Call for Papers: 14th Annual Conference of the African Society of International Law

The African Society of International Law has issued a call for papers for its 14th Annual Conference, to take place October 17-18, 2025, in Maputo. The theme is: "Africa, Culture, and International Law." The call is here.

Call for Papers: The Role of the Causal Inquiry for Finding Breaches of Human Rights Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "The Role of the Causal Inquiry for Finding Breaches of Human Rights Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights," to take place June 5-6, 2025, at the Lund University Faculty of Law. Details are here.

New Volume: Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law

The latest volume of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (Vol. 27, 2023) is out. Contents include:

• Thematic Forum: ‘Assessing the International Law Commission: The Past, Present, and Future’
• Kathrin Maria Scherr & Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh, Interview: In Conversation with Professor Giorgio Gaja
• Omri Sender, Two Views of the International Law Commission: A Conversation with Professor Alain Pellet and Sir Michael Wood
• Thematic Articles
• Christiane Ahlborn, The Meaning of Codification and Progressive Development in the International Law Commission’s Mandate – Time for a Review?
• Fenella Billing, 75 Years of Progressive Legal Development by the International Law Commission: The Contribution to Regulation of Search and Rescue of Refugees and Migrants at Sea
• Martha M. Bradley, Quillene M. Vertue & Danielle Crafford, Protecting the Environment during Non-International Armed Conflicts: The International Law Commission’s perac Principles as a Blueprint for Deeds of Commitment
• Teresa M. Cabrita, The European Union’s Engagement with the United Nations International Law Commission: Process, Principles and Purpose
• Rishi Gulati, The International Law Commission’s Work on the Topic of the Settlement of Disputes to which International Organizations Are Parties: The Need for a Meaningful Outcome
• Felix Herbert, The ILC’s Function beyond Codification and Progressive Development: Catalysing Customary International Lawmaking
• Jessica Joly Hébert, Consent and the Law of State Responsibility: Going beyond the ILC’s Qualification of Consent as a Circumstance Precluding Wrongfulness
• Marja Lehto, Throughout the Conflict Cycle: International Law Commission Principles on Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts
• Rodolfo Ribeiro C. Marques, The International Law Commission and the Development of International Migration Law
• Arnold N. Pronto, The Reception by the Sixth Committee of the Output of the International Law Commission
• Aniruddha Rajput, The ‘Hybrid’ Nature of the International Law Commission
• Penelope Ridings, Women and the International Law Commission: Knocking at the Door of Gender Diversity
• Yejoon Rim, The Authority of the Work of the International Law Commission and Its Final Form
• Eran Sthoeger, The International Law Commission: Dispute Settlement and Dispute Settlement Clauses
• Patricia Galvão Teles & Juan Francisco Padin, The Contribution of the International Law Commission to the Development of the Nuremberg Principles and Its Continuing Relevance regarding the Fight against Impunity and the Consolidation of International Criminal Law
• Articles on the Law and Practise of the United Nations (General Section)
• Mohamed S. Helal, Coercion in Cyberspace – Taking Stock of the Debate
• Radhika Kapoor, A Transparency Deficit and an Equity Deficit: The Need to Reform the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committees
• Patryk I. Labuda, International Law after the Russo-Ukrainian War: From the Zeitenwende to Multipolarity
• Tiyanjana Maluwa, The Ukraine War and the Paralysis of the Security Council: Ramifications for Africa’s Common Position on Security Council Reform
• Jessie Phyffer, Establishing the Erga Omnes Character of the Obligation to Prevent Transboundary Environmental Harm
• Reports and Documents
• Update on the Law and Practice of the United Nations - Statement by Mr. Miguel de Serpa to the International Law Commission (2024)

Lecture: Singh on "Oppenheim's Law, 1905"

On February 5, 2025, the Centre for Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds School of Law will host an online talk by Prabhakar Singh (BML Munjal Univ. - Law) on "Oppenheim's Law, 1905." Details are here.

Ghandhi Research Seminar Series 2024-2025 Spring Semester Schedule

The spring semester schedule for Global Law at Reading's Ghandhi Research Seminar Series 2024-2025 is here.

Workshop: Textbooks as markers and makers of international law

On January 17, 2025, the European University Institute will host a workshop on "Textbooks as markers and makers of international law." Details are here.

Call for Papers: Shaping Appropriate ADR in International Law

The International Law Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution in International Law has issued a call for papers for a conference on "Shaping Appropriate ADR in International Law," to take place April 7, 2025, in Florence. The call is here.

Mührel: Rights of Nature in Liberal Legal Systems and International Law: Beyond Legal Anthropocentrism

Jasper Mührel has published Rights of Nature in Liberal Legal Systems and International Law: Beyond Legal Anthropocentrism (Springer 2024). Here's the abstract:

Rights of nature are on the rise worldwide, having already been recognized in several states, especially in Latin America and Asia. For the first time in a monograph, this book offers answers to the questions of whether and how rights of nature can also be implemented in Western liberal legal systems and in international law. It traces how the latter are characterized by a deeply rooted anthropocentrism. While at first glance this seems to make the recognition of rights of nature difficult to conceive, the book shows that in the 21st century this strong anthropocentrism is neither helpful nor irrevocable, and that non-anthropocentric approaches can already be found in liberal legal systems and in international law. Against the backdrop of the pressing environmental crises of the Anthropocene, it offers liberal and international approaches to rights of nature. In doing so, the book analyzes the compatibility of rights of nature with Western liberal and international law and deals comprehensively with the criticism and potential benefits of rights of nature in order to ultimately provide concrete proposals for their implementation.

New Issue: Chinese Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Chinese Journal of International Law (Vol. 23, no. 4, December 2024) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Kevin Jon Heller, The “Great Powers” and The Formation of International Law
• Prabhakar Singh, A Custom’s Nine Lives: Decolonial Continuities of Opinio Juris in Customary International Law
• S Hadi Mahmoudi & Sima Moradinasab, Global Space Governance of Remote Sensing and the Needs of Developing States
• Nan Xia, Maritime Ambitions: China’s Emerging Great Power Identity and Its Strategies in BBNJ Agreement Negotiations
• Comments
• M Behesti Aydogan, Cholera in Haiti: A Tale of Two Interventions
• Chronology
• Qisheng He, Chronology of Practice: Chinese Practice in Private International Law in 2023Get accessArrow
• Letter to the Journal
• Dong Shijie, The Decision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on the Constitutionality of the JMSU

Lecture: Cusato on “International law, nature, and violence: Conceptualizing the ecology of war and peace”

On January 9, 2025, Eliana Cusato (Univ. of Amsterdam - Law) will give the next lecture of the TwoLaW Lecture Series on the Laws of War. The topic is: “International law, nature, and violence: Conceptualizing the ecology of war and peace.” Details are here.

Gattini: Time and International Adjudication: The Temporal Factor in Proceedings before International Courts and Tribunals

Andrea Gattini (Università degli Studi di Padova - Law) has published Time and International Adjudication: The Temporal Factor in Proceedings before International Courts and Tribunals (Brill | Nijhoff 2024). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

Time and International Adjudication fills a gap in legal literature in the field of international dispute settlement, by providing a wide selection of stimulating contributions by leading international scholars and lawyers, aimed at discussing the role of time in proceedings before international courts and tribunals.

The relevance of the temporal factor in international adjudication is assessed by considering each of the different phases of international judicial proceedings. The analysis covers inter-State proceedings before both permanent courts and tribunals (such as the ICJ, ITLOS and the DSB of the WTO) and arbitral tribunals, as well as international proceedings between individuals and States before regional human rights courts and investment tribunals.