New Issue: Nordic Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Nordic Journal of International Law (Vol. 94, no. 4, 2025) is out. Contents include:

• Special Issue: International Organizations and the Private Sector
• Jan Klabbers, Legal Aspects of the Relations Between International Organizations and the Private Sector: Editor’s Introduction
• Lorenzo Gasbarri, The Participation of Private Stakeholders in International Tourism Governance
• Scarlett McArdle, Private Sector Engagement in Global Health: WHO and WHO-Foundation
• Sebastián Machado, Divide and Conquer: The Fragmentation of the European Space Institutionalism
• Paulina Rundel, The ILC’s Work on Dispute Settlement Between International Organizations and Private Parties
• Bianca Isabella Ortiz, Dispute Settlement Between International Organizations and Private Parties Through International Arbitration: Observations from the Practice of the United Nations System
• Martina Coxová, Beyond Staff: Expanding the Jurisdiction of International Administrative Tribunals for Enhanced Accountability and Due Process

ESIL IG Online Workshops in Connection with Research Forum 2026

In the context of the ESIL Research Forum 2026 in Kraków, ESIL Interest Groups are hosting online workshops in the days preceding the Forum:

• IG on International Economic Law - April 7 - Sustainability of Global Economic Governance
• IG on History of International Law - April 7 - What could be the future of a sustainable international law? Lessons from history
• IG on International Legal Theory and Philosophy - April 8 - Normalizing Sustainability. Theoretical Perspectives on Stability and Change in International Law
• IG on International Business and Human Rights - April 7 - Sustainability, Business & Human Rights: Evolutions from Soft to Hard Law
• IG on the Law of the Sea - April 8 - To be or not to be: The sustainability of international law of the sea and the international law of sustainable seas

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 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 International Business and Human Rights: Business and Human Rights at the Fault Lines of Armed Conflicts (deadline: 12 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)
• IG on Feminism and International Law: Gender and Conflict in International Law (deadline: 20 April 2026)
• IG on International Human Rights Law: The role of conflict in the making and shaping of International Human Rights Law (deadline: 20 April 2026)
• IG on International Health Law: Health Protection and Armed Conflicts in a Fragmented Legal Landscape: Emergencies, Security, and Governance (deadline: 24 April 2026)
• IG on Energy and International Law: From Interdependence to Weaponisation: Energy Security and International Law (deadline: 24 April 2026)
• IG on Peace and Security: Peace and Security beyond the UN Charter: Appraising Alternative Models of Global Security Governance and Law (deadline: 28 April 2026)

Wade: Preferential Rules of Origin in the Law of the WTO and PTAs: The Challenge of 3D Printing

Diana E. Wade has published Preferential Rules of Origin in the Law of the WTO and PTAs: The Challenge of 3D Printing (Brill | Nijhoff 2025). Here's the abstract:

Where does a 3D printed good come from? This book examines preferential rules of origin within the context of advanced manufacturing, focusing on 3D printing. From a foundation in the legal and technical aspects of rules of origin, it explores why 3D printing implies reconsidering how materials, labour, and technology factor into the determination of the origin of a good and the risks and opportunities this brings to producers and traders. The book suggests revisiting rules of origin in PTAs and encourages the WTO to promote incorporating rules or origin and new production methods into a balanced trade framework that supports producers, traders, and consumers globally.

Carnegie & Clark: Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave

Allison Carnegie (Columbia Univ. - Political Science) & Richard Clark (Univ. of Notre Dame - Political Science) have published Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave (Princeton Univ. Press 2026). Here's the abstract:

Populist leaders around the world increasingly reject international organizations, decrying them as constraints on state power and rallying followers against the “global elite” who run them. These institutions—painstakingly built through decades of negotiation and multilateral cooperation—are often seen as passive bystanders, unable or unwilling to push back. In Global Governance Under Fire, Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark challenge this view, arguing that international organizations are, in fact, strategic agents with the tools to resist populist pressures. Offering fresh theoretical insights and original empirical analysis, they investigate how these institutions fight back and how their defensive strategies are reshaping global governance.

Using a multimethod approach that draws on novel data and qualitative evidence, Carnegie and Clark identify four key strategies that international organizations employ both to appease and to sideline populists and their constituents. They find that while these strategies help fortify global governance against populist opposition, they may also produce unintended consequences, potentially eroding institutional legitimacy and fueling further resistance. A timely and compelling account, the book provides a crucial roadmap for understanding—and safeguarding—the global order.

Lecture: Lang on "Fantasies of No Value"

On May 7, 2026, Andrew Lang (Univ. of Edinburgh) will deliver the London Review of International Law Annual Lecture at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. The topic is: "Fantasies of No Value." Details are here.

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.