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Announcements: CfP ClimateXLaw Conference; International Water Law in Times of Polycrisis Webinars; CfE Oxford LGBT+ Rights Discussion Group; Migrating Fears Film Screening; CfP International Law of C... 1. Call for Papers, Panels and Posters: ClimateXLaw Conference 2026. The Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, will host the ClimateXLaw Conference on 10–11 September 2026. The event explores how l...

Announcements: CfP ClimateXLaw Conference; International Water Law in Times of Polycrisis Webinars; CfE Oxford LGBT+ Rights Discussion Group; Migrating Fears Film Screening; ... | by Mary Guest

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...

The American-Israeli Strikes on Iran are (Again) Manifestly Illegal | by Marko Milanovic

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...

"Whatever happens, though, one thing is clear – that this use of force by the US and Israel is manifestly illegal. It is as plain a violation of the prohibition on the use of force in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter as one could possibly have."

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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...

“The violation of the Charter here is simply as plain as it could possibly be.”
Marko Milanovic
@ejiltalk.bsky.social

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Subsequent practice in the ICRC’s updated Commentary on GC IV Since 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)  has been engaged in a project to revise and update its Commentaries on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional Protocols....

Subsequent practice in the ICRC’s updated Commentary on GC IV | by Abhimanyu George Jain and Ellen Policinski

This post is part of a symposium is being run in collaboration with @justsecurity.org and the @icrc.org

From Managed Trade to Managed Investment Through Trade Prior to the establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), tariffs routinely functioned as deliberate instruments of industrial policy. By ...

From Managed Trade to Managed Investment Through Trade | by Victor Crochet and Tessa Sophie Hoffmann

Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and Cultural Rights: The Case of Bonaire On the 28th of January, the District Court of the Hague rendered its judgment in the case of Greenpeace v. the Netherlands. The case addressed the Dutch State’s mitigation and adaptation obligations t...

Flore Heinrich and I have co-authored a blog on @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the recent judgment in the Bonaire case, focusing on how the District Court of The Hague approached cultural rights in the context of climate change and implications for future litigation: www.ejiltalk.org/climate-chan....

Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and Cultural Rights: The Case of Bonaire On the 28th of January, the District Court of the Hague rendered its judgment in the case of Greenpeace v. the Netherlands. The case addressed the Dutch State’s mitigation and adaptation obligations t...

Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and Cultural Rights: The Case of Bonaire | by Flore Heinrich and Sophie Starrenburg

The ICRC’s New Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention ​The ICRC's updated Commentary on GC IV fills a loophole-closing function and reasserts IHL’s core protective purpose.

Prof. @eliavl.bsky.social explains how the @icrc.org Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention closes loopholes and reasserts international humanitarian law's core protective function.
Part of our symposium with @ejiltalk.bsky.social & @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social
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Back to the Pre-Lisbon era? Why the Provisional Application of the EU-Mercosur Agreement is so Controversial On 17 January 2026, the EU and Mercosur signed an ambitious trade and cooperation package composed of two instruments: a Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and an Interim Trade Agreement (iTA). After more t...

Back to the Pre-Lisbon era? Why the Provisional Application of the EU-Mercosur Agreement is so Controversial | by Alexandre Lejeune

Two Weeks in Review: 9—20 February 2026 Over the last fortnight, some issues have remained in the spotlight: the implications of the Trump administration’s posture and practice for international institutions, Russia’s use of law to pressure...

Two Weeks in Review: 9—20 February 2026 | by Sebastian von Massow

Announcements: CfS Study and Analysis of International Law Scholarship; University of Edinburgh Global Law Conference; International Law Breakfast Briefings; ELI Webinar on Consumer Agenda; CfP Future... 1. Call for Submissions: The Study and Analysis of International Law Scholarship. The Georgetown Journal of International Law (GJIL) and the Consortium for the Study and Analysis of International Law ...

Announcements: CfS Study and Analysis of International Law Scholarship; University of Edinburgh Global Law Conference; International Law Breakfast Briefings; [...] | by Mary Guest

Reading the Updated Commentary on GCIV in an Imperial Moment The updated ICRC Commentary of the Fourth Geneva Convention (GCIV) is a monumental, if not timely, achievement. At its core, it provides a set of very useful legal interpretations on an enormous body ...

Reading the Updated Commentary on GCIV in an Imperial Moment | by Boyd van Dijk

This post is part of a symposium is being run in collaboration with @justsecurity.org and the @icrc.org

Reading the Updated Commentary on GCIV in an Imperial Moment The updated ICRC Commentary of the Fourth Geneva Convention (GCIV) is a monumental, if not timely, achievement. At its core, it provides a set of very useful legal interpretations on an enormous body ...

I was invited by @ejiltalk.bsky.social @justsecurity.org to reflect on colonialism in relation to the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention - here are my thoughts.

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“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”: the ICRC’s approach to Common Article 3 in its updated Commentary This post explores the ICRC Commentary on Common Article 3, highlighting key updates and what they reveal about modern armed conflict law.

⚖️ Common Article 3 to the fourth #GenevaConventions hasn’t been rewritten; it’s been updated.

As a part of an @ICRC joint symposium with @justsecurity.org & @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on GC IV, today's post examines three key updates to CA3.

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Stepping Forward, with Caution: The Inter-American Court’s Approach to Transfemicide in Leonela Zelaya Just a few weeks ago, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivered its long-awaited judgment in Leonela Zelaya and Other v Honduras, concerning Leonela Zelaya’s transfemicide. Leonela Zelaya was...

Stepping Forward, with Caution: The Inter-American Court’s Approach to Transfemicide in Leonela Zelaya | by Carlos J. Zelada

Judicial Independence Under Threat: Russia’s Conviction <i>in absentia</i> of Nine International Criminal Court Officials On 12 December 2025, the Moscow City Court convicted nine International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in absentia for crimes relating to the unlawful prosecution of Russian citizens. These individual...

Judicial Independence Under Threat: Russia’s Conviction in absentia of Nine International Criminal Court Officials | by Caleb Wheeler

Symposium: Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention Expert authors examine key interpretive issues and selected topics in the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Just Security is delighted to co-host a symposium with @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention on protection of civilians during war. Read the first contribution by Jean-Marie Henckaerts:

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The Legality of Recognizing Somaliland On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first state to formally recognize Somaliland as a state. The reactions of the international community have ranged between negative, cautious, neutral and silence...

'The Legality of Recognizing Somaliland', by Eran Sthoeger, for @ejiltalk.bsky.social.

Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia Scholarship over the past decade or so has been interested in the imperial origins of international investment law. As much as the current regime has undergone reform, some relics continue to present ...

'Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia', by Muhammad Syed, for @ejiltalk.bsky.social.

Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention When law is read in good faith, it becomes a shield. GC IV’s purpose is simple: protect human beings in war.

⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV.

Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.

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Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today. This symposium is being run in collaboration with @justsecurity.org and the @icrc.org.

Protecting civilians in good faith: A joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) of 1949 in October 2025. GC IV is the cornerstone of protection...

Protecting civilians in good faith: A joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention | by Mary Guest

Announcements: Global Law at Reading Ghandhi Research Seminar Series; Where Human Rights Take Place Workshop; KÜREMER Call for Papers; BIICL Training Programme 1. Global Law at Reading (GLAR) Ghandhi Research Seminar Series. GLAR has announced the following events for the remainder of the academic year (all times are UK time, and all are welcome without prio...

Announcements: Global Law at Reading Ghandhi Research Seminar Series; Where Human Rights Take Place Workshop; KÜREMER Call for Papers; BIICL Training Programme | by Mary Guest

Time, Form, and Coalitions: Reflections on the 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III The 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III (WGIII), held in mid-January 2026 in New York, marked another modest but revealing step in the long road toward reforming investor–State dispute settleme...

Time, Form, and Coalitions: Reflections on the 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III | by Jonathan Bonnitcha and Ladan Mehranvar

The ‘Economic Unity’ Theory and the Discretionary Power of the International Seabed Authority to Deny Contract Extensions Normative and institutional context  On 20 January 2026, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (the ‘Authority’) – the international organization established under the United Nat...

The ‘Economic Unity’ Theory and the Discretionary Power of the International Seabed Authority to Deny Contract Extensions | by Maria Esther Salamanca-Aguado

Labour Mobility as a Blind Spot in International Economic Law: Recent Lessons from Sanctioned Economies Labour mobility as a structural blind spot in international economic law International economic law is structured around the regulation of goods, capital, and services, yet it remains strikingly under...

Labour Mobility as a Blind Spot in International Economic Law: Recent Lessons from Sanctioned Economies | by Ridam Gangwar

The Dismantling of UN Peace Operations under the Trump Administration Those who had hoped for a more auspicious start to the new year for multilateralism were quickly disillusioned by recent developments concerning Venezuela, Greenland and beyond. Simultaneously, the Un...

The Dismantling of UN Peace Operations under the Trump Administration | by Salman Khan and Haris Huremagić

Finally, Mercosur!… Or not? The stumbling block with the chapter on trade and sustainable development Many heads of state and government from European and South American countries, as well as representatives of the European Union at the highest level, have hailed the fact that, after three decades of ...

"the EU has missed a great opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development (...)"
Carmen Martínez on the EU #MERCOSUR FTA via @ejiltalk.bsky.social
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The Steering Committee’s ‘Preliminary Draft Text’ for the Chișinău Declaration: Nothing is Wrong with the ECtHR’s Migration Case-Law In the past months the academic community has tried to understand what the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or ‘the Court’) could have done wrong regarding the interpretation of the European Conv...

The Steering Committee’s ‘Preliminary Draft Text’ for the Chișinău Declaration: Nothing is Wrong with the ECtHR’s Migration Case-Law | by Lorenzo Acconciamessa