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- The Davos Trap on Greenland janvier 23, 2026The dispute about Greenland has been conducted by the US as a zero-sum game. Either ‘ownership’ over Greenland would be handed over to Washington, or else economic sanctions or worse would be applied to Denmark and her European allies. It was all or nothing until earlier this week. There is a general sense that NATO […]Marc Weller
- Through an ICJ Lense, Legal Attacks on Denmark’s Title to Greenland Would Fail janvier 23, 2026“You know, because a boat landed there 500 years ago and then left, that doesn’t give you title.” So said the American President upon departing for Davos. It should come as no surprise that Donald Trump challenges Denmark’s title to Greenland. A favorite tactic of real estate magnates is to strip the owner’s title to […]Michael J. Kelly
- Which Immunity for Nicolás Maduro? Personal immunity, Inviolability, and the Implausible Exceptions the US Might Claim janvier 22, 2026On 3 January 2025, the US carried out a military operation on Venezuelan territory that culminated in the capture and removal of Nicolás Maduro and his wife. This operation plainly breaches Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and may amount to an act of aggression (as explained here, here or here). Not only that, but […]Adrián Agenjo
- More Ideas and Less CV? janvier 21, 2026Various EJIL editorials have highlighted some of the dangers to the integrity of academic life of excessive reliance on quantitative indicators in assessing the excellence or otherwise of scholars in the different stages of an academic career, be it selection to a Post Doc programme, initial appointment as faculty or subsequent promotion. Why Not to […]Sarah Nouwen
- The ICC’s Residual Jurisdiction & the Situation in the Philippines janvier 20, 2026Background On 23 October 2025, the International Criminal Court’s (‘ICC’) Pre-Trial Chamber I (‘PTC’) dismissed Duterte’s challenge to the Court’s jurisdiction. Duterte, to recall, was arrested in March 2025 on allegations of crimes against humanity in the context of the Philippine government’s anti-narcotics campaign. Seemingly, Duterte’s case presents a novel issue for the ICC. During […]Gemmo Bautista Fernandez
- In This Issue – Reviews janvier 20, 2026This issue includes four book reviews that address, from different perspectives, varied experiences and expertise, and distinct methods, the ways in which international law can both limit state violence and violations of human dignity, but also, in some respects, endorse or reproduce the dynamics that enable practices of violence and oppression of human dignity. Françoise […]Anne Lagerwall
- In This Issue janvier 19, 2026Opening this issue’s articles section, Marius Pieterse argues for a reconceptualization of cities as victims of human rights violations. His article maps out avenues for recognition of the harm sustained by urban collectives, challenging individualist understandings of human rights in a state-centric international legal order. The next article focuses on another question of standing in […]Ana Luisa Bernardino
- New Issue of EJIL (Vol. 36 (2025) No. 3) – Out Soon janvier 19, 2026The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law will be published shortly. We will publish a number of posts outlining the contents of this issue and the editorials over the coming week. Here is the Table of Contents for this new issue, as well as the Abstracts: Editorial: EJIL: News!; In This Issue; In This […]Mary Guest
- Announcements: CfP New Technologies & Legal Accountability; Art & Cultural Heritage Summer School; CfP Law of State Immunity; CfS Trade, Law & Development; Regional & International Dispute Settlement Course; CfA EUI Economic Statecraft Conference; CfP Global South Law, Policy, & Development; Challenging Frontex’s De Facto Immunity Webinar; LawAI Research Fellow Vacancy; Right to Food & the Global Order Lecture; Protection of Human Dignity Through Criminal Law Conference; Cyber-Enabled International Crimes Event; Inter-Judicial Dialogue on Climate Change & Human Rights; CfA CITIL’s WTO Chairs Programme Symposium janvier 18, 20261. Call for Papers: New Technologies and International Legal Accountability, University of Perugia. The organisers of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) supported Conference “New Technologies and International Legal Accountability”, which will take place in Perugia on 22–23 October 2026, are inviting contributions exploring the role of international law in ensuring accountability for malicious […]Mary Guest
- Closing the Last Gap in International Criminal Law: Why a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity Matters janvier 16, 2026This is a post in our Joint Symposium on “Negotiating a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity” run in partnership with Just Security. The international community stands at a pivotal moment in the evolution of international criminal law. While genocide and war crimes have long been codified in dedicated international treaties, crimes against humanity — arguably […]Jörg Polakiewicz