Antoine De Spiegeleir

Quote: “The expansive legal protection of fossil investments risks significantly increasing the cost of climate policies.”

"The Struggle Against Fossil Sovereignty"

JOCHEN VON BERNSTORFF and INGO VENZKE explain why the ICJ's climate advisory opinion lends further support to efforts aimed at pushing back against the legal protection of fossil fuel extraction and production.

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Quote: “Far from peripheral, the law of the sea emerged as a primary site for interpreting and enforcing States’ climate obligations under international law.”

"Sea-Level Rise Reaches The Hague" 🌊⚖️

ANTOINE DE SPIEGELEIR (@antoine-despieg.bsky.social) & ARMANDO ROCHA examine the most salient features of the ICJ’s assessment of the law of the sea in the context of climate change in its recent climate advisory opinion.

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UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read A United Nations report seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs has revealed: U.N. reports are not widely read.

"UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read"
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While much of the commentary on the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion rightly focuses on its legal conclusions, my latest blog post takes a different approach. I read the opinion as an act of institutional self-presentation: a moment where the Court constructs its own role in the international order.

Quote: “The advisory opinion of the ICJ provides an inspiring high-water mark for the legal recognition of the right to a healthy environment. The debates about the right’s existence, its relevance, and its importance are over.”

"A Right Foundational to Humanity’s Existence" 🌱

DAVID R. BOYD (@drdavidboyd.bsky.social‬), former UN Special Rapporteur, on the role of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment in the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change.

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A new piece in the symposium I'm co-editing with @matigre.bsky.social & @maximb.bsky.social is now out! "What the Court Didn't Say" by @jedodermatt.bsky.social explores the ambivalence of missed opportunities in the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change. ⬇️

Quote: “By focusing on what the ICJ did not say, we can gain a better understanding of how it navigates its institutional constraints, political sensitivities, and the evolving terrain of international climate litigation.”

"What the Court Didn’t Say"

JED ODERMATT (‪@jedodermatt.bsky.social‬) on the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion and the politics of judicial restraint.

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Quote: “The opinion’s true legacy may lie not only in its legal conclusions, but in its power to influence political will, guide national courts, and support vulnerable communities seeking justice.”

"The most significant development in international climate law since the adoption of the Paris Agreement" 🌍⚖️

MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE, MAXIM BÖNNEMANN, and ANTOINE DE SPIEGELEIR kick off a new joint blog symposium on the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change.

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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: An Introduction - Climate Law Blog “An existential threat” – this is how the International Court of Justice (ICJ) characterized climate change in its long-awaited advisory opinion on the obligations of States with respect to climate…

🌏📣The ICJ issued its long-awaited #advisoryopinion on the obligations of States to #climatechange. The groundbreaking opinion will have a major impact on global climate governance. Read our intro in the #SabinCenter’s Climate Law Blog symposium with @verfassungsblog.de : buff.ly/9ZOpmGC

Quote: “This one seemingly modest paragraph may have profound implications for millions of people fleeing across borders due to climate change, potentially reshaping the legal landscape for those seeking protection and at least offering minimum guarantees against their removal to a place where they would be at risk.”

"A Single Paragraph’s Promise"

LENA RIEMER on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate change and the understated question of climate-induced human displacement.

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Quote from our published article by author Antoine de Spiegeleir & Beini Ye “Using Russian Central Bank assets to enforce ECtHR judgments could ensure that any payments obtained would be directed to affected communities.”

The ECtHR may soon issue its first compensation awards against Russia for its conduct in Ukraine.

Given Russia’s lack of cooperation, ANTOINE DE SPIEGELEIR (@antoine-despieg.bsky.social) and BEINI YE examine enforcement via third states holding Russian assets.

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I look forward to sharing information about my experience as a PhD researcher in the @eui-law.bsky.social with prospective applicants on May 12! Details and registration link below ⬇️
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Resisting Submission

Worth a read: "Resisting Submission" by Jan Komárek on @verfassungsblog.de

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She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target. A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.

✊ She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...

We are happy to announce the first session of our brand-new “How to” series of events for @esil-sedi.bsky.social ECR members!

@antoine-despieg.bsky.social and I will be in Catania, and we are looking forward to seeing you in person/online!

Also, watch out for the full programme coming out soon 👀

📢 We are excited to announce the Inaugural Event of our brand-new ‘How to’ series of events aimed at early-career members of @esil-sedi.bsky.social 🥳

On Friday, March 21, at 12pm (CET), join us to discuss ‘How to secure research funding’ with guest speaker Veronika Fikfak (@ucl.ac.uk) 1/2

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‘On my way out … for real!’ A Conversation with Joseph H.H. Weiler on the Occasion of His Stepping Down as EJIL Editor in Chief Sarah Nouwen: EJIL Editor in Chief Joseph H.H. Weiler has written numerous editorials in which he gives advice on academic practices. He titled them: ‘On M

After 17 years of serving as EJIL Editor in Chief, he is now stepping down. In his words: ‘for real’. It is an occasion for an in-person conversation: many people know ‘Weiler’ by name or by initials ‘JHHW’; fewer people know him in person. Who is Joseph Halevi Horowitz Weiler?

Advisory opinions all over the place? Submit an abstract for a @esil-sedi.bsky.social pre-conference workshop in Berlin on the role and function of advisory proceedings before international courts and tribunals. Abstracts due 28 March, more information below.

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Yesterday, we watched Anatomy of a Fall as a “required viewing” for the first session of the seminar @sjorspolm.bsky.social and I will teach at @eui-eu.bsky.social starting next week on law as performance and narrative. Not the worst excuse to catch an incredible movie! 🍿

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Climate change storytelling and masterplots at the European Court of Human Rights Talk of climate change litigation is on everyone’s lips. While some hope binding rulings will drive climate action, others question courts’ expertise, legitimacy, and enforcement capacities. This a...

Afraid of running out of conversation topics before midnight today? Look no further! My paper on #climatechange storytelling at the European Court of Human Rights just came out in @law-and-humanities.bsky.social ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Here is to a better year for the climate! 🥂

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