Call for Papers: Absolute Rights under the ECHR at State Borders

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "Absolute Rights under the ECHR at State Borders," to take place November 9-10, 2026, in Nuremberg. The call is here.

Call for Submissions: Art and Turning Points in Law: A Twentieth-Century Intertwining?

LawArt. Journal of Law, Art and History has issued a call for submissions for the "Itineraries" section of issue 8 (2027). The theme is: "Art and Turning Points in Law: A Twentieth-Century Intertwining?" The call is here.

Conference: Teaching International Human Rights Law - in times of Normative Contestation

On June 8-10, 2026, the University of Innsbruck will host a conference on "Teaching International Human Rights Law - in times of Normative Contestation." Details are here.

Lecture: Schabas on "A refresh of the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice?"

On April 23, 2026, William Schabas (Middlesex Univ.) will deliver the 2026 Theo van Boven Lecture at the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights. The topic is: "A refresh of the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice?" Details are here.

Conference: Cambridge International Law Journal 15th Annual Conference

On April 23-24, 2026, the Cambridge International Law Journal will hold its 15th Annual Conference at the University of Cambridge. The theme is: "Reimagining International Law: Critical, Regional, and Trans-Disciplinary Perspectives." Details are here.

Webinar: Movies, TV Series and Teaching International Law

On March 30, 2026, the European Society of International Law will host a webinar on "Movies, TV Series and Teaching International Law." This event, part of the ESIL Teaching Corner Webinar Series, will discuss how films and TV series interact with international law and how they can be used in class for teaching purposes. Details are here.

Call for Contributions: Oxford Reports on International Law (UN Treaty Body Case Law Reporters)

Oxford University Press, together with the editors of the Oxford Reports on International Law: International Human Rights Law – UN Human Rights Bodies module, invites applications for Human Rights case law reporters to contribute to the analysis of decisions by UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies. Reporters contribute to OUP’s leading case law reporting service, receive feedback from senior scholars, and build a publication record in the field. The deadline for applications is April 20, 2026. Further details can be found here.

Call for Panel Proposals: International Law Weekend 2026

The American Branch of the International Law Association has issued a call for panel proposals for International Law Weekend 2026, which will take place in New York City on October 22-24. The theme is "[R]evolution in the International Legal Order." The call is here. The deadline is April 10, 2026.

AJIL Unbound Symposium: The Challenges and Prospects of Novel Types of Business and Human Rights Litigation

AJIL Unbound has posted a symposium on “The Challenges and Prospects of Novel Types of Business and Human Rights Litigation.” The symposium includes an introduction by Ekaterina Aristova, Hassan Ahmad, Rachel Chambers, and Sergio Puig, and contributions by Georgia Greville and Jean-Pierre Gauci , Christopher Patz and Sekar Banjaran Aji, Arturo J. Carrillo, Jonathan Lowy, and Emily Fallin, Bridget Mafusire, and Florence Shako.

New Issue: La Comunità Internazionale

The latest issue of La Comunità Internazionale (Vol. 80, no. 4, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Ottantesimo Anniversario Dell’entrata In Vigore Della Carta Dell’ONU (24 ottobre 1945-24 ottobre 2025)
• Pietro Gargiulo, L’ONU e il mantenimento della pace e della sicurezza internazionali: 80 anni di (diverse) ombre e (poche) luci
• Maria Rosaria Mauro, Le Nazioni Unite e la cooperazione economica e sociale: dalla cooperazione allo sviluppo alla promozione dello sviluppo sostenibile
• Laura Pineschi, 80 anni di tutela dei diritti umani nelle Nazioni Unite: un pilastro di vetro (in)frangibile?
• Cinquantesimo Anniversario Dell’adozione Dell’atto Finale Di Helsinki (1° agosto 1975-1° agosto 2025)
• Ivan Ingravallo, Il (mesto) cinquantesimo anniversario dell’Atto Finale di Helsinki
• Interventi
• Gabriella Arrigo & Maria Chiara Noto, Lo Spazio e il Piano Mattei per l’Africa
• Note e Commenti
• Alessia Preti, “It’s Genocide” – Remarks on the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory’s Latest Report

Call for Contributions: Arms Exports Unbound? The German Federal Constitutional Court’s Gaza Case in Perspective

Völkerrechtsblog has issued a call for contributions on "Arms Exports Unbound? The German Federal Constitutional Court’s Gaza Case in Perspective." The call is here.

Hilpold: Neutralität im Zeitalter des UN-Rechts: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Ukrainekonflikts

Peter Hilpold (Universität Innsbruck) has published Neutralität im Zeitalter des UN-Rechts: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Ukrainekonflikts (Nomos 2026). Here's the abstract:

Der Ukraine-Konflikt hat viele Elemente des modernen Völkerrechts auf den Prüfstein gestellt. In diesem Zusammenhang ist auch die Frage wieder aktuell geworden, ob das völkerrechtliche Neutralitätsrecht noch mit dem modernen Völkerrecht in Einklang zu bringen ist.

In diesem Band beleuchten Experten und Expertinnen aus Österreich, der Schweiz, Deutschland und Italien diese Frage aus völkerrechtlicher, öffentlichrechtlicher, europarechtlicher und historischer Sicht. Sie kommen zu dem Ergebnis, dass im Friedensrecht der Vereinten Nationen eine Verpflichtung zur solidarischen Parteinahme zugunsten des Opfers einer Aggression besteht. Neutralität kann letztlich auch die Sicherheit der Neutralen gefährden.

Lecture: Brunk on "War, Territory and International Law"

On March 26, 2026, Ingrid Brunk (Vanderbilt Univ.) will give the next lecture in the TwoLaW Lecture Series on the Laws of War. The topic is: “War, Territory and International Law.” Details are here.

New Issue: International Organization

The latest issue of International Organization (Vol. 80, no. 1, Winter 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Sung Eun Kim & Krzysztof Pelc, Geography of Grievance: Industrial Hubs Magnify Political Discontent
• Christina Cottiero & Christina J. Schneider, International Financial Institutions and the Promotion of Autocratic Resilience
• Jamie Hintson & Kenneth A. Schultz, Closing Pandora’s Box: Can Shared Vulnerability Underpin Territorial Stability?
• Phillip Y. Lipscy & Jiajia Zhou, Institutional Racism in International Relations
• Research Notes
• Haillie Lee & Erik Voeten, Transboundary Air Pollution and Hazy Accountability: Evidence from South Korea
• Joshua A. Schwartz & Michael C. Horowitz, Delegating Destruction: Coercive Threats and Automated Nuclear Systems
• Calvert W. Jones, Authoritarian Reforms and External Legitimacy

Jean: L'état de droit international : Voyage dans les méandres d'un concept juridique troublant

Moïse Jean has published L'état de droit international : Voyage dans les méandres d'un concept juridique troublant (Schulthess Verlag 2026). Here's the abstract:

Depuis près d’une trentaine d’années, l’état de droit occupe une place centrale dans le discours international et s’est progressivement imposé comme un modèle de référence, un point de ralliement. Mais que signifie exactement ce concept ? S’agit-il d’une obligation juridique internationale, d’un principe général du droit, ou d’un simple idéal politique ? Quel est son statut et est-il compatible avec les structures actuelles de la société internationale ?

Cet ouvrage met en évidence le décalage profond entre les proclamations solennelles entourant l’état de droit et sa réalité juridique concrète. Il montre que cette notion est encore dépourvue de définition autonome, précise et partagée, se situant aujourd’hui à mi-chemin entre projet politique et concrétisation juridique.

Dans ces conditions, parler de « respect » ou de « violation » de l’état de droit en droit international apparaît largement inapproprié. Faute de contenu normatif stabilisé, la notion tend en pratique à se confondre avec l’exigence générale de respect du droit international existant. Tout en étant encore un projet inachevé, l’état de droit est néanmoins une idée-force mobilisatrice.

L’ouvrage souligne également la tension persistante entre les exigences qu’impliquerait l’avènement d’un véritable état de droit international et la structure actuelle de la société internationale. À défaut d’une refonte profonde de l’architecture du droit international, l’état de droit demeure un horizon normatif, encore largement utopique à l’échelle universelle.

Job Opening: Full Professor of International Law (Geneva Graduate Institute)

The Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is recruiting a full professor of international law with demonstrated potential for research leadership in international law, especially in the areas of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. Details and how to apply are here.

Workshop: State Responsibility in Crisis

On April 30-May 1, 2026, a workshop on "State Responsibility in Crisis" will take place at the University of Bristol. The program is here. The keynote, delivered by Violeta Moreno-Lax, will be streamed online (register here). The plenary panel at the end of the workshop, bringing together the expert discussants from each session, will also be streamed online (register here).

New Issue: International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

The latest issue of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (Vol. 41, no. 1, 2026) is out. Contents include:

• In Memoriam
• Kristina Maria Gjerde (1957–2025)
• Articles
• Oktawian Kuc, Dispute Settlement under the BBNJ Agreement
• Yubing Shi & Yuan Zhuang, Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the BBNJ Agreement: Legal Basis, Performance, and Prospects
• Jinpeng Wang & Wenqi Jiang, Interplay between the BBNJ Agreement and the Legal Regime of the Arctic High Seas
• Zakieh Taghizadeh & Hoda Asgarian, BBNJ Agreement and Intellectual Property Implications for Marine Genetic Resources Management in ABNJ
• Khaled El Mahmoud, High Sea Freedoms Walking the Plank: Can the Weaknesses of the High Seas Fisheries Regime Be Remedied by the Common Heritage of Humankind?
• Current Legal Developments
• Klaas Willaert, Thoughts on the Recent US Executive Order on Deep Sea Mining: Risky Bluff or Deliberate Violation?
• Warwick Gullett, Clive Schofield, & I Made Andi Arsana, China Declares Straight Baselines around Scarborough Reef
• Yingfeng Shao, Chinese Courts Mandate Carbon Sequestration for Marine Environmental Remediation

New Issue: International Organizations Law Review

The latest issue of the International Organizations Law Review (Vol. 22, no. 3, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Special Issue: International Organizations Between Mission and Market
• Jan Klabbers, International Organizations between Mission and Market: Editor’s Introduction
• Melissa J Durkee, Privatising International (Organizations) Law
• Tleuzhan Zhunussova, Private Sector Funding in the UN System: Re-thinking the Legitimacy of International Organizations
• Marco Moraes, Legal Aspects of Innovative Finance at UNHCR: The Case of the Global Islamic Fund for Refugees
• Allison O’Neill & Jean Abboud, The Global Fund and the Private Sector: A Steady and Healthy Relationship
• Ukri Soirila, Seeing Like a Firm: International Organizations in the Era of New Public Management
• José Lobo, Through the Looking-Glass: Doing R&D Under International Law
• Sebastián Machado Ramírez, Transformation Costs: The Cases of the World Tourism Organization and Intelsat
• Ayako Hatano, Ethical AI and Business & Human Rights: A Critical Appraisal of UNESCO’s Collaboration with the Private Sector
• Jan Klabbers, Change in International Organizations: The ILO in the Global Political Economy
• Jean d’Aspremont, Some Thoughts on the Invention of Public-Private Thinking
• General Articles
• Rita Guerreiro Teixeira, Reaching Beyond Institutional Boundaries in Fisheries Management—the Case of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
• Jacqueline Wood & Domenico Carolei, The OECD Standards on Civil Society: Protecting Civic Space while Making Civil Society Organisations More Accountable
• Kaijun Pan, What’s in a Procedure(s)?—Legal Implications of the General Assembly’s Veto Initiative

New Volume: Japanese Yearbook of International Law

The latest volume of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 68, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• In Memoriam
• Yuji Iwasawa, Judge Shigeru Oda (1924–2025)
• Challenges for Inter-State Dispute Settlement in the Era of Multilateral Disputes
• Dai Tamada, Introductory Note
• Dai Tamada, Inference of Disputes: A Key Element for Multilateralising Dispute Settlement
• Xinjun Zhang, The Judicial Protection of Community Interests at the World Court: Evolution, Progress, and Challenges
• Béatrice Bonafé, The Sound Administration of Justice in Multilateral Dispute Settlement
• Kei Nakajima, Multilateral Evidence-Gathering and Fact-Finding
• Christian J. Tams, Unprecedented “Waves” and “Damp Squibs”: What to Make of the Recent Surge of Interventions in ICJ Proceedings?
• Juliette McIntyre, Legal Effect of Judgments in Multilateral Dispute Settlement
• Alina Miron, The Legal Implications of Advisory Opinions on Dispute Settlement
• Current State and Issues of Japan’s Governance in a Digital and AI-Implemented Society: Focusing on Consumer, Information, and Competition Law
• Emiko Maruyama & Takami Hayashi, Introductory Note
• Takehiro Ohya, Algorithm, Society, and Consumers
• Emiko Maruyama, Personalized Pricing — Intersection of Information Law, Competition Law, and Consumer Law —
• Kaori Ishii, Regulating Dark Patterns — Current Frameworks and Future Directions in Consumer and Information Law —
• Sayako Takizawa, Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Japan: Current Trends Focusing on Digital Platform Regulations
• Public International Law
• Yasue Mochizuki, Debating Universal Jurisdiction for Serious Human Rights Violations — Implications of ASEAN States’ Practices —

New Issue: European Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law (Vol. 36, no. 4, November 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Editorial
• Editorial: EJIL: News! In This Issue; In This Issue – Reviews; Guest Editorial Note: Selected Essays from the Study and Analysis of International Law (SAILS) Consortium; EJIL Roll of Honour; EJIL Peer Review Prize
• Afterword: Susan Marks and Her Critics
• Barney Afako, If the World Is Not a Family, What on Earth Is It? Afterword to the Foreword by Susan Marks
• Maria Aristodemou, The Family Lie: Afterword to the Foreword by Susan Marks
• Adom Getachew, International Interdependence beyond the Family of Nations: Afterword to the Foreword by Susan Marks
• Dianne Otto, If the World Is a Family, What Kind of Family Could It Be? Afterword to the Foreword by Susan Marks
• Umut Özsu, Forms of Families: Afterword to the Foreword by Susan Marks
• Articles
• Alice Pirlot, ‘This is Not International Law’: International Tax Law and the Disciplinary Boundaries of International Law
• Robert Schütze, Koskenniemi’s ‘Lauterpacht’ Revisited
• Andrew Chubb, International Law as a Driver of Confrontation? UNCLOS and China’s Policy in the South China Sea
• The Theatre of International Law
• Damien Charlotin and Michael Waibel, A History of The Hague Academy’s First Century: Computational Insights from the Recueil des cours
• Critical Review of Jurisprudence
• Jevgeniy Bluwstein, The Trouble with Carbon Budgets, Offsets, and Removals in Climate Litigation Against States: The Case of KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland at the ECtHR
• Roaming Charges
• Moments of Dignity: Generation Z
• Symposium: International Environmental Law after Half a Century
• Jorge E. Viñuales, International Environmental Law after Half a Century
• Edith Brown Weiss and Lydia Slobodian, Reflections on the Structure of International Environmental Law After Half a Century
• Outi Penttilä and Martti Koskenniemi, The Rise of International Environmental Law 1946-1993
• Jorge E. Viñuales, A Law of Side Effects?
• Review Essay
• Simon Chesterman, Untied Nations? Saving the UN Security Council. Review of Mona Ali Khalil & Floriane Lavaud (eds), Empowering the UN Security Council: Reforms to Address Modern Threats and Congyan Cai, Larissa van den Herik & Tiyanjana Maluwa (with Anne Peters and Christian Marxsen (eds)), The UN Security Council and the Maintenance of Peace in a Changing World
• Book Reviews
• Ville Kari, reviewing Natasha Wheatley, The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty
• Felix Lange, reviewing Thomas Gidney, An International Anomaly. Colonial Accession to the League of Nations
• Michel Erpelding, reviewing Paulo Borba Casella, International Law, History and Culture
• Natalie Jones, reviewing Shannonbrooke Murphy, The Human Right to Resist in International and Constitutional Law
• 10 Good Reads
• Joseph H.H. Weiler, My Patria is the Book: 10 Good Reads 2025
• The Last Page
• Heinrich Heine, Adam der Erste

Call for Papers: ESIL-SLADI Junior Faculty Forum

The European Society of International Law (ESIL) and the Latin American Society of International Law (SLADI) have issued a call for papers for the ESIL-SLADI Junior Faculty Forum, provisionally scheduled for October 7–9, 2026, at the European University Institute, Florence. The call is here.

Conference: International Law and Peace in Ukraine

On April 17-18, 2026, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law will host a conference on "International Law and Peace in Ukraine." The conference will be live streamed. Details (including registration for the livestream) are here. The program is here.

New Issue: Journal of World Investment & Trade

The latest issue of the Journal of World Investment & Trade (Vol. 27, nos. 1-2, 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Special Issue: New Frontiers in Investment Screening Law
• Christoph Herrmann, New Frontiers in Investment Screening Law
• Kehinde Folake Olaoye, The Global Rise of Investment Screening Mechanisms
• Patrick Abel, International Law Limits to Investment Screening
• Xueji Su, Reframing Capital Control: Outbound Investment Screening and International Investment Law
• Junianto James Losari, Global Geoeconomics and Geopolitics Development: Comparative Analysis of Selected Asian Countries’ Investment Screening Mechanisms
• Christian Tietje & Philipp Reinhold, The Control of Foreign Investment into Maritime Infrastructure in Europe
• Jiaqi Huang, Cybersecurity across the Supply Chain in FDI Screening Mechanisms: A Comparative Governance Analysis
• Floriane Chang, Screening Investments, Pure Protectionism, or Cultural Securitisation? A Comprehensive Examination of Foreign Direct Investment Mechanisms in Canada
• Alexandr Svetlicinii, Foreign Investment Controls in the European Union: Fragmentation of the Internal Market in Four Steps
• Jochem de Kok, Investment Screening in the EU: From Liberalisation to the State of Exception

New Issue: International Legal Materials

The latest issue of International Legal Materials (Vol. 65, no. 1, Feburary 2026) is out. Contents include:

• U.N.S.C. Resolutions on The Internal Armed Conflict in Sudan, with introductory note by James L. Bischoff
• Anastasio Hernández Rojas and Family v. U.S. (Inter-Am. Comm’n H.R.), with introductory note by Therese Nicole Soriano-Franklin
• Centre For Human Rights v. Tanz. (Afr. Ct. H.P.R.), with introductory note by Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile
• Türkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. U.S. (U.S. Sup. Ct. and 2d Cir.), with introductory note by William S. Dodge

New Issue: International Theory

The latest issue of International Theory (Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Liwu Gan, Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas
• Hye Yun Kang, Atmospheric violence: Fanon and postcolonial subjectivity
• Tim Rood, E. H. Carr and Alfred Zimmern: utopia, reality, and the twenty years’ crisis
• Jelena Cupać, Are international organizations agents in their own right? A plural subject perspective
• Lukas Grundsfeld, ‘The Conduct of Inquiry’ in ontological security studies: scientific methodologies and their implications
• Jason Ralph, International society as an ontological security provider: a framework for analysis

Seminar: Sea-level rise and its implications for international law

On March 18, 2026, the Sheffield Centre for International and European Law will host an online seminar on "Sea-level rise and its implications for international law." Details are here.

Klamberg, Svanberg, & Rönnelid: Reconstructing Power and Hegemony in Public International: Law Liber Amicorum Pål Wrange

Mark Klamberg (Stockholm Univ. - Law), Katinka Svanberg (Stockholm Univ. - Law), & Love Rönnelid (Stockholm Univ. - Law) have published Reconstructing Power and Hegemony in Public International Law: Liber Amicorum Pål Wrange (Asser Press 2026). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

This open access book examines international law from a critical perspective, at a time when some would say that it is under an existential threat. The modern international institutions — collective security through the UN, the monetary order of the Bretton Woods system, and trade liberalisation anchored in the World Trade Organization — are all contested. Several of the contributions explore whether international lawyers might want to consider positioning themselves in opposition to this wave of contestation. While some aspects of the global system may be ripe for reform, the world stands at a crossroads: will an emerging multipolar order lead to greater instability, or might it fulfill some of the aspirations expressed in earlier critiques?

The volume is structured around six central themes: critical doctrinalism, constructing and redefining identities, the role of scholars, the politics of historicising international law, international law as an instrument and a part of warfare, and reconsidering hegemony, imperialism, and colonialism.

The aim is to deepen the understanding of what is at stake in the current state of the international world order. As such, the book is intended for scholars, students, and the general public. It is published in tribute to Pål Wrange, Professor in International Law at the Faculty of Law of Stockholm University.

New Issue: Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Institutions

The latest issue of Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Institutions (Vol. 32, no. 1, 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Emma Klein & Emily Paddon Rhoads, Participation as Legitimation: The Rise of Participatory Policy Norms in the ICC and UN Peacekeeping
• Thomas Biersteker & Larissa van den Herik, Enhancing the Legitimacy of UN Security Council Sanctions by Strengthening Fair and Clear Procedures
• Special Forum on Climate Governance Innovation
• David Passarelli, Túlio Andrade, & Michael Franczak, The Way Forward for Climate Cooperation: Introduction to Global Governance Special Feature: COP30 and Reforming Global Climate Governance
• Simon Sharpe & Adam Day, Complexity as a Catalyst: Adaptive Global Governance in a Deeply Divided World
• Giovanna Marques Kuele & Michael Weisberg, The Politics of Global Climate Governance Reform
• Michael Franczak & Khadeeja Naseem, Beyond the Paris Agreement: Toward Adaptive and Inclusive Climate Governance

New Issue: Asian Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Asian Journal of International Law (Vol. 16, no. 1, January 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Notes and Comments
• Vincenzo ELIA, Ecocide to Effectively Stimulate the Integration of International Environmental and Criminal Laws
• Jason HAYNES, Revisiting the Trafficking–Sex Tourism Nexus: Reflections on the Approach of Treaty Bodies
• Article
• André-Philippe OUELLET, A Transcivilizational Call to Factor in the Practice of Asian States and Peoples in Customary International Law and Treaty Interpretation: Conscientious Objection as a Case Study
• Thematic Symposium: Judicial Constitutional Engagement with International Law in Asia
• Son NGOC BUI & Maartje DE VISSER, Introduction: Judicial Constitutional Engagement with International Law in Asia
• Carole J. PETERSEN, International Law in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal: An “Apex Court” Operating in the Shadow of Beijing
• Melissa LOJA, Riding the Cappelletti Waves: The Philippine Supreme Court and the Sources of International Law
• Simon BUTT, BISARIYADI & Fritz SIREGAR, International Law in the Indonesian Constitutional Court: A Typology of Use
• Yu-Jie CHEN, The Taiwan Constitutional Court’s Evolving Engagement with International Law
• Benjamin Joshua ONG, International Law, the Courts, and the Political Branches of Singapore: Painting a Complete Picture

Call for Papers: The Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "The Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security," to take place June 8, 2026, at the University of Liverpool. Here's the call:

Call for papers

You are warmly invited to submit proposals for a workshop as part of the research project: The Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security, which will take place at the University of Liverpool on 8th June 2026.

We are seeking proposals for chapters to contribute to an edited collection in the following areas:

• The legal nature of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security in the UN Charter, whether under Article 24(1) of the Charter or elsewhere
• Other legal sources of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security
• Political commitments outlining states’ or the UN’s responsibilities to maintain peace and security including, but not limited to, the responsibility to protect
• The overlap, if any, between human rights obligations and the responsibility to maintain peace and security
• The practical application of the responsibility to maintain peace and security within the United Nations, including informal working methods, guidance, or practices
• Policy and practitioner perspectives of the reality of the nature of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security
• Formal or informal structures that influence the content and implementation of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security

To submit a proposal, please send a proposed title, a 300-word abstract and short biography to:

Dr Patrick Butchard, email: butcharp@edgehill.ac.uk and
Dr Ben Murphy, email: hsbmurph@liverpool.ac.uk

Timeline

Call deadline 31st March 2026
Decision on participation by 10th April 2026
Publication workshop 8th June 2026
Submission of full paper 1st December 2026

Call for Papers: ESIL Interest Groups Workshops Preceding 2026 ESIL Conference (Updated)

In the context of the 2026 ESIL Annual Conference in Málaga, ESIL Interest Groups are inviting submissions for their pre-conference workshops. Here are the calls that are currently open:

• IG on International Courts and Tribunals: Conflicts before Courts: Revisiting ‘Uneven Judicialization in Global Order’ Fifteen Years On (deadline: 31 March 2026)
• IG on Critical Approaches to International Law: Conflict and International Law: Beyond the Promise of Peace (deadline: 1 April 2026)
• IG on International Criminal Justice: Is the International Criminal Court in Conflict? (deadline: 7 April 2026)
• IG on International Economic Law: International Economic Law and Conflict (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on International Organisations: Conflict Unbound? Revisiting International Organizations and Contestation (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on Migration and Refugee Law: Asylum in Times of Conflict: Unsettling the Boundaries of Refugee Protection (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on International Law of Culture: The International Law of Culture at a Crossroads: Past Developments and Future Directions (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on Social Sciences and International Law: Contestation in international law (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on the EU as a Global Actor: The EU as Global Peace Actor: Rhetoric or Reality? (deadline: 15 April 2026)
• IG on International Legal Theory and Philoosophy: A World without Rules? The Responsibility of International Law Scholars in Times of Fatigue (deadline: 15 April 2026)

Call for Papers: Law and Security

The Centre for Law and Security at the University of Copenhagen has issued a call for papers for a conference on "Law and Security," to take place August 27-28, 2026, in Copenhagen, The call is here.

De Vido, Russo, & Tramontana: Gendering International Legal Responses to Environmental Chronic Emergencies

Sara De Vido (Ca’ Foscari Univ. of Venice), Deborah Russo (Univ. of Florence), & Enzamaria Tramontana (Univ. of Palermo) have published Gendering International Legal Responses to Environmental Chronic Emergencies (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026). The book is available open access here. Here's the abstract:

This incisive book presents a gendered perspective on chronic environmental emergencies including climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and environmental degradation. Derived from the innovative concept of slow violence, the phenomenon of chronic environmental emergencies considers situational vulnerabilities and the disproportionate impact of these events on women.

Providing an ecofeminist assessment of chronic emergencies, as well as their effects on actors, legal obligations, and possible remedies, the book examines the interplay between feminism, the environment, and international law. Chapters conceptualize environmental chronic emergencies, analysing their impact across time and in various contexts spanning slow-onset events, responsibility and liability, and due diligence obligations. The global contributor team uses gendered and post-colonial approaches to advance the legal debate beyond disasters to more subtle forms of oppression, particularly towards indigenous women and female health. Ultimately, the book looks ahead at new interdisciplinary avenues of research which address the gradual deterioration of ecosystems and its effect on insidious forms of oppression through deep-rooted structural inequalities.

AJIL Unbound Symposium: Global Health at a Crossroads Part II

AJIL Unbound has posted a symposium on “Global Health at a Crossroads Part II.” (Part I is here.) The symposium includes contributions by Priti Patnaik, Loyce L. Pace and Ngozi A. Erondu, Benjamin Mason Meier, Judith Bueno de Mesquita, and Sharifah Sekalala, Alicia Ely Yamin, Tsung-Ling Lee and Pedro A. Villarreal, and Thana C. de Campos-Rudinsky and Daniel Wainstock.

Call for Papers: The Use of Force in Recent Conflicts

The Canadian Yearbook of International Law has issued a call for papers for a Young Scholars’ Workshop on “The Use of Force in Recent Conflicts,” to be held at the University of Ottawa in the fall of 2026 on the margins of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law. At the workshop, the selected authors will receive constructive feedback from senior scholars and practitioners. Subsequently, authors will submit their articles for consideration by the Canadian Yearbook of International Law, subject to peer review. The call is here.

Ntovas: Fisheries Compatibility Disputes: Agreeing to Disagree, Committed to Conserve

Alexandros X.M. Ntovas (Univ. of Southampton - Law) has published Fisheries Compatibility Disputes: Agreeing to Disagree, Committed to Conserve (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026). Here's the abstract:

This book provides a fresh perspective on the enduring debate surrounding the sustainable regulation of straddling and highly migratory fish stocks. Alexandros X.M. Ntovas highlights how these vital fish stocks occupy a contested regulatory space where sovereignty, science and sustainability converge. Chapters explore the development of international fisheries law through key United Nations (UN) initiatives, including the 1958 UN Fishing and Conservation Convention, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement.

Ntovas emphasizes the need for consistent interpretation of the law and examines the role of peaceful dispute settlements in fostering international cooperation and achieving ocean sustainability. Fisheries Compatibility Disputes underscores the importance of resisting unilateralism and creeping jurisdictionalism, situating the analysis within the broader jurisprudence of treaty interpretation.

This is a vital resource for students and academics of environmental law, public international law and environmental governance and regulation, particularly the law of the sea and international dispute resolution. Legal practitioners handling compatibility-related fishery disputes will also benefit from the author’s rigorous analysis of the doctrinal complexities involved.

Call for Papers: ESIL Interest Groups Workshops Preceding 2026 ESIL Conference

In the context of the 2026 ESIL Annual Conference in Málaga, ESIL Interest Groups are inviting submissions for their pre-conference workshops. Here are the calls that are currently open:

• IG on International Courts and Tribunals: Conflicts before Courts: Revisiting ‘Uneven Judicialization in Global Order’ Fifteen Years On (deadline: 31 March 2026)
• IG on International Economic Law: International Economic Law and Conflict (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on International Organisations: Conflict Unbound? Revisiting International Organizations and Contestation (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on Migration and Refugee Law: Asylum in Times of Conflict: Unsettling the Boundaries of Refugee Protection (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on International Law of Culture: The International Law of Culture at a Crossroads: Past Developments and Future Directions (deadline: 10 April 2026)
• IG on Social Sciences and International Law: Contestation in international law (deadline: 10 April 2026)

New Issue: International Review of the Red Cross

The latest issue of the International Review of the Red Cross (Vol. 107, no. 930, 2025) is out. The theme is: "Symposium on Colombia’s JEP & Selected Articles." Contents include:

• Juana Inés Acosta-López & Mariana Chacón Lozano, Symposium on Colombia’s special jurisdiction for peace
• Interview with Roberto Carlos Vidal López: President of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia
• Marcela Giraldo Muñoz, Amnesties as a means of encouraging transition and strengthening the application of IHL in Colombia: The case of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
• Julieta Lemaitre Ripoll, When is detention by non-State actors a war crime? The Special Jurisdiction for Peace's decision on hostage-taking by the FARC-EP
• Lucas Martinez-Villalba, Restoring dignity by granting rights: IHL and peacebuilding empowerment for Magdalena River fishing communities in Colombia
• Lily Rueda Guzmán & César Rojas-Orozco, Child recruitment and beyond: Prosecuting the broad spectrum of violence committed against recruited children within the former FARC-EP ranks
• Giulio Bartolini & Sofia Poulopoulou, Reporting activities under international humanitarian law
• Carmen Chas, Against the laws of humanity: Expanding bullets and the 1899 First Hague Peace Conference
• Jérôme de Hemptinne, Safeguarding rangers in conflict zones: Bridging humanitarian and environmental law
• Jessica Dorsey, The erosion of human(e) judgement in targeting? Quantification logics, AI-enabled decision support systems and proportionality assessments in IHL
• Aristide Evouna Evouna, Special agreements in non-international armed conflicts: Lessons from the practice
• Tania Ixchel Atilano, A painting and the exchange of Belgian prisoners of war during the French Intervention in Mexico (1862–1867)
• David Kaelin, Caroline Pellaton, & Tadesse Kebebew, Water and survival in war: Upholding IHL’s protective purpose and documenting the hidden toll
• Pauline Lesaffre, Analogies in the historical development of IHL (1864–2001)
• Camille Meyre, Cautious or zealous? The ICRC’s humanitarian action in Montenegro (1875–1876)
• Lisang Nyathi, When bullets threaten the pursuit of knowledge: Reclaiming children’s right to education in armed conflict through a human dignity-centred approach under IHRL and IHL
• Tilman Rodenhäuser, Civilian hackers in war: The limits that international humanitarian law imposes on volunteer IT armies, hacktivists, and other civilian hackers
• Sarah W. Spencer & Caroline Masboungi, Enabling access or automating empathy? Using chatbots to support GBV survivors in conflicts and humanitarian emergencies

Survey: How do scholars of public international law choose their research methods?

Researchers at Leiden University are conducting a new study to develop a better understanding of the methodological landscape in the field of public international law. Researchers in this field are invited to take a short survey (here). The survey takes less than ten minutes to complete and includes questions about your background, current position, research methods, and publication choices. Your participation in this study is voluntary and can be terminated at any time, for any reason. The research team consists of Cecily Rose, Misha Plagis, Johanna Trittenbach, and Nicholas McGuire, and they can be contacted at methodssurvey@law.leidenuniv.nl. Information regarding the study can be found here.

New Issue: Ethics & International Affairs

The latest issue of Ethics & International Affairs (Vol. 39, no. 4, Winter 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Essay
• Mathias Risse, Leadership on the Line: Gaslighting, Adaptive Leadership, and the Battle for the Soul of Democracy
• Feature
• Wendy H. Wong & David A. Lake, Governing Artificial Intelligence: Designing Professional Structures for the Predictive Age
• Filip J. Scherf, Responsible Peacemakers: Toward a Reframed Ethics of HUMINT
• Jamal Barnes, The Dark Side of International Cooperation: Indifference and the Psychosocial Dynamics of Cooperative Deterrence
• Review Essay
• Larissa Fast, Unfinished Critique and the Duality of Humanitarian Digital Technologies

Call for Papers: Third Transnational Criminal Law Review Conference

Saarland University’s Cluster for European Research and Faculty of Law, the Transnational Criminal Law Review, and the German national group of the International Association of Penal Law have issued a call for papers for the third Transnational Criminal Law Review Conference, to be held May 24-25, 2027, at Saarland University. The topic is: "The Borderlands of Criminal Law II." The call is here.

Job Opening: Teaching Fellow, International Economic Law, Business & Policy (Stanford)

Stanford Law School seeks to hire a teaching fellow for the LLM Program in International Economic Law, Business & Policy. The principal functions of the teaching fellow are to prepare and lead a colloquium on international business issues for the 15-20 students who enroll in the program annually, to advise students on their curricular choices, and to assist in the admissions and orientation process for the incoming class. The ideal candidate will be an aspiring academic with a strong interest in one or more of the core subject areas spanned by the program (including international trade, international investment law, international dispute resolution and arbitration, international business transactions and international antitrust). Details are here.

AJIL Unbound Symposium: Global Health at a Crossroads Part I

AJIL Unbound has posted a symposium on “Global Health at a Crossroads Part I.” The symposium includes an introduction by Matiangai Sirleaf, and contributions by Lisa Forman, K. M. Gopakumar and Nithin Ramakrishnan, Mark Eccleston-Turner, Gian Luca Burci, and Clare Wenham, Fifa A. Rahman, Luciano Bottini Filho, Deborah Gleeson, and Pedro A. Villarreal, Roojin Habibi, Omowamiwa Kolawole and Uchechukwu Ngwaba, and Kriti Sharma, Margherita Melillo, and Robert Eckford.

Anghie, Chimni, Fakhri, Mickelson, & Nesiah: Research Handbook on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL)

Antony Anghie (National Univ. of Singapore & Univ. of Utah), B.S. Chimni (O.P. Jindal Global Univ.), Michael Fakhri (Univ. of Oregon), Karin Mickelson (Univ. of British Columbia), & Vasuki Nesiah (New York Univ.) have published Research Handbook on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025). Here's the abstract:

This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) with chapters exploring different facets of TWAIL scholarship. It covers major doctrines and topics of international law, as well as TWAIL perspectives on central historical and theoretical debates.

Expert authors present key insights into various themes that intersect with international law including economics, post-colonialism, religion, development, treaties, and human rights. The Research Handbook underscores the cornerstone concepts of TWAIL and examines their relationship with intellectual traditions such as Marxism and feminism. Contributing authors outline TWAIL’s perspectives on core areas of international law such as customary international law, treaties and human rights, as well as important contemporary issues, including debt, climate change, and public health. Ultimately, the Research Handbook showcases an expanded and enriched vision of international law, assessing how alternate methodologies can lead to a fairer legal system.

Ngangjoh Hodu & Ajibo: Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South: Normative Beliefs and Interests

Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu (Univ. of Manchester) & Collins Chikodili Ajibo (Univ. of Nigeria) have published Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South: Normative Beliefs and Interests (Cambridge Univ. Press 2026). Here's the abstract:

This book provides a thought-provoking critical analysis of the functionality of regional trade regimes in the Global South. It examines four regional trade agreements (RTAs) - the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA). Ngangjoh Hodu and Ajibo argue that while there has been immense enthusiasm amongst countries in the Global South to create RTAs, this has not translated into concerted efforts to make the RTAs work as envisaged, resulting in RTAs that are largely lacking in concreteness. In this innovative work, the authors invite international economic lawyers and other stakeholders to reflect on how normative beliefs and interests inform inter-state relations and thereby, the law of regional economic community. In so doing, it argues that the idea of prosperity underpinning RTAs as they currently exist is more of a mirage than reality.

Sanchez: Deference and Divergence in Regional Human Rights Courts

Maria A. Sanchez (Colorado College - Political Science) has published Deference and Divergence in Regional Human Rights Courts (Cornell Univ. Press 2026). Here's the abstract:

In Deference and Divergence in Regional Human Rights Courts, Maria A. Sanchez tackles a central tension in global governance: how international human rights courts balance their mandates with the imperative to respect national sovereignty. Despite having similar mandates, the world's three regional human rights courts—the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights—interpret their authority differently, leading to uneven regional enforcement of global human rights principles.

Maria A. Sanchez traces how the geopolitical dynamics of each court's founding moments have manifested in contemporary disparities across the courts' jurisprudences—focusing on disputes involving freedom of expression, personal integrity rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. Her findings expose a paradox: the courts that were founded in the most inhospitable environments for human rights have ended up asserting the most expansive authority over governments.

Deeply researched and insightful, Deference and Divergence in Regional Human Rights Courts speaks to when and how international institutions can leverage authority to intervene in domestic affairs.

Vidigal: Adjudicating over Anarchy: Judicial Remedies, Compliance, and Enforcement in International Law

Geraldo Vidigal (Univ. of Amsterdam) has published Adjudicating over Anarchy: Judicial Remedies, Compliance, and Enforcement in International Law (Cambridge Univ. Press 2026). Here's the abstract:

Geraldo Vidigal thoroughly examines the judicial powers of international courts and tribunals and how these powers are used in practice. Without access to state-backed enforcement measures, international adjudicators must rely on their authority to influence real-world outcomes. The book reviews, and offers a comprehensive theory for, the various social mechanisms that explain why and how international judicial pronouncements affect the behaviour of states, influencing the views of individuals within states as well as changing states' mutual expectations of cooperative and sanction-worthy behaviour. The book considers how judicial remedies can induce compliance by targeting specific areas of disagreement, interpreting obligations, declaring violations, and establishing how wrongdoer states must offset unlawful injury. An often untapped type of remedy relies on the ability of courts to determine permissible responses to breach: what measures other actors may take to respond to violations, compelling wrongdoers to comply with their obligations and provide redress for injury.

Marxsen: Shades of Illegality in the Law Against War

Christian Marxsen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) has published Shades of Illegality in the Law Against War (Oxford Univ. Press 2026). Here's the abstract:

The prohibition of force is a cornerstone of the international legal order. Yet, frequent violations raise pressing questions about the resilience of the law. This monograph investigates the complex realities behind these breaches in international law, to facilitate a deeper understanding of how disputes over norms governing the prohibition of the use of force shape-and sometimes strain-the legal order.

Introducing the concept of “shades of illegality,” this book develops a typology of illegality that distinguishes between the different forms of illegality and their specific effects on international legal norms and the international legal order in general. These six types of illegality include contested applications of agreed law, emergency-driven violations, and deliberate challenges aimed at reshaping legal norms. By unpacking these categories, the book reveals how different types of illegality exert varied effects on the stability and evolution of international legal frameworks.

Shades of Illegality in the Law Against War argues that conflicts over the application and interpretation, formulation, and further development of the law are not pathological, and that illegality can even play a constructive role in the overall functioning of the international order. However, it also warns of the corrosive impact of systemic opposition-where states seek to dismantle core legal principles such as jus contra bellum. Providing nuanced analysis from both a doctrinal and theoretical perspective, this book equips readers with the conceptual tools needed to clarify the role of illegality in the international order and to critically assess the state of the prohibition of force in international law.

Call for Papers: Annual Postgraduate Conference in International Law and Human Rights

The International Law and Human Rights Unit of the University of Liverpool's School of Law and Social Justice has issued a call for papers for its Annual Postgraduate Conference in International Law and Human Rights, to take palce June 15-16, 2026, in Liverpool. The theme is: "The Future of the International Legal Order." The call is here.

New Issue: International Criminal Law Review

The latest issue of the International Criminal Law Review (Vol. 26, no. 1, 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Mark A. Drumbl & C. William Vardy, The Lives of Fritz Haber and of International Law: Entwined Tales of Tragedy and Irony
• Natalie Hodgson, An Emerging Challenge for International Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, Pseudolaw, and the International Criminal Court
• Marina Lostal, Till the Rules of Procedure and Evidence Do Us Part: Should Deceased Persons Be Admitted as Victims before the ICC?
• Aaron Rajesh, Diplomatic Impunity: A Renewed Case for Universal Jurisdiction
• Hien Thi Thu Tran & Tuan Van Vu, Some Reflections on Pre-trial Detention: Contrasting Vietnamese Legal Provisions with Established International Instruments

Serdy & Lalonde: Research Handbook on the Law of the Sea

Andrew Serdy (Univ. of Southampton) & Suzanne Lalonde (Univ. of Montreal) have published Research Handbook on the Law of the Sea (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026). Here's the abstract:

In light of the challenges facing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its implementing agreements, this Research Handbook explores how issues including climate change, technological developments and increasing geopolitical instability threaten our seas.

Contributing authors undertake a comprehensive examination of the foundational regimes outlined in the law of the sea, from traditional rules such as the freedom of navigation on the high seas, to emerging developments such as the issue of unmanned ships. Chapters cover key themes, namely the spatial and substantive limits of maritime zones, the new challenges in navigating the high seas regime, the legal regime for the seabed, emerging issues and litigating the law of the sea. Addressing 19 distinct challenges, both classic and contemporary, this Research Handbook debates whether the existing laws of the sea are still relevant and effective, or whether they require adaptation and revision.

Besson & Achermann: International Cooperation under the Human Right to Science

Samantha Besson (Collège de France) & Katja Achermann (Univ. of Fribourg) have published International Cooperation under the Human Right to Science (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026). This book is available open access here. Here's the abstract:

This book explores the importance of international cooperation in realising the ‘human right to science’ as enshrined in Article 15(1)(b) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The need to reawaken this right has been acknowledged in recent scholarship. However, the role of international scientific cooperation for the effective realisation of the right has been, to date, overlooked.

International scientific cooperation is not only a core element of the human right to science, as recognised explicitly by Article 15(4) ICESCR, but also a concern in many other regimes of international law, such as climate change, biodiversity, AI or health law. In this book, experts in international human rights law explore the grounds, subjects, objects and the contents of the duty and responsibility of international cooperation under the human right to science. Chapters address a variety of issues ranging from the universality of science and respect for local knowledge, scientific sovereignty and self-determination, and the equitable access to and sharing of scientific benefits.

New Issue: Archiv des Völkerrechts

The latest issue of Archiv des Völkerrechts (Vol. 63, no. 3, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Articles
• Felix Lange, Zweierlei Kriegseinhegung durch Recht
• Andreas Th. Müller & Hanna Siebenrock, The Place of Espionage in International Law
• Florian Manecke & Kai Ambos, Deutscher Umgang mit Produkten aus israelischen Siedlungen in Palästina: Mit zweierlei Maß?
• Peter Hilpold, “Civis europeus, civis solidaris sum”

ASIL: Proceedings of the 119th Annual Meeting

The Proceedings of the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (2025), edited by Susan Franck (Ameircan Univ.), Belén Ibañez (Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP), and Nawi Ukabiala (Debevoise & Plimpton LLP), is now available. The table of contents is here.

New Issue: Melbourne Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Melbourne Journal of International Law (Vol. 26, no. 1, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Dominic Bielby, An Analysis of the Potential Jurisdiction of an International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in the Russo-Ukrainian War
• Başak Çali & Laurence R Helfer, Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach
• Peter G Danchin, Jeremy Farrall, Jolyon Ford, Shruti Rana & Imogen Saunders, Reconceiving Engagement with International Law and Institutions in a Populist Era
• François Delerue, States’ Discourse on Third-Party and Collective Countermeasures in Cyberspace: An Evolution of Opinio Juris on Countermeasures
• Keri van Douwen, ‘What’s A Guideline Anyway?’, Or Rather: The Function of ‘Form’ in the Work of the International Law Commission

New Issue: Global Constitutionalism

The latest issue of Global Constitutionalism (Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Editorial
• Jared Holley, Antje Wiener, Andrea Birdsall, Stephanie Law, Susan Kang, & Jo Shaw, Global constitutionalism and/as enlightenment
• Articles
• Mark Friedman & Anthony Sangiuliano, Proportionality and precaution
• Catherine Hecht, Dynamics of salient normative status dimensions and issues in a changing international order
• Kinfe Yilma, Reimagining digital constitutionalism
• Carmen E. Pavel, The ethics of state consent to international law
• Francisco Soto Barrientos, Orestes Suárez, & Benjamín Alemparte, The Citizen Initiative in Chile’s constitution-making (2021–2023): Lessons from a participatory and digital mechanism in comparative perspective
• Agora: From survival cannibalism to climate politics: Rethinking Regina vs Dudley and Stephens
• Michael Da Silva & David Owen, Itamar Mann, lifeboats and climate politics: An introduction
• Itamar Mann, From survival cannibalism to climate politics: Rethinking Regina vs Dudley and Stephens
• Antje Scharenberg, Aboard the ‘Commonist Lifeboat’: Metaphor, custom, materiality: Response to Itamar Mann Agora
• Chris Armstrong, Lifeboats and their problems: On the downsides of an influential metaphor in political theory
• Ainhoa Campàs Velasco, Navigating maritime law, law of the sea and human rights protection to inform climate adaptation

New Issue: Questions of International Law

The latest issue of Questions of International Law / Questioni di Diritto Internazionale (no. 114, 2026) is out. Contents include:

• What role for regional human rights courts concerning democratic backsliding?
• Introduced by Bernardo Mageste Castelar Campos
• Elena Carpanelli, From watchdog to architect? The European Court of Human Rights’ role in and after democratic decay
• Lucas Carlos Lima, Democracy before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: From political rights to democratic backsliding
• Awalou Ouedraogo, Entre flux et reflux : la démocratie en question dans le système régional africain

Call for Papers and Engaged Listeners: International Legal History and Philosophy

A call for papers and engaged listeners has been issued for a forum on "International Legal History and Philosophy," to be held April 15, 2026, at Chanakya National Law University, Patna, India. The call is here.

Global Law at Reading's Ghandhi Research Seminar Series, 2025-26, Semester 2

Here's the schedule for Global Law at Reading's (GLAR) Ghandhi Research Seminar Series, 2025-26, Semester 2 (all times are UK time):

• February 24, 2026: Andrea Maria Pelliconi (Univ. of Southampton): Demographic engineering and the reconfiguration of self-determination in Western Sahara from Morocco’s occupation to UN Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025); 2pm, Palmer 101 and online on Teams
• March 5, 2026: Catherine Briddick (Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford), Palestine refugees and Article 1D of the Refugee Convention in European courts; 1pm, EM57 or online on Teams
• March 11, 2026: GLAR book discussion: Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-based Constitutionalism, with authors John Olusegun Adenitire and Raffael Fasel, and discussants David Bilchitz, Melanie Murcott and Alok Gupta; 2.30pm, Palmer 105 or online on Teams
• March 12, 2026: Nick Maple (Univ. of London), Refugee Reception in Southern Africa; 12 March 2026, 1pm, EM57 or online on Teams
• March 19, 2026: Antonio Coco (Univ. of Essex), Modes of Liability for AI-Enabled Crimes in International Criminal Law; 12 noon, Palmer G09 or online on Teams
• April 30, 2026: Federica Paddeu (Univ. of Cambridge), The Distributive Effect of Countermeasures in International Law; 12 noon, Palmer 107 or online on Teams
• May 7, 2026: Jeff Crisp (Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford), The Role of UNHCR and the Future of Humanitarian Work; 1pm, EM57 or online on Teams

New Issue: International Community Law Review

The latest issue of the International Community Law Review (Vol. 28, no. 1, 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Elia Alexiou, The Revival of the ICJ’s Advisory Function: Enhanced or Contested Legitimacy?
• Jennifer Buckesfeld, Cooperating by Means of Collective Countermeasures? Examining States’ Obligations Regarding Grave Human Rights Violations
• Zuzanna Pepłowska-Dąbrowska, Krzysztof Wróbel, Mateusz Gil, & Ryszard Wawruch, Collisions at Sea Involving Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Notes on Prevention and Liability Rules

New Issue: Human Rights Quarterly

The latest issue of the Human Rights Quarterly (Vol. 48, no. 1, February 2026) is out. Contents include:

• Rachel Chambers, Shareen Hertel, & Cory Runstedler, Human Rights Due Diligence: Views of the Process, From the Ground Up
• Yulia Ioffe & Hedi Viterbo, Reassessing Age Assessment: When the Violence of Age Meets the Violence of the Border
• Zahra Motamedi, Religious and Tribal Sovereignty in Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Governance, Its Impact on Women’s and Minorities’ Rights, and Global Implications
• Valeria Ruiz Pérez, Legitimizing Penality: Human Rights Discourses and Punitivism in Colombia
• Patient Mpunga-Biayi & Robin Sinchrist-Lecheks, The Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation in International Human Rights Law: The Contribution of the Joint General Comment by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
• Qingxin K. Wang, Locke, Mencius, and Their Conceptions of Human Dignity and Rights