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🚨 LAST CALL: NOMINATIONS DUE TOMORROW (Feb 27)! 🚨

The American Journal of International Law is seeking nominations (including self-nominations!) for its Contemporary Practices of the United States Section Editor — and the deadline is almost here.

Nominations for AJIL Contemporary Practices of the US Section Editor are due in just a few days!

Pleased to share my new open-access essay in @ajil.bsky.social Unbound: “What Is a Global Health Emergency, and Who Should Decide? Africa CDC’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security in a Crisis-Ridden World.”

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Corrected link! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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🌍 Global Health at a Crossroads — Part I
New AJIL Unbound symposium on global health law, equity & pandemic governance.
👉 Check it out now:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/ajil-unbound-by-symposium/global-health-at-a-crossroads-part-i

I've thoroughly enjoyed writing the CPUS section over the past four years. Keeping a close eye on U.S. practice has never been more important. I'm not involved in the appointment, but I'd be happy to answer questions from those who might be interested in applying.

CPUS Section Editor nominations are due next Friday!

AJIL Explainers: international legal developments under the second Trump administration

AJIL Explainers is a new video series exploring the impact of Trump's second presidential term on #internationallaw. Watch the @ajil.bsky.social editorial board dive into trade agreements, global perspectives, immigration and more:

🎥 https://cup.org/4rrvWxk

Come join our dynamic team at AJIL!

Come join the AJIL team as a Section Editor! Deadline to submit nominations is February 27.

AJIL Unbound's latest symposium "Interpol at 100: Improving the Organization's Framework" is now available online! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thank you! This @ajil.bsky.social article owes much to welcoming colleagues at @exeter.ox.ac.uk and @bonavero.bsky.social @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social, my Fall24 intellectual home

5Qs: Ratner Proposes New Approach to Reparations for Colonialism | University of Michigan Law School The idea that nations should pay reparations for previous acts of colonization has gained some traction—but real solutions probably require a new approach, according to Professor Steven Ratner.

In an article, Ratner argues that efforts to find an international legal duty for reparations to former colonies are likely to be ineffective. Instead, he proposes voluntary negotiations as a more promising way to get reparations to those who deserve them.

michigan.law.umich.edu/news/5qs-rat...

We are very proud to begin 2026 with such a stellar issue! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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The Jan issue of AJIL is now online, featuring a curated Book Reviews section where classic texts & films are put in conversations with newer ones to analyze how current events in int'l law connect to both historical trends & prospects for the future.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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"Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the US-Ukraine Strategic Minerals Partnership" with @lawprofpuig.bsky.social & Gregory Shaffer
▶️: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoUM...
🔖:"The U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Minerals Partnership in the Wake of Russia’s War of Aggression" tinyurl.com/wv2n25jj

“Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Europe” with Anne van Aaken
▶️: tinyurl.com/ycxd4xfs
📖: “From Cooperation to Anomie and Transaction in the Transatlantic Relationship? A View from Europe on the Trump Administration 2.0” by Anne van Aaken: tinyurl.com/5xn83c9u

10/11: “Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on International Climate Law” with Daniel Bodansky & John Knox
▶️: tinyurl.com/27cv6cbe
📖: “The Trump Administration Steps Back from International Environmental Cooperation” by John H. Knox, Daniel Bodansky, Lavanya Rajamani: tinyurl.com/6k879xr9

9/11: “Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the International Trading System” with Jeff Dunoff, Mark Pollack, Ingrid Brunk, and Monica Hakimi
▶️: tinyurl.com/2d9srzsx
📖: “The Trump Administration’s Trade Policy and the International Trading System”: tinyurl.com/3r59hjb4

8/11: "Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Africa” with @akinkugbe.bsky.social
▶️: tinyurl.com/528danvu
📖: “Entrenching Inequality or Opportunities to Forge New Pathways: Implications of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts and Reciprocal Tariffs for African Countries” tinyurl.com/mtxyr8dk

7/11" “Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Asia” with Henry Gao, Ingrid Brunk, and Monica Hakimi
▶️: tinyurl.com/yfh659ky
📖: “From Great “Liberator” to “Landlord Seeking Rent”: The Implications of U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs Policy in Asia and Beyond” by Henry Gao: tinyurl.com/52dfw3b9

6/11: “Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the U.S. Bombing of Iranian Nuclear Facilities” with Jean Galbraith, Ingrid Brunk, and Monica Hakimi
▶️: tinyurl.com/4xds3jzf
📖: “United States Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Facilities” by Jean Galbraith: tinyurl.com/5fjxkn7f