Flux EJIL: Talk!

  • Gender Apartheid and the Limits of Criminalisation janvier 12, 2026
    In August 2021, the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. This followed two decades of US-led military intervention and occupation, repeatedly justified as a mission to liberate Afghan women from the Taliban during their first regime from 1996-2001. Since their return, the Taliban have enforced an institutionalised regime of systemic discrimination and exclusion of women, […]
    Nora Jaber
  • The ICJ’s New Rules on Provisional Measures Reports janvier 12, 2026
    On 17 December 2025, “as part of the ongoing review of its procedures and working methods”, the International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’ or ‘Court’) amended article 78 of the Rules of Court to make available to the public reports provided by the parties concerning compliance with provisional measures (‘provisional measures reports’ or ‘reports’). Article 78, […]
    Camille Lefebvre
  • Two Weeks in Review: 29 December 2025—9 January 2026 janvier 11, 2026
    It was simply the worst of times? It has been a jarring start to the year and this particular season of darkness has already brought its fair shair of foolishness and incredulity. All the more reason to seek out corners of wisdom and belief. Over the last two weeks, contributors have helped shed light on […]
    Sebastian von Massow
  • Announcements: ICL Year in Review Webinar; ITLOS – Nippon Foundation Programme; Climate Change Symposium; Legal Dimensions of Refugee Data Protection Conference; Enforcing Sustainability Standards in Cross-Border Trade Symposium; CfP University of Edinburgh Conference; Legitimacy of International Law PhD Course janvier 11, 2026
    1. International Criminal Law Year in Review Webinar. The ASIL International Criminal Law Interest Group will be hosting an International Criminal Law Year in Review. As we begin the new year, scholars in the field will discuss and debate some of the most momentous international criminal law developments from the year that has passed. The […]
    Mary Guest
  • The privileges and immunities of INTERPOL: a new general agreement janvier 9, 2026
    Unlike most international organisations of its size, the International Criminal Police Organization-INTERPOL (“INTERPOL” or the “Organization”) does not enjoy privileges and immunities (“P&I”) by virtue of a founding treaty. Rather, INTERPOL has worked to find bilateral solutions for its P&I: it has entered into bilateral agreements and other formal arrangements with approximately 20 countries, including […]
    Stephen Bailey
  • Another Brick in the Wall: Israel’s Seizure of UNRWA Facilities in East Jerusalem janvier 8, 2026
    1. Introduction: background of the seizure of UNRWA facilities in East-Jerusalem On 8 December 2025, Israeli police, accompanied by municipal Israeli officials, forcibly entered the facility of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), located in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, replaced the flag of […]
    Andreas Zimmermann
  • The United Nations Conference on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters janvier 8, 2026
    Introduction On 15 December 2025, the UN General Assembly decided to convene the United Nations Conference on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters (PPED). In 2024, the General Assembly had decided to conclude a legally binding instrument on the topic. (This was discussed in detail here). However, the modalities and details of […]
    Paola Patarroyo
  • Some Further Thoughts on the Illegal US Attack on Venezuela: Self-Defence, Cyber, and Continuing Coercion janvier 7, 2026
    In this post, I want to provide a couple of thoughts on some aspects of the unlawful US attack on Venezuela on 3 January. Before doing so, however, I should simply say that I completely endorse the analyses of colleagues here on EJIL: Talk! and on Just Security. The illegality of the US military operation […]
    Marko Milanovic
  • Britain’s Legal Responsibility for Applying the Balfour Declaration in Palestine and for Its Tenure There janvier 7, 2026
    Is Britain legally accountable for holding Palestine between the world wars? Does its implementation there of the Balfour Declaration open it, presently, to claim for reparation, under the law of state responsibility? Three distinct positions are seen. For scholars like James Crawford and Malcolm Shaw, the issue of reparation does not arise, for they consider […]
    John B. Quigley
  • Offsetting Inter-State Debt in International Law janvier 6, 2026
    Since the immobilization of Russian Central Bank (RCB) assets across multiple jurisdictions in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, officials and commentators have debated the legal permissibility as well as the political and economic wisdom of using those assets to fund Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction. While the EU has agreed to issue a loan to […]
    Federica Paddeu