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- Some Preliminary Thoughts on Ghana’s Announced Recourse to 1982 LOSC Arbitration in the Maritime Boundary Dispute with Togo 04/03/2026On 20 February 2026, Ghana, in a press release, formally notified the Government of Togo of its decision to submit their unresolved maritime boundary dispute to arbitration under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (henceforth: 1982 LOSC). After the lapse of almost a decade during which negotiations, joint technical committees […]Andreas Giorgallis
- The Legality of the UK Interception of Iranian Missiles and Permitting a Limited US Use of British Bases 02/03/2026The UK government has been careful in not directly supporting the ongoing US-Israeli use of force against Iran. This is at least partly because (I’m sure) the internal view within the government is that the use of force is illegal. Indeed, in the endless political rigmarole about the deal between the UK and Mauritius on […]Marko Milanovic
- 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 Culture at a Crossroads; IFLOS Summer Academy 01/03/20261. 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 legal paradigms can be reconceptualised to address climate change as a long‑term, systemic condition rather than an exceptional crisis. Scholars and practitioners from law and related disciplines are invited […]Mary Guest
- The American-Israeli Strikes on Iran are (Again) Manifestly Illegal 28/02/2026After 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 extended conflict. Whatever happens, though, one thing is clear – that this use of force by the US and Israel is […]Marko Milanovic
- Subsequent practice in the ICRC’s updated Commentary on GC IV 27/02/2026Since 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. Updated Commentaries on the first three Geneva Conventions were released in 2016, 2017 and 2020, and the updated Commentary on the 1949 Geneva […]Abhimanyu George Jain and Ellen Policinski
- From Managed Trade to Managed Investment Through Trade 25/02/2026Prior 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 raising the cost of imports, States sought to channel foreign economic activity inland, effectively leaving exporters wishing to preserve market access with little alternative but to […]Victor Crochet
- Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and Cultural Rights: The Case of Bonaire 24/02/2026On 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 towards the Caribbean territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, specifically Bonaire – a small island situated off the coast of Venezuela with […]Flore Heinrich
- Back to the Pre-Lisbon era? Why the Provisional Application of the EU-Mercosur Agreement is so Controversial 23/02/2026On 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 than 20 years of negotiations, this deal has been praised as a major stepping stone for extending the EU’s economic and geopolitical influence worldwide, […]Alexandre Lejeune
- Two Weeks in Review: 9—20 February 2026 22/02/2026Over 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 its perceived antagonists, concerns around commercial deep-sea mining, and the open politicization of migration at the ECtHR. These have been joined by some newer players: issues […]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 of the International Legal Order; 2026 Global Scholars Intensive; CfP Utrecht Journal of International and European Law 22/02/20261. 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 Scholarship (SAILS) are inviting submissions for a special collaboration in Volume 57.4 of GJIL. This issue will feature up to five scholarly articles (9,000–12,000 words) […]Mary Guest