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- The Hague Group and the Uneven Volatility of Intervention Coalitions at the International Court of Justice 30/10/2026Introduction On 15 October 2026, Colombia’s Foreign Ministry announced that the country was leaving the Hague Group, which it now described as a body “created to isolate and attack Israel”. The Hague Group was launched in The Hague on 31 January 2025 by nine states: Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South […]Kyra Wigard
- Opening the Door to Collective Enforcement: Council of Europe Proposals to Secure Payment of ECtHR Awards Against Russia 29/10/2026On 30 September 2026, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2678 (2026) and Recommendation 2315 (2026) that seek to finally move ahead with the implementation of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments against Russia. For the first time in Council of Europe history, these documents endorse concrete proposals to […]Grigory Vaypan
- Has the Eagle Landed? Criminal Jurisdiction for Submarine Cable Damage in the EEZ at the Helsinki Court of Appeal 28/10/2026Background On 27 August 2026, the Helsinki Court of Appeal issued its decision concerning the criminal responsibility of the master (a Georgian national) and two crew members (Georgian and Indian nationals) of the vessel Eagle S (for an analysis of this decision see also here). The facts were as follows: on 25 December 2024, the […]Johannes Ipsen
- Revival of Environmental Justice: A Climate Complaint Under the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement 27/10/2026In August, New Zealand amended its Climate Change Response Act 2002 (CCRA) to bar tort liability for “emissions-related climate change effects”, thus interfering with the pending case of Smith v Fonterra. In a previous post, I suggested this tort liability shield may be inconsistent with New Zealand’s obligations in respect of climate change, human rights, […]Oliver Hailes
- EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 47: Meeting the Moment: ICC Sanctions and the Future of International Adjudication 26/10/2026In a matter of months, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has faced its prosecutor’s removal for serious misconduct; Chad, Venezuela and Naoero (transcript of address to General Assembly cf written statement) announcing their intention to withdraw from it; and the United States publicly committing to use all means to ‘dismantle’ the ICC ‘brick by brick, if necessary’, […]Leena Grover
- Announcements: CfS Legal Research & Analysis; Teaching and Experiencing International Law through Legal Clinics Webinar; CfP Law, Space and Borders; CfS Revisiting the Threat or Use of Force in International Law 25/10/20261. Call for Submissions: Legal Research & Analysis. Legal Research & Analysis (ISSN 3007-6455 online; 3007-6447 print) is a peer-reviewed, open-access law journal. It is inviting submissions for Volume 4, Issue 4 (2026). The journal publishes research articles, review papers, case comments and book reviews across all areas of law. It especially welcomes work on: […]Mary Guest
- Two Weeks in Review: 5—16 October 2026 18/10/2026It has been a fortnight of announcements, awards, and anniversaries. International criminal law has provided much of the music: from the latest announcement of US sanctions on the ICC, to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to one of its former judges, to the fraught vetting procedures of its future judges. And all this […]Sebastian von Massow
- Dialogue as Governance: The First UN Dialogue on Global AI Governance and its Implications for Human Rights 16/10/2026“AI is advancing at a runway speed. The question is no longer whether AI will transform our world – it already is. The question is whether we will govern this transformation together – or let it govern us.” —António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations Introduction On 6–7 July 2026, the United Nations (‘UN’) […]Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew
- The US Sanctions Against the ICC 15/10/2026Some two hours after the Nobel Prize Committee announced the award of the Peace Prize to Navi Pillay for her work on international law and the establishment of international accountability for atrocity crimes, the US government struck back. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a significant escalation in the US campaign against the International Criminal […]Marc Weller
- Investment Arbitration as Ransom? The EU Sanctions Regime and ‘Administrative Chill’ 15/10/2026Introduction and Factual Background: Fridman v Luxembourg In February 2022, shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union placed Mikhail Fridman on its sanctions list. The designation subjected the Russian-Israeli businessman’s funds and economic resources to an asset freeze, affecting interests held through Luxembourg – including his 37.9% ownership of the investment group […]Güneş Ünüvar