New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added the following materials to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law: a lecture in English on Exception Clauses in International Trade Law, by Petros C. Mavroidis, and a lecture in English, entitled The Singapore Convention on Mediation, by Natalie Y. Morris-Sharma.

The Audiovisual Library of International Law is also available as an audio podcast on Apple, SoundCloud, and other platforms.

Seminar Materials: The Right to Strike under International Law

The Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security at York University recently hosted a seminar bringing together leading international labour law experts to examine whether the right to strike is protected under ILO Convention No. 87 — the question currently before the International Court of Justice. The seminar materials - including a written recap of the discussion, the full video recording, edited transcripts of the presentations and Q&A, and a French translation of the recap - are available here.

New Issue: Melbourne Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Melbourne Journal of International Law (Vol. 25, no. 2, 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Michael A. Becker, Crisis in Gaza: South Africa v Israel at the International Court of Justice (or the Unbearable Lightness of Provisional Measures)
• Christopher M. Roberts, Re-Covering Forced Labour: Colonial Foreclosures and Forgotten Potentials
• Maria Sjoholm, Framing Obstetric Violence and Associated Rights to Respectful Care in Childbirth through International Human Rights Law
• Cait Storr, Common Heritage or Commonwealth: Australia's Role in Negotiations over Resource Extraction in Domains beyond National Jurisdiction, 1958-91
• Yueming Yan & Xinhui Hong, 'Resolving Doors' and the CICC's One-Stop Platform: Reflections on Institutional Design
• Juliette McIntyre, Pyrrhic Victory or Inconsequential Loss? The International Court of Justice Judgment on Preliminary Objections in Ukraine v Russia

Conference: The Principle of Good Faith in International and European Union Law

The XXII edition of the Conference of Young Scholars of International Legal Studies will take place December 4-5, 2025, at the University of Ferrara Department of Law. The theme is: “The Principle of Good Faith in International and European Union Law.” Progam and registration are here.

Call for Submissions: Polish Yearbook of International Law

The Polish Yearbook of International Law has issued a call for submissions for its next volume (vol. 45, 2025). The deadline is January 31, 2026. The call is here.

New Issue: Nordic Journal of Human Rights

The latest issue of the Nordic Journal of Human Rights (Vol. 43, no. 3, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Chrisje Sandelowsky-Bosman, Children’s Access to Child-Friendly Climate Justice
• Azadeh Chalabi, A Right to Environment-Based Approach as a New Route for Climate Litigation
• Nigussie Afesha & Hazel Rose Barrett, Constitutional Remedies for Enforcement of Fundamental Rights in Ethiopia and India: A Comparative Study
• Mulu Beyene Kidanemariam, Disempowered Duty Bearers: The Protection of Health Workers in Maternal Death Reviews in Ethiopia
• Anastasija Kaplane, The European Digital Identity Wallet: A New Human Right Unlocked?

New Issue: Human Rights Quarterly

The latest issue of the Human Rights Quarterly (Vol. 47, no. 4, November 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Tej Bahadur & Chandrika Mehta, Gender Equality in Patent Filing and Ownership: A Step Towards Sustainable Development Goals
• Patient Mpunga-Biayi, The Influence of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Human Rights Committee on the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
• Ciara Hackett & Luke Moffett, From Fault to Remedy: A Case for a Holistic Approach to Remedy within Business and Human Rights
• Achim Hildebrandt, Indira Rahman, Susan Dicklitch-Nelson, & Berwood Yost, Barriers to the Global LGBTQ Progress (and How They May be Crossed)
• Marko Milanovic, State Lies as Violations of Human Rights
• Gideon Basson, Sandra Liebenberg, Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh, Ashfaq Khalfan, Carroll Muffett, Miloon Kothari, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, & Sharon Venne-Manyfingers, Commentary to the Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations

New Issue: International Criminal Law Review

The latest issue of the International Criminal Law Review (Vol. 25, no. 5, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Christoph van Ackern, Organizational Control as Indirect Perpetration in Organizations Operating under the Rule of Law: On the Organizational Mechanism Mediating Control over a Crime under the Rome Statute
• Pierre Hauck & Sven Peterke, State-Organised Crime: An Analytical Concept of State Deviance to Justify the Criminal Responsibility of States
• Kacper Zajac, The Al Hassan Judgment: icc’s First take on the War Crime of Passing of Sentences by Irregular Courts under Article 8(3)(c)(iv) of Rome Statute
• Anastasiia Liulina, Evidentiary Digital Platforms: What the Al Mahdi and Al Hassan Cases Teach Us about Presenting Voluminous Digital Data
• Martina Caslini, How Does the State’s Obligation to Prevent Genocide Overlap with and Differ from that of Offering Guarantees of Its Non-Recurrence?
• Mirza Buljubašić, Catrien C.J.H. Bijleveld, & Barbora Holá, Intergenerational Transmission of Punitive Attitudes Toward Atrocity Crimes in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Role of Rank, Apology, and Trial Location

New Volume: Austrian Review of International and European Law

The latest volume of the Austrian Review of International and European Law (Vol. 28, 2023) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Rosana Garciandia, Inter-State Communications before United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Distinctive Features and Evolving Aims
• Alrun Cohen, Artificial Intelligence in Counterterrorism and Human Rights
• György Andrássy, The Real Meaning of Article 27 ICCPR and the Deeper Understanding of Overlapping Human Rights Its Exploration Requires
• Haris Huremagić, The Many Worlds of Advisory Opinions – About Recent Practice, Compliance and False Dichotomies
• Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan, Obligations for Third States in the War between Israel and Hamas: To Deliver or Not to Deliver
• Current Developments
• Isabella E Brunner, The Austrian Position Paper on Cyber Activities and International Law – A Commentary
• Matthias Radosztics, The Protection of the Right to a Fair Trial in Austrian Headquarters Agreements Over Time
• Hannah Grandits & Martin Baumgartner, State Succession in Respect of Foreign Property of the Former Soviet Union: A Discussion of Recent Case Law of the Austrian Supreme Court from an International Law Perspective
• Lisa Heschl, The Individual Assessment of Protection Claims by Afghan Women and Girls: Note on CJEU C-608/22