukas Vanhonnaeker, Discourses of ISDS reform: a comparison of UNCITRAL Working Group III and ICSID processes
• Daniel D. Bradlow, Rosa M. Lastra & Stephen Kim Park, Re-thinking the sustainability of sovereign debtGet accessArrow
• Toni Marzal, Conjuring markets: valuation in comparative international economic law

New Issue: Arbitration International

The latest issue of Arbitration International (Vol. 40, no. 1, March 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Stavros Brekoulakis, Introducing the special issue: the lasting legacy of the 1996 Arbitration Act
• Jacomijn J van Haersolte-van Hof, Law reform: the institutional perspective
• Alexander Gunning, Has a sufficient case been made for the Law Commission’s proposals in respect of section 67?
• Emma Lindsay & Camilla Gambarini, The proposed reform of the English Arbitration Act on arbitrators’ independence and impartiality and the duty of disclosure from a comparative perspective
• Craig Tevendale & Anuradha Agnihotri, Arbitrator resignations: the Law Commission’s proposed reforms
• Nelson Goh & James Newton, Jurisdictional challenges under section 67 and section 30(1)(b): reflections on procedural irregularity in tribunal constitution
• Ella Davies & Sylvia Noury, Reform of the Arbitration Act 1996: a missed opportunity to entrench diversity?

Aral & d'Aspremont: International Law and Universality

Isil Aral (Koç Univ. - Law) & Jean d'Aspremont (Sciences Po - Law) have published International Law and Universality (Oxford Univ. Press 2024). Here's the abstract:

This book takes an unflinching look at the roles and functions played by the idea of universality in international legal discourses, as well as the narratives of progress that often accompany it. In doing so, it provides a critical appraisal of the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion attendant to international law and its universalist discursive strategies. Universality is therefore not reduced to the question of the geographical outreach of international law but is instead understood in terms of boundaries. This entails examining how the idea of universality was developed in the dominant vernaculars of international law - primarily English and French - before being universalised and imposed upon international lawyers from all traditions.

This analysis simultaneously offers an opportunity to revisit the ideologies that constitute the identity of international lawyers today, as well as the socialisation and legal educational processes that international lawyers undergo. With an emphasis on the binaries that arise from the invocation of the idea of universality in international legal discourses, this book sheds new light on the idea of universality as a fraught site of contestation in international legal discourses.