Markus W. Gehring

Zitat: „Die Verletzung der UN-Charta liegt hier so offen zutage, wie es deutlicher kaum sein könnte.“

Die USA und Israel haben mit einem Militärangriff auf den Iran begonnen.

MARKO MILANOVIĆ zeigt, warum sich die Militärschläge nicht als Selbstverteidigung nach Art. 51 der UN-Charta rechtfertigen lassen und offenkundig gegen das Völkerrecht verstoßen.

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The EU is a union of law and should at least call out violations of international law.

📺 TV en DIRECTO | Sánchez, sobre el ataque de Israel y EE UU a Irán: "Es cierto que descabezaron un régimen terrible que reprime en especial a mujeres y niñas (...) No es que el fin no justifque los medios, es que el propio fin y esos medios nos abocan a un desastre mayor" tinyurl.com/2rrph33p

With Iran attacks, President Trump is making the use of force the new normal – and casting aside international law The attacks – and the assassination of Supreme Leader Khamenei – create precedents for other countries seeking to resort to force without consideration for the rule of law.

‘The US has taken a further, major step in unhinging the global order. The core principle of that order is that no state can go to war in pursuit of its own national policy.’ I agree with my @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social colleague Prof Weller @chathamhouse.org. www.chathamhouse.org/2026/03/iran...

The illegality in international law is blatant.

This is what you get in a lawless world, perhaps a return to international law is advised?

The American-Israeli Strikes on Iran are (Again) Manifestly Illegal After weeks of threats, the United States, joined by Israel, has launched military strikes against Iran. It remains to be seen whether these strikes will be fairly limited, or are the opening of an ex...

You guessed it but the US attack on Iran is manifestly illegal in international law. Thank you Prof Milanovic for such clear analysis in the @ejiltalk.bsky.social blog.

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Very cool programme: Applications for the UN International Law Fellowship Programme, to be held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 29 June to 31 July 2026, are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is 30 March 2026. Additional information at: legal.un.org/poa/ilfp/

Text of the agreements Read the different sections of the agreements.

And another new draft agreement - much more than UK-India on climate and sustainable development but much less than the most recent EU FTAs.

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.@ec.europa.eu just announced that they are moving forward with the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) without waiting for the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social to give the Opinion requested by @europarl.europa.eu. This is new and somewhat unprecedented.

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The EU and Gibraltar will form a customs union and that means that the UK in respect of Gibraltar will implement #CBAM (Annex 20 1 h) (subject to a cooperation council decision).

Also strong sustainable development provisions in the level playing field chapter and reaffirming the ambition of carbon neutrality by 2050.

As far as essential elements clauses in Trade Treaties go, this must count as one of the strongest ones. Good to see this provision in the EU-UK Gibraltar Agreement.

Draft UK–EU Agreement in respect of Gibraltar The draft Agreement reached between the UK and the European Union in respect of Gibraltar, with accompanying summary.

Fascinating innovations in the EU-UK Gibraltar Agreement - www.gov.uk/government/p...

The latest round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations concluded with a new Chair.

Our new brief examines where the treaty text stands and whether the oft-cited “start-and-strengthen” approach, where a treaty is strengthened over time, can work.

Read the analysis ↓
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Maps of the rainfall associated with two of the nine storms hitting the Mediterranean in January and February 2026.

The Mediterranean is a hotspot of climate change, not only due to more heat, droughts and wildfires, but increasingly severe rainstorms led to catastrophic flooding this winter, highlighting again the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. www.worldweatherattribution.org/increasingly...

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀?

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Iceland looks to fast-track vote on joining EU A referendum on resuming membership talks had been expected in 2027, but could come as early as this August.

EXCLUSIVE: Iceland is weighing a vote on restarting EU membership talks as early as August, according to two people familiar with the country’s accession preparations.

Woah - August 2026 might be a game changer for EU enlargement. Good luck Iceland.

Iceland to hold EU referendum "over the coming months", PM says Iceland will in the coming months hold a referendum on joining the European Union, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told a press conference in Poland.

"Iceland will in the coming months hold a referendum on joining the European Union, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told a press conference in Poland."

#EU #Iceland

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40 years of Marshall (C-152/84)! 💼

⚖️The #CJEU ruled that dismissing a woman for reaching pension age, which is different for men, is sex discrimination under #EULaw – and that the Equal Treatment Directive can be relied upon against a state authority acting as employer.

Clean Water Now - tell your MP to take action Take action A new water law is coming. Soon, MPs will decide whether to finally clean up our rivers, lakes and seas − or let toxic pollution continue unchecked. Right now, sewage, farming pollution an...

Email your MP about the #CleanWaterNow campaign 🌊 calling for a new water law to stop pollution and restore rivers, lakes and seas. Every voice matters – will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/clean...

Just a reminder that this also violates international law. The size of the fine directly threatens academic freedom @ UCLA, which is protected implicitly by the right to education (Art. 26 UDHR). See ICESCR's General Comment No. 13 (1999) (US also bound not to frustrate the object and purpose of it)

Just because the US is doing it, does not make these strikes legal in international law. They remain severe breaches of international law.

Friday was alpaca day at Hughes Hall thanks to the MCR! The perfect moment to contemplate life, take a break from the library or consider the logistics of whether Hughes could host these amazing creatures on a full time basis...🦙✨

Legal and policy pathways for OECMs This study examines national approaches to OECMs and offers insights to help strengthen equitable and effective conservation toward the 30×30 target.

Fantastic to see this new WWF - @cisdl.bsky.social brief on Advancing Legal and Policy Frameworks for Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs): Global Lessons for Policy and Practice. Congrats to the entire team, esp. Dr Daniel Ruiz de Garibay www.worldwildlife.org/publications...

A wide range of actors shaped the history of European law says @ucph.bsky.social's Professor Morten Rasmussen @eulegalstudies.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar on 'The History of European Union Law - Constitutional Practice, 1950 to 1993'. @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

We’ve just seen a landmark moment for the environment in Wales It’s taken nearly eight years but, last night, Senedd Cymru finally agreed new laws to restore nature, put the environment at the heart of policy making and increase access to environmental justice…

Our senior fellow @ruthchambers.bsky.social unpacks what this landmark moment means for environment in Wales in our last blog: greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/25/w...

📣Big moment for Wales | The Senedd has passed a landmark environmental governance bill, putting nature recovery back on track and reinstating vital public rights lost after Brexit.

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