In March 2026, the Colombian Parliament and then-President Petro agreed to accede to the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries (International Convention). With the deposit of the accession instruments, Colombia will end a multi-year gap
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Two Weeks in Review: 27 July—7 August 2026
‘We like lists, because we don’t want to die.’ At least according to Umberto Eco. He had in mind our love of all things limitless when confronted with our own very discouraging, humiliating limit: death. But it applies equally to
Location, Location, Location: The UK Supreme Court’s Judgment in Shehabi v. Bahrain
In August 2022, I co-authored a post on the English case of Al-Masarir v. Saudi Arabia [2022] EWHC 2199, where Knowles J held that Saudi Arabia had no immunity under Section 5 of the UK State Immunity Act 1978
Towards a Fit-for-Purpose International Drug Control System
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is the United Nations commission with primary responsibility for the application of the three drug conventions. At its 68th session in 2025, it adopted Resolution 68/6 on the establishment of an
National Security as a Sword for Expropriation: The UK-China BIT on the Brink
The UK government nationalised British Steel on 16 July 2026. The nationalisation was carried out under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026. Jingye Group, a Chinese enterprise, had acquired the company in 2020 with a pledged investment of £1.2 billion.
Trade with the Settlements: How EU Law Points the Way Out of the Deadlock
The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of 2024 on Legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Terrritory, including East Jerusalem has prompted many scholarly comments on third states’ obligations to react to
Announcements: CfS Fairness in International Economic Adjudication; CfParticipants Geneva Trade Week’s Curated Conversations; CfP Rules-Based International Order in Latin America & the Caribbean; The Normative Dimension of EU Communication Conference; RRU International Law Week
1. Call for Submissions: Fairness in International Economic Adjudication – Procedure, Substance, and Institutional Design. Submissions are invited for the Doctoral and Early-Career Scholars Colloquium “Fairness in International Economic Adjudication: Procedure, Substance, and Institutional Design”, to be held on 10 December 2026 at the University of
A Third Category of Enforced Disappearance? The Committee on Enforced Disappearances’ Article 34 Resolution on Mexico
In April 2026, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) adopted a resolution under Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (hereinafter “the Convention”) and urgently brought the matter before the
The Spanish Supreme Court on Rejection at the Borders of Ceuta and Melilla: What About Human Rights at Sea?
Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish Autonomous Cities located on the northern coast of Africa and bordering Morocco. They occupy a singular position within the European legal order. They simultaneously constitute the external borders of Spain, the European Union, and the
From Survival to Justice: A Conversation with Judge Theodor Meron
Few figures in international law have witnessed and influenced its development as much as Judge Theodor Meron. A Holocaust survivor who became a leading scholar, government legal adviser, diplomat and international judge, his unique reflections offer a first-hand account, built