International Law Blog

Navigating the Legal Landscape of Contemporary AI Warfare through the Lens of International Law: The Case of Lavender By Kian Biglarbeigi, Ph.D. candidate in International Law at the University of Tehran focusing on international humanitarian law, cyber operations, and the protection of human rights in armed confl…

'Navigating the Legal Landscape of Contemporary AI Warfare through the Lens of International Law: The Case of Lavender'
by Kian Biglarbeigi and Maedeh Safari
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The ECHR & the UK : Time to Leave? By Abigail Bazyluk, a recent law graduate from the University of Southampton Introduction The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or the Convention),[1] drafted by the Council of Europe (CoE)…

'The ECHR & the UK : Time to Leave?'
By Abigail Bazyluk
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Placing Politics over Law: The Folly of Conditional Recognition of a Palestinian State By Omar Khoury In 1917, British author Israel Zangwill pithily remarked: “‘Give the country without a people,’ magnanimously pleaded Lord Shaftesbury, ‘to the people without a country.’ Alas, it wa…

'Placing Politics over Law: The Folly of Conditional Recognition of a Palestinian State'
by Omar Khoury
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The Council of Europe steps up its action against Russia’s impunity for the War in Ukraine: The establishment of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine By Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Professor of Public International Law, University of the Aegean, Greece I. Introduction   On 16-17 May 2023, the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of t…

'The Council of Europe steps up its action against Russia’s impunity for the War in Ukraine: The establishment of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine'
by Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Professor of Public International Law, University of the Aegean
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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

On World Food Day, Israel continues to restrict aid into Gaza Nearly 2 million people wait for food and water insecurity to end as at least 450 Palestinians have died of starvation.

"On World Food Day, Israel continues to restrict aid into Gaza
Two million people continue to face hunger and thirst, while more than 460 Palestinians have died from starvation."

A poem by the legendary Theodor Meron, a Holocaust survivor who (among many other things) served on the ICC Panel of Experts that approved the ICC Prosecutor's charges against Netanyahu, Gallant, Haniyeh, Sinwar, and Deif.

A Tale of Two Countries: The Rights and Obligations of Saudi Arabia and the United States as Third-Party States Arising out of the September 2025 Israeli Airstrikes on Qatar By Omar Khoury On September 9, 2025, Israel executed a series of airstrikes targeting a meeting of senior Hamas political figures in Doha, Qatar.[1] Israel’s attack has been denounced—in artfully w…

A Tale of Two Countries: The Rights and Obligations of Saudi Arabia and the United States as Third-Party States Arising out of the September 2025 Israeli Airstrikes on Qatar
by Omar Khoury
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Shops, restaurants vandalized in many cities to protest Israel’s flotilla interception Israel draws global condemnation after intercepting would-be blockade-busting ships without major incident; Colombia expels Israeli diplomats, cancels trade deal; Turkey, Hamas condemns 'terrorism'

"Israel draws global condemnation after intercepting would-be blockade-busting ships without major incident; Colombia expels Israeli diplomats, cancels trade deal; Turkey, Hamas condemns ‘terrorism’"

YouTube video by Reuters From Turkey to Argentina, protesters rally for Gaza flotilla | REUTERS

From Turkey to Argentina, protesters rally for Gaza flotilla | REUTERS
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YouTube video by Guardian News Protests erupt around the world as Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla

Protests erupt around the world as Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla
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295K views · 6.6K reactions | #BreakingNews: | "Gaza Aid Flotilla is just few hours away from Gaza." - #flotilla #humanitarianaid #spain #italy #Israel #Gaza #palestine #MiddleEast | Sunday Chukwu #BreakingNews: | "Gaza Aid Flotilla is just few hours away from Gaza." - #flotilla #humanitarianaid #spain #italy #Israel #Gaza #palestine #MiddleEast.

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BreakingNews: | "Gaza Aid Flotilla is just few hours away from Gaza."

YouTube video by euronews Global Sumud Flotilla set to continue its mission to Gaza as Frontex declines to provide protection

Global Sumud Flotilla set to continue its mission to Gaza as Frontex declines to provide protection

"The war in Gaza has, since October 7, 2023, killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined."

What is the Aegean Sea spatial planning all about: a new avatar of confrontation or a step towards the joint management of a disputed area? Wissem Seddik is a doctor in public law. He prepared his thesis under the direction of Pr. Marie-Pierre Lanfranchi, in the DICE-CERIC of Aix-Marseille University. This thesis, entitled “Maritime pl…

What is the Aegean Sea spatial planning all about: a new avatar of confrontation or a step towards the joint management of a disputed area?
by Wissem Seddik
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The Israel – Palestine Conflict and ‘Two-State Solution’: The Saga Continues with the New York Declaration of July 2025 By Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Professor of Public International Law, University of the Aegean, Greece I. Introduction In late July 2025, the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the …

The Israel – Palestine Conflict and ‘Two-State Solution’: The Saga Continues with the New York Declaration of July 2025
by Konstantinos D. Magliveras
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The ICJ’s Climate Opinion: Towards a Jurisprudence of Planetary Responsibility Suhana Roy is a third-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, India On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a much-awaited&nbs…

The ICJ’s Climate Opinion: Towards a Jurisprudence of Planetary Responsibility
by Suhana Roy
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Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider

This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it?
Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
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On the morning of the full moon, 7th September 2025, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama sits in silent grace, offering prayers for all sentient beings from the rooftop of his peaceful residence in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Photo Courtesy: Ven. Tenzin Jamphel
Via Tibet.Net

Not All Who Incite Will Be Charged: An Assessment of Holding Israel’s Channel 14 Media Officials Accountable for Direct and Public Incitement to Genocide Omar Khoury is a clerk for a federal judge in the United States of America. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. What was presciently observed by Aeschylus 2,5…

Not All Who Incite Will Be Charged: An Assessment of Holding Israel’s Channel 14 Media Officials Accountable for Direct and Public Incitement to Genocide
by Omar Khoury
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Omens of destruction. Analysing the legality of forcing Palestinian detainees to witness the destruction of the Gaza Strip. José Manuel Aznar works as a legal consultant in Spain. He holds an LL.M in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy. On Wednesday 20, August 2025, the Israeli Minist…

Omens of destruction. Analysing the legality of forcing Palestinian detainees to witness the destruction of the Gaza Strip.
by José Manuel Aznar
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The Notion of Title: A Critical Analysis of the ICJ’s Gabon/Equatorial Guinea Judgment By Facundo D. Rodriguez, Professor of International Law (University of Buenos Aires and University of San Isidro), lawyer, MA in International Relations and PhD candidate in International Law at th…

The Notion of Title: A Critical Analysis of the ICJ’s Gabon/Equatorial Guinea Judgment
by Facundo Rodriguez, Professor of International Law (University of Buenos Aires and University of San Isidro)
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Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid won’t save the children dying now. But they show leaders can’t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik

Insult to Injury: Navigating Offense in International Law By Mira Hamad, a teaching and research fellow and a PhD candidate at Université Paris Panthéon-Assas’ Institut des Hautes Études Internationales. Her research focuses on contested areas, territoria…

'Insult to Injury: Navigating Offense in International Law'
by Mira Hamad, research fellow at Université Paris Panthéon-Assas
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There is, undoubtedly, much to say about the ICJ’s landmark advisory opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. In this post, Julian and I begin by unpacking the Court’s treatment of the sources of international law governing climate change and how those sources interact.

The Gaza War: Media and Legal Opportunities By Thomas W. Simon, Professor of Law and Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Reports from the media, scholars, organizations, and governments can have major impacts, positive an…

The Gaza War: Media and Legal Opportunities
by Thomas W. Simon, Professor of Law and Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University
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🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
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To Blockade or Not to Blockade an Occupied Territory? The Case of the Gaza Blockade Mustafa TUNCER, Assistant Professor of International Law at the Naval War College of the Turkish National Defence University.[1] On 9 June 2025, the Israeli Navy boarded and captured the Madleen, a…

'To Blockade or Not to Blockade an Occupied Territory? The Case of the Gaza Blockade'
by Dr Mustafa Tuncer:
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