New Issue: Leiden Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Leiden Journal of International Law (Vol. 38, no. 3, September 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Editorial
• Thomas Skouteris, Fin de siècle international law
• International Legal Theory: Symposium on the Law and Political Economy of Business and Human Rights: A Turn to Root Causes?
• Ioannis Kampourakis, The Law and Political Economy of Business and Human Rights: A turn to root causes? An Introduction to the Symposium
• Ioannis Kampourakis & Lottie Lane, The Law and Political Economy of Business and Human Rights: From governance gaps to root causes
• Hannah Franzki & Angela Sánchez-Alfonso, From Business and Human Rights to entangled accumulation: Making sense of violence along global value chains
• Klaas Hendrik Eller, Pricing and distribution in global value chain regulation
• Abdurrahman Erol, Federica Violi, & Alessandra Arcuri, Policies on foreign investment in National Action Plans on BHR: Transformative change or reproduction?
• International Law and Practice
• Jean-Michel Marcoux, The concept of sustainable development in investment arbitration: A disconnect from investment policymaking and international adjudication
• Chris O’Meara, Self-defence in outer space: Anti-satellite weapons and the jus ad bellum
• A critical analysis of the work of the ILC on ‘State Succession in Matters of State Responsibility’: A missed opportunity Patrick Dumberry
• Nicolas Lamp, Arrested norm development: The failure of legislative-judicial dialogue in the WTO
• Salome Addo Ravn, Misha Ariana Plagis, & Mikael Rask Madsen, International courts and sovereignty politics: Design, shielding, and reprisal at the African Court
• International Court of Justice
• Michael A. Becker, Recent developments in reliance upon third-party fact-finding at the International Court of Justice
• International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
• Rohan Jain, Victim assistance under the Rome Statute: Approach and effectiveness of the Trust Fund for Victims assistance activities

Call for Papers: State Responsibility in Crisis

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "State Responsibility in Crisis," to take place April 30-May 1, 2026, at the University of Bristol. The call is here.

New Issue: La Comunità Internazionale

The latest issue of La Comunità Internazionale (Vol. 80, no. 3, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Storia del Diritto Internazionale
• Arno Dal Ri Jr., La circolazione dei modelli giuridici italiani nella scienza del diritto internazionale in Brasile tra impero e “Estado Novo” (1822-1945)
• Articoli e Saggi
• Pietro Pustorino, Cyberattacks and the Evolution of the Regime on the Prohibition of the Use of Force
• Antonio Mariconda, Commercio di armamenti e diritto internazionale penale: quali prospettive per la complicità degli esportatori di materiale bellico nello Statuto di Roma?
• Francesco Seatzu & Nicolas Carrillo Santarelli, Cyberattacks and NATO’s Article 5: A Credible Deterrent or a Strategic Vulnerability?
• Maria Vittoria Prest, Licensing Lunar Resource Activities: The Case of the Japan-Based Company ispace
• Osservatorio Europeo
• Emmanuel Pagano, Recenti sviluppi delle iniziative europee in tema di difesa comune tra tendenza al riarmo, rimeditazione dei vincoli di bilancio e deficit democratico
• Emilia Maria Magrone, Il Meta Oversight Board: sistema interno di gestione dei reclami o “tribunale” indipendente?
• Osservatorio Diritti Umani
• Giuseppe Gioffredi, Consiglio dei diritti umani e Universal Periodic Review: il rapporto del IV ciclo di revisione sull’Italia

Conference: 54th Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law

The Canadian Council on International Law will hold its 54th Annual Conference on November 13-14, 2025, in Ottawa. The theme is: "Friends, Enemies, and Frenemies: Engagement and Retaliation in International Law." Program and registration are here.

Ishii: International Law and the Investigation of Transnational Crimes

Yurika Ishii (Sophia Univ. - Law) has published International Law and the Investigation of Transnational Crimes (Oxford Univ. Press 2025). Here's the abstract:

This book examines the methods that States use to investigate transnational crimes and criticizes the conventional understanding of international cooperation in criminal matters. Obtaining information and evidence abroad is the main challenge of suppressing transnational crimes. Law enforcement mechanisms have evolved with the globalization of markets and the digitalization of information. This book argues that such mechanisms rely primarily on the consent of other States and private entities, such as financial institutions and communications service providers. States formally and informally agree with other States where the information is located through instruments covering non-criminal matters, including administrative agreements, for criminal proceedings. Jurisdictional conflicts between investigating States and those with strict restrictions on corporate information disclosure to foreign governments, such as bank secrecy and privacy laws, have decreased. These mechanisms may harm individual rights under criminal procedural law, such as the right to a fair trial and exclusionary rules in cross-border investigations. The role of international human rights law is limited due to its decentralized nature. However, principles and norms are emerging to address this issue, though in a sporadic manner. This book is the first to comprehensively analyse these practices, offering readers a focused examination of the intersection between public international law, domestic laws, and transnational crime. This publication will make a valuable contribution to the emerging fields of public international law, international and transnational criminal law, international economic law, financial law, and international relations.

Workshop: Strategic Litigation in International Law

On November 27-28, 2025, the Italian Yearbook of International Law will hold its annual workshop in Trento. The topic is: "Strategic Litigation in International Law." Details are here.

PhD/RA position in International Law (Geneva Graduate Institute)

The Department of International Law of the Geneva Graduate Institute is seeking to recruit a PhD candidate funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation for four years. The candidate will be affiliated with a research project in which Professor Fuad Zarbiyev is the principal investigator as research assistant and is expected to write a PhD dissertation broadly connected to the theme of that research project. More information about the position and the project can be found here.

Voulgaris: The ICJ and Multi-forum Litigation Strategy

Nikolaos Voulgaris (European Law and Governance School) has published The ICJ and Multi-forum Litigation Strategy (Brill | Nijhoff 2025). Here's the abstract:

"In a world where inter-State multi-forum litigation multiplies, so does the risk of courts becoming diplomatic platforms to air State grievances." Nowadays, the ICJ is called to confront this risk when dealing with the main political issues of the day. The book draws inferences from legal and political sciences to assess ICJ authority when crises make their way to it as part of a multi-forum litigation strategy. It identifies the essential characteristics of this strategy and delineates ICJ instrumentalization against this background. Three running examples expose the many roles implanted in the ICJ when it is so instrumentalized. And they determine the legal and policy ramifications ensuing from a State’s attempt to engage in such a judicial-'diplomatic' campaign.

Call for Submissions: Cyber Law Toolkit

A call for submissions has been issued for the 2026 update of the Cyber Law Toolkit, an online resource on international law and cyber operations. The call is here.

Lecture: Marks on "If the World Is a Family, What Kind of Family Is It?"

On October 22, 2025, Newcastle Law School's Non/Human Law Research Group will host a lecture by Susan Marks (LSE) on "If the World Is a Family, What Kind of Family Is It?" The lecture will take place online and in person. Details are here.

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 Fair and Equitable Treatment, by Jeremy Sharpe; a lecture in English, entitled Introduction to International Disaster Law, by Kirsten Bookmiller; and a three-part lecture in English on The Human Right to Food, by Marsha Echols.

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

Breeze, Drumbl, Simpson, & Wade: The Character of International Law: A Festschrift for Rob Cryer

Emma J Breeze (University of Birmingham - Law), Mark Drumbl (Washington and Lee Univ. - Law), Gerry Simpson (London School of Economics - Law), & Marianne Wade (Univ. of Birmingham - Law) have published The Character of International Law: A Festschrift for Rob Cryer (Hart Publishing 2025). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

Professor Robert Cryer was a foundational voice in modern international criminal law. This book celebrates his character, his life, his work, and his influence.

The book is a Festschrift of love and admiration for a character that is dearly missed. Fittingly, the book also continues to voice the many conversations that Rob started. It thereby doubles as a critical examination of the life of international law.

The book constellates 17 expertly-authored chapters nurtured by four editors through five distinctive sections, each of which reflects on the character of international law. These sections, presented as acts, are: discipline and borders, (re)imagination and continuity, violence and reckoning, acoustics and storytelling, and friendship and kindness.

A wide gamut of touchpoints dovetails into a beautifully eclectic medley. These include criminal law, the law of war, music and harm, gender-based violence, nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence, law after war, the crime of aggression, drones and targets, the domestication of international law, and the role of law in inter-state relations. The book journeys to many places, including Japan, Bosnia and Ukraine, while reflecting on the role of teaching and mentorship in the life of international law.