EJIL: Talk!
- Is There a Duty to Repatriate in International Law? July 2, 2025As thousands of foreign nationals stranded in Iran and Israel wait for repatriation flights, governments are scrambling to find safe ways to evacuate them. With airspace closed, land border crossings limited, and evacuation routes posing dangers, many people remain stuck. In addition to these obvious logistical challenges, the capacity of governments to repatriate their nationals […]Thomas Mulder
- EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 35: Human Mobility and International Law July 2, 2025Migration has become a defining issue of our time, visibly shaping political discourse, legal systems, and public imaginaries. Yet for all its salience, international law’s capacity to respond to the complexities of human mobility remains fractured, fragile, and often inadequate. In this episode, we take a hard look at the international legal architecture surrounding migration: […]Jaya Ramji-Nogales
- The EU Space Act: Internal Harmonisation and External Influence July 1, 2025On 25 June 2025, the European Commission unveiled its long-anticipated proposal for an EU Space Act. This draft Regulation arrives after years of preparatory work, discussions, and multiple delays. Its objective is to address growing legal and practical fragmentation across national space frameworks at a time when commercial activity in orbit is increasing exponentially. Space […]Güneş Ünüvar
- The Iran-US Claims Tribunal and the Recent US Military Operation against Iran June 30, 2025Much has already been written about the (il)legality of the recent military operation undertaken by the United States against Iran (see here and here), including on this blog here. Yet, one aspect not dealt with so far has been whether there might exist a judicial forum in which Iran could eventually bring forward a claim […]Andreas Zimmermann
- Protecting Gaza’s Marine Environment in Armed Conflict: Shared or Exclusive International Responsibility? June 30, 2025In January 2009, Israel imposed a far-reaching naval blockade after attempts by the Free Gaza Movement to enter the closed Gaza Strip by sea. While international lawyers have discussed the legality of the naval blockade extensively (see here, here, here and here), its detrimental consequences for Gaza’s marine environment have been largely overlooked. These consequences […]Christiane Ahlborn
- The Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo: Globalising Genocide Accountability and Activism June 27, 2025Image: Day 1, Gaza Tribunal with Penny Green, Susan Akram and Michael Lynk In late May, the Gaza Tribunal held its first public assembly in Sarajevo and online (through Zoom and Youtube livestreaming). Over the course of 4 days, its three chambers presented expert reports that were interspersed with keynotes, witness testimony from Gaza and […]Michelle Burgis-Kasthala
- Brussels Mirage: The EU AI Act’s Subtle Shine across International Borders June 26, 2025While the U.S. is discussing a 10-year moratorium on all federal AI legislation (‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’), many countries around the world are – in very different ways – legislating on AI (see global map). In the absence of a U.S. regulatory model, do countries with their own AI Bills (Japan) and AI Bill […]Anna-Julia Saiger
- Towards a Human Right to Democracy? Some Initial Thoughts on Guatemala’s Request for Advisory Opinion to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights June 25, 2025In December 2024, Guatemala filed a very extensive request (63 pages) for an Advisory Opinion to the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) asking, among other things: “are States obliged to guarantee and promote democracy as a human right protected by the American Convention on Human Rights, as a means for social, political and economic […]Gabriela García Escobar
- Would the Adoption of IOSCO Principles of Full Disclosure Avert the Ultra Vires Sovereign Debt Issue? Proposal for a New Global Policy June 24, 2025At the 2025 Biennial Conference of International Economic Law of the American Society of International Law, Sebastian Grund, Legal Counsel at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), presented his research on ultra vires debt. However, Grund’s approach overlooks a critical component in resolving ultra vires debt in sovereign markets: The requirement for full disclosure by issuers […]Juan Carlos Portilla
- The Illegal Israeli-American Use of Force Against Iran: A Follow-Up June 23, 2025Yesterday, the United States joined Israel in its use of force against Iran by conducting a precision bombing operation targeting Iranian nuclear sites. Like Israel’s use of force before it, this use of force by the United States is, in my view, quite clearly illegal – a breach of the prohibition on the use of […]Marko Milanovic