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- Congratulations to Navi Pillay, International Lawyer, Judge on the Thin Red Line, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 09/10/2026The Norwegian Nobel Committee today announced the award of this year’s Peace Prize to our colleague Navi Pillay, formerly a judge on the ICTR and ICC, ex-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former member of the UN commission of inquiry on the OPT and Israel, and currently a judge ad hoc at the ICJ. It […]Marko Milanovic
- High Moral Character as Optional? ICC Vetting Design Flaws 09/10/2026Introduction Paragraph 23 of the due diligence procedure adopted by the Assembly of States Parties in 2023 requires the Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM) to report on judicial candidates high moral character for elected office. Yet, for the election of six judges in New York this December, vetting did not take place in a timely manner. […]Ezequiel Jimenez Martinez
- 80 Years After Nuremberg’s Foundational Moment: On the Current Situation of the Crime of Aggression 08/10/2026The text below is a reproduction of Prof Dr Claus Kreß’ keynote address at the 2026 Nuremberg Forum, as delivered on 7 October at Court Room 600, Nuremberg. As readers of the blog know, we occasionally publish longer texts or lectures that we consider speak significantly to the moment. ‘If this be an innovation, it […]Claus Kreß
- Runaway Interest in ISDS: Back to (Legal) Basics 07/10/2026Until recently, it was fair to decry the lack of attention paid to how ISDS tribunals quantify compensation, against evidence of ballooning awards and the sometimes dizzying amounts involved. Today, however, this issue is no longer secluded from public and academic scrutiny: it features prominently in critical scholarship and is probably the most contentious item […]Toni Marzal
- Two(ish) Weeks in Review: 7 September—2 October 2026 04/10/2026The tub-thumping of the first half of the year would seem to have receded into background noise for now, giving space for other reflections—from the maps we use to understand the world, to the influence of AI on the fruits of scholarship and the roots of international law. Also in focus are reparations for slavery […]Sebastian von Massow
- Announcements: Future(s) of International Water Law Webinar; CfR Code, Law and Capital; CfA WSIL Early-Career Mentoring Program; Impact of Neutrality on Research and Knowledge Production in Legal Scholarship Workshop; The Right to a Safe, Stable and Healthy Climate Webinar; CfA Community Interests in International Law; Romanian Yearbook of International and European Law; International Law Breakfast Briefings; Disaster Displacement and International Protection in the EU Book Discussion; TwoLaW Lecture Series on the Laws of War 04/10/20261. Future(s) of International Water Law: Reimagining Transboundary Water Governance for a Changing World. The International Water Law Academy (IWLA) is hosting a webinar series on the “Future(s) of International Water Law: Reimagining Transboundary Water Governance for a Changing World”. The series explores how international water law may evolve in response to the complex water […]Mary Guest
- Two nodes of interaction between AI and the obligation to respect state sovereignty 02/10/2026Artificial intelligence (AI) is interacting in ever more complex ways with the sovereignty of states. On the one hand, AI technologies are beginning to underpin key sectors and services, including national security, the economy, healthcare. Consequently – and unsurprisingly – states are seeking to protect AI capabilities and the data infrastructure they rely on. The […]Tsvetelina van Benthem
- Beyond Attribution: What Does a State Owe When Its Company Goes Abroad? 28/09/2026On 18 August 2026, the Aylla Rewe del Ngen Mapu Kintuantü, an autonomous political, social, spiritual and cultural alliance bringing together ancestral authorities and more than 150 communities of the Mapuche Williche Indigenous people in southern Chile, filed a complaint against Statkraft AS before the Norwegian Consumer Authority. The complaint concerns Statkraft’s human rights due […]Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde
- Announcements: CfS Cyber Law Toolkit; GLAR Ghandhi Research Seminar Series; ESIL Conversations Webinars 27/09/20261. Call for Submissions: Cyber Law Toolkit. The Cyber Law Toolkit, an online resource on international law and cyber activities, is inviting proposals for new scenarios for its next general update, scheduled for September 2027. The Toolkit features a growing collection of hypothetical scenarios inspired by real-world cyber incidents, each accompanied by detailed legal analysis. It […]Mary Guest
- Serious Misconduct Cost the ICC Its Prosecutor. Its Judges Face a Vote No Character Report Reaches. 24/09/2026The ICC removed a Prosecutor for misconduct. This December it elects six judges — after its own Advisory Committee reported that it could not complete the moral-character check the Rome Statute requires, and while the report that would complete it sits unseen by the States who vote. In July 2026 the Assembly of States Parties […]Carina Bury