Saturday, September 20, 2025

Heffes: Los grupos armados frente al derecho internacional

Ezequiel Heffes
has published Los grupos armados frente al derecho internacional (Tirant Lo Blanch 2025). Here's the abstract:

La guerra, tal como fue conocida hasta la primera mitad del siglo XX, ha dejado de existir. La idea de un enfrentamiento exclusivamente entre los ejércitos de dos o más Estados, y llevado a cabo solo luego de presentada una declaración formal, parece una imagen cinematográfica o propia de los libros de historia. Hoy en día, la escena central es ocupada por actores diferentes a los Estados: los grupos armados.

En 2024, el Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja estimó la existencia de alrededor de 450 grupos armados que causaban una "preocupación humanitaria a nivel mundial". Para octubre de ese mismo año, había al menos 210 millones de personas viviendo en áreas controladas por dichos grupos. Pero, ¿Qué tienen en común los Tigres de Liberación de Tamil Eelam, en Sri Lanka, el Ejército de Liberación Nacional, en Colombia, los grupos Mai-Mai, en la República Democrática del Congo, y la Administración Autónoma del Norte y Este de Siria? En un mundo en el que estos actores armados existen (o han existido), y participan activamente en conflictos armados, el presente libro investiga el marco jurídico que regula sus comportamientos y actividades. De esta forma, los diferentes capítulos proponen miradas alternativas al estudio de los grupos armados que, en la mayoría de los casos, son constituidos a partir de la violación al derecho doméstico del Estado.

New Issue: International Legal Materials

The latest issue of International Legal Materials (Vol. 64, no. 4, August 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Legal Consequences Arising from the Policies and Practices of Isr. in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem (Advisory Opinion) (I.C.J.), with introductory note by Michael A. Becker
  • Best Practices for the Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, with introductory note by Evelien Campfens
  • Doe v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (9th Cir.), with introductory note by William S. Dodge

Friday, September 19, 2025

Call for Engaged Listeners: "International Law and Emotions" Conference (Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers)

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law invites doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to apply to be "engaged listeners" at a conference on "International Law and Emotions: Recovering Universality?," which will take place February 25-27, 2026, in Heidelberg. Engaged listeners will not give a talk but are expected to participate actively in the discussions and will be listed in the conference’s program. All accepted engaged listeners will be admitted to the conference including meals free of charge. For engaged listeners who have exhausted other potential sources of funding, travel costs and accommodation in Heidelberg could be covered upon request and depending on the availability of funds. Details are here.

New Issue: Climate Law

The latest issue of Climate Law (Vol. 15, nos. 1-2, 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Christina Voigt, Philipp Sauter, Rita Guerreiro Teixeira, Joeri Rogelj, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, & Katalin Sulyok, The Legal Power of Highest Possible Ambition: Setting Legal and Scientific Indicators to Assess Highest Possible Ambition under Article 4(3) of the Paris Agreement
  • Pratik Purswani & Esha Rana, Mapping India’s Legislative Framework for Climate Change
  • Josephine van Zeben & Mirta Alessandrini, Food ‘Securitization’ and the Climate Crisis: Lessons from the EU Response to the War in Ukraine
  • Meng Zhang, Governance Innovation or Imagination? Three Storylines of Navigating the EU’s Leading Role in Green Hydrogen Deployment in a Polarized World
  • Viktor Weber, The Challenges of Switching ‘Sail-Fast-then-Wait’ to ‘Sail-Slow-and-Save’ in the Decarbonization of Voyage-chartered Bulk Shipping
  • A. Stella Ebbersmeyer, Transparency and Non-State Actors in the Regulation of Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping
  • Jannika Jahn, A New Type of Constitutional ‘Pathway Review’ for Climate Change Mitigation: The Case of German Climate Litigation Since 2021
  • Pablo Pellon Ricciardi, Lliuya v. rwe : A Leap Forward for Private Climate Litigation?

Thursday, September 18, 2025

New Issue: Ocean Development & International Law

The latest issue of Ocean Development & International Law (Vol. 56, no. 3, 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Ethan Beringen, Exploring the Potential for Inter-Regime Learning Between the BBNJ Agreement and the Global Plastics Treaty
  • Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga & Lowell Bautista, Legal Analysis of the Establishment of Exclusion Zones for Submarines in Indonesia’s Archipelagic Sea Lanes
  • Laisa Branco de Almeida, The New Regulatory Framework under the BBNJ Agreement for Marine Genetic Resources and the Material Exception to Fishing and Fishing-Related Activities
  • Daiana Seabra Venancio, Challenges in Defining the Legal Status of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
  • Endalew Lijalem Enyew, Impact and Recognition of Traditional Fishing Rights in Maritime Boundary Delimitation: Overview of State Practice in Latin America and Africa
  • Henrik Ringbom, New Threats—Old Rules: Law of the Sea Issues Raised by Suspected Attacks on Submarine Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
  • Tajra Smajic, Climate Change and Deep Seabed Mining: Implications of the COSIS Advisory Opinion
  • Sophia Kopela, Due Diligence and the Establishment of Area-Based Management Tools Including Marine Protected Areas in the BBNJ Agreement

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Seminar: State Succession and ISDS

On September 22, 2025, a seminar will be held on "State Succession and ISDS," at the University of Vienna. Details are here.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Call for Papers: Positive Obligations and Discrimination in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights (Workshop)

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "Positive Obligations and Discrimination in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights," to be held June 4-5, 2026, in Lund. Details are here.

Monday, September 15, 2025

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: lectures in English and Spanish on The UNIDROIT Principles on International Commercial Contracts, by Alejandro Garro; a lecture in English on The Principle of Non-Intervention in International Law, by Frédéric Mégret; and lectures in English on The Principle of Non-Intervention in Cyberspace and on Peaceful Settlement of Interstate Cyber Disputes, by Nicholas Tsagourias.

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

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Conference: The Law Applicable to the Use of Biometrics by Armed Forces

On October 23-24, 2025, the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, the Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy, and the Amsterdam Center for International Law will hold a conference on "The Law Applicable to the Use of Biometrics by Armed Forces," in Tallinn. Registration information is here. The program is here.

Guggisberg & Blanchard: Non-use Measures for Global Goods and Commons in International Law

Solène Guggisberg
(Utrecht Univ.) & Catherine Blanchard (Utrecht Univ.) have published Non-use Measures for Global Goods and Commons in International Law (Brill | Nijhoff 2025). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:
In a world facing major environmental crises, radical measures are increasingly called for. As a change in paradigm from our anthropocentric approach to the environment and its resources remains mostly aspirational, non-use measures present themselves as practical regulatory tools to respond to environmental degradation. This edited volume examines moratoria, bans, no-take or entry zones across regimes regulating global goods and commons. It analyses factors that have contributed to the successful adoption and implementation of non-use measures for resources in the high seas, deep seabed, atmosphere, and Antarctica. It then presents pathways for the development and adoption of further non-use measures in these areas and in outer space, before reflecting on such measures’ limitations and potential.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Alexander: The Nationality and Statelessness of Nomadic Peoples Under International Law

Heather Jean Alexander
(Center for the Future of Citizenship) has published The Nationality and Statelessness of Nomadic Peoples Under International Law (Oxford Univ. Press 2025). Here's the abstract:

Despite the universal right to nationality, many nomadic peoples struggle to claim this fundamental status. International law offers solutions to combat statelessness-like birth registration-but do they work for nomadic peoples? The Nationality and Statelessness of Nomadic Peoples Under International Law delves into the nationality challenges faced by four communities: former Bedouin in Kuwait, Tuareg in Mali, Fulani in Côte d'Ivoire, and Sama Dilaut (Bajau Laut) in Malaysia.

Drawing on diverse sources from across disciplines, as well as original field research, the book traces the roots of nomadic statelessness from colonization to the present. Through a rigorous legal analysis, the book evaluates how effectively international law addresses these underlying issues and safeguards the right to nationality for those whose lifestyles transcend borders and conventional nation-state structures. Finally, the book proposes reforms to international law to better address the needs of nomadic peoples regarding nationality and citizenship.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

New Issue: European Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law (Vol. 36, no. 2, May 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Editorial
    • Editorial: EJIL: News!; In This Issue; Book Reviewing: An Opening Note and In This Issue
  • Articles
    • Lauge N Skovgaard Poulsen, Beyond Adjudication: Lump Sum Agreements, Economic Hostages and Market Access
  • Focus: Gender and Violence in International Law
    • Sandesh Sivakumaran, Crafting the Prohibition on Violence against Women under International Human Rights Law
    • Rosemary Grey, On Hope, Reform and Risk: The Rome Statute’s Definition of ‘Gender’ and the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
  • Critical Review of Governance
    • Louise Chappell & Sarah Easy, The Politics of Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court Redux: 2014–2023
  • Roaming Charges
    • Places with a Soul: East and West: Sometimes the Twain Does Meet
  • EJIL Debate!
    • Neil Boister, The ‘General Part’ of Transnational Criminal Law
    • Kerttuli Lingenfelter, The International Law of General Parts: A Reply to Neil Boister
  • Critical Review of Jurisprudence
    • Joseph Finnerty & Başak Çalı, The Travaux Préparatoires and Progressive Treaty Interpretation: Article 18 of the European Convention on Human Rights
  • Book Reviews
    • Muhammad Saqib & Yen-Chiang Chang, reviewing Lan Anh T. Nguyen and Hai Dang Vu (eds), Viability of UNCLOS amid Emerging Global Maritime Challenges
    • Michal Saliternik, reviewing Justin Desautels-Stein, The Right to Exclude: A Critical Race Approach to Sovereignty, Borders, and International Law
    • Luíza Leão Soares Pereira, reviewing Omri Sender, International Law-Making by the International Court of Justice and International Law Commission: Partnership for Purpose in a Decentralized Legal Order
    • Kathryn McNeilly, reviewing A. Gattini and M. Dimetto (eds), Time and International Adjudication: The Temporal Factor in Proceedings before International Courts and Tribunals
  • The Last Page
    • Gregory Shaffer, Thomas Milton House and the Giant Pagoda Tree

Monday, September 8, 2025

New Issue: Leiden Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Leiden Journal of International Law (Vol. 38, no. 1, March 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Special Issue Addressing Issues and Concerns Raised by the Publication of the 'Gaza Marine Article'
    • Joseph Powderly, Surabhi Ranganathan, Ingo Venzke, & Eric De Brabandere, Addressing issues and concerns raised by the publication of the ‘Gaza Marine article’
    • Elai Rettig, Shani Friedman, & Benny Spanier, Postwar development of offshore energy resources: Legal and political models for developing the Gaza Marine gas field
    • Elai Rettig, Shani Friedman, & Benny Spanier, Postwar development of offshore energy resources: Legal and political models for developing the Gaza Marine gas field – EXPRESSION OF CONCERN
    • Elai Rettig, Shani Friedman, & Benny Spanier, Reflections on our article ‘Postwar development of offshore energy resources: Legal and political models for developing the Gaza Marine gas field’
    • Elai Rettig, Shani Friedman, & Benny Spanier, Postwar development of offshore energy resources: Legal and political models for developing the Gaza Marine gas field – CORRIGENDUM
    • Mutaz M. Qafisheh, Jinan Bastaki, & Victor Kattan, Gaza Marine: The facts and the law

Hommes: The Convention and the Kingdom: How the Netherlands Received the European Convention on Human Rights

Wiebe Hommes
(Univ. of Amsterdam - Law) has published The Convention and the Kingdom: How the Netherlands Received the European Convention on Human Rights (Cambridge Univ. Press 2025). Here's the abstract:
How and why did the European Convention turn from a neglected legal tool into one of the most important human rights documents in legal practice? This book argues this remarkable development wasn't merely the result of a top-down movement initiated by the European Court, but of a far more dynamic process in which the national and European spheres engaged in constant co-creation. Focusing on the Netherlands and uncovering little known archival sources, it lays bare how the Convention was received over time throughout the entire Kingdom. In doing so, it incorporates insight into how European human rights were perceived in Europe and beyond. A much more varied story comes to light in which contingency and interaction take centre stage, and which uncovers the choices that continue to shape the character of the Convention as we know it today.

Dothan: The Seeds of Peace and Justice

Shai Dothan (Univ. of Copenhagen - Law) has posted The Seeds of Peace and Justice (Chicago Journal of International Law, forthcoming). Here's the abstract:
Some positive developments in international law had humble beginnings. They started from a small group of idealists who wanted to change the world for the better. Once their ideas gathered momentum, they got the support of people with power and transformed the world. State after state followed each other in a cascade toward improving international law. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the conditions that are beneficial for the initial germination of ideas with the potential to positively revolutionize international law. By using a series of case studies focused on the initiation of major transformations that improved international law, the paper attempts to recommend how national and international settings need to be arranged to support such transformations.

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Call for Papers: The Role of the Causal Inquiry in Establishing State Responsibility in International Law (Workshop)

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "The Role of the Causal Inquiry in Establishing State Responsibility in International Law," to take place May 28-29, 2026, at Lund University. The call is here.

Saturday, September 6, 2025

New Issue: Pécs Journal of International and European Law

The latest issue of the Pécs Journal of International and European Law (Vol. 2025, no. 1) is out. Contents include:
  • Tomasz Bojanowski, Selected Standards of Preparatory Proceedings in European Legal Systems
  • Soma Szántó, Integrity at Risk: Structural Weaknesses in the EU’s Regulation of the Revolving Door
  • Szimonetta Tóth, Legacy of the Bracero Program: Shaping US-Mexico Relations and Labor Immigration Policies
  • Jan Stajnko, Some thoughts about Francesca Albanese's expert lecture "Legal aspects of human rights violations and the Geneva Conventions in the occupied Palestinian territories" held in Maribor, Slovenia

Friday, September 5, 2025

New Issue: American Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the American Journal of International Law (Vol. 119, no. 3, July 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Ingrid Brunk & Monica Hakimi, Statement by the Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of International Law
  • Special Issue: Reparations in International Law
    • Ingrid Brunk & Monica Hakimi, Transforming the World with Reparations?
    • E. Tendayi Achiume, Race, Reparations, and International Law
    • Antony Anghie, The Injustices of Reparations
    • Anne Orford, Reparations, Climate Change, and the Background Rules of International Law
    • Lavanya Rajamani, Empowering International Law to Address Claims for Climate Reparations
    • Steven Ratner, Reparations for Colonialism Beyond Legal Responsibility
    • Dire Tladi, Jus Cogens and Reparations: Can We Just End the Separation?
  • International Decisions
    • Ernesto Hernández-López, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)—Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)—GMO corn
    • Tamás Molnár, European Commission v. Hungary (Reception of Applicants for International Protection II) No. C-123/22
    • Eleni Polymenopoulou, Internationale Humanitäre Hilfsorganisation v. Germany. Judgment
  • Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
    • The United States Designates Criminal Organizations as “Terrorists” for the First Time
    • The United States to Issue Licenses and Permits for Commercial Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
    • President Trump Threatens “Secondary Tariffs” on Countries Importing Venezuela Oil
    • Secretary of State Rubio Announces Visa Restrictions for Foreign Officials Who Forcibly Return Uyghurs to China and Immediately Bars Thai Officials
  • Recent Books on International Law
    • Mark A. Drumbl, reviewing The Violence of Law: The Formation and Deformation of Gacaca Courts in Rwanda, by Jens Meierhenrich
    • Gerry Simpson, reviewing Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia, by Gary Bass
    • Diego Mejía-Lemos, reviewing Identification of Customary International Law, by Omri Sender and Michael Wood
    • David L. Sloss, reviewng Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice, by Curtis A. Bradley

Rossi: The Arctic Großraum: Geopolitics and the High North

Christopher R. Rossi
(Arctic Univ. of Norway) has published The Arctic Großraum: Geopolitics and the High North (Hart Publishing 2025). Here's the abstract:

How should the Arctic be viewed in the 21st century? In this book, a leading commentator assesses the competing players for the Arctic, looking at broad questions of governance and security.

The author challenges the view that the Arctic is a passive space which is the focus of competitive advances from superpowers, arguing that it is more correctly understood as a dynamic pluriverse. Drawing on international law, international relations and diplomacy, this is an important re-assessment of the Arctic and its position in geo-politics.

Thursday, September 4, 2025

New Issue: Asian Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Asian Journal of International Law (Vol. 15, no. 2, July 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Notes and Comments
    • Abhishek TRIVEDI, Topsy-Turvy Journey of the Taliban Recognition in International Law: What Next?
    • Kai Tik AU YEUNG, The Preference Accorded to General Principles Under Article 7(2) CISG
  • Articles
    • Panagiotis A. KYRIAKOU, International Law Shaping and Digital Ecosystems: Between Sensationalism and Empowerment
    • Eszter PAPP & Nobumichi TERAMURA, Enforcing Singapore Judgments in Cambodia: Reciprocity Under the Loupe
    • Siyu BAO, The CPTPP “Lab” for Enhancing Climate-Related Civil Society Involvement: The Case of China and Beyond
    • Lingjie KONG & Long CHEN, A critical Analysis of the ICJ’s Identification of Customary International Law in the 2023 Judgment of Nicaragua v. Colombia
    • Muhammad Abid Hussain JILLANI, Ahmad Ali GHOURI, & Ximei WU, Institutional Design for an Appellate Mechanism in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
    • Dawoon JUNG & Youngdawng MOH, Offshore CO2 Sequestration and the Protection of the Marine Environment: Opportunities and Challenges in South Korea

Conference: Uno strumento vivente: l’impatto della CEDU sull’ordinamento italiano a 75 anni dalla sua adozione

On November 14, 2025, the University of Siena will host a conference on ""Uno strumento vivente: l’impatto della CEDU sull’ordinamento italiano a 75 anni dalla sua adozione." Details are here.

New Issue: Chicago Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Chicago Journal of International Law (Vol. 26, no. 1, Summer 2025) is out. Contents include:
  • Symposium: Technological Innovation in Global Governance
    • Paul B. Stephan, The Reign of Cerberus: International Law and Technological Innovation
    • F.G. von der Dunk, Technology and the Unique Challenges of Applying Law to the Realm of Outer Space and Space Activities
    • Jonathan B. Wiener & Charles Hamilton, Interplanetary Risk Regulation
    • Benedict Kingsbury & Yirong Sun, Satellite Infrastructures and Law in the Making of Planetary Knowledge
    • Charles Stotler, Interpretation as Creation: Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty
    • Ashley Deeks & Duncan Hollis, Large Language Models and International Law
    • Alexa Koenig, Digital Investigations of Systematic and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Practice and Possibilities
    • Melissa J. Durkee, The Click-and-Commit World Order
    • Sangchul Park, From Human Mapping to Machine Embedding: Uncovering Key Legal Drivers and Deterrents of ISDS Filing Frequencies
    • Rebecca Hamilton & Adebayo Okeowo, Digital Evidence: Facilitating What and for Whom?
    • Winthrop Wells, Battlefield Evidence in the Age of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Warfare
    • Laurie R. Blank, The Law of Armed Conflict - In the Dark
    • Laura A. Dickinson, The Rise of Big Data and the Law of Armed Conflict
    • Lindsay Freeman, Revolutions in Justice: Advancing the Rome Statute System to Fight Impurity in Future Wars
    • Asaf Lubin, Technology and the Law of Jus Ante Bellum
    • James E. Baker, Two Terribles: A Day Without Space and AI Enabled Synthetic Biological Weapons - A Warning Order
    • James Kraska, Distinction, Proportionality, and Precautions in Attacks at Sea in the New Era of the Law of Naval Warfare

Workshop: International Criminal Justice in the Contemporary Asia-Pacific Region

On September 12-13, 2025, the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law will host a workshop on "International Criminal Justice in the Contemporary Asia-Pacific Region," in Hong Kong. The program is here. Registration is here.

Conference: 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy

On September 9-11, 2025, the 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy will take place in New Delhi. The theme is: “Developing World Approaches to Ocean Governance: Perspectives from the Indian Ocean Rim.” Details are here. For registration, contact: colp48@gmu.edu.in.

New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added three Introductory Notes to the Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law: a Note on the 1953 Convention on the Political Rights of Women, written by Ruth Aura-Odhiambo; a Note on the 1968 Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, written by Sandesh Sivakumaran; and a Note on the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, written by Neil Boister.

The Cpdification Division also added translations, in the six official languages of the United Nations, of the Introductory Notes on the 1999 International Convention on Arrest of Ships, written by Mahin Faghfouri, and the 1926 Slavery Convention, written by Jean Allain; as well as translations of the Procedural History of the 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief.