The ongoing humanitarian situation in Gaza presents complex legal and ethical challenges. As the ICJ considers Nicaragua v. Germany, the international legal community is examining how German courts have assessed the legality of arms exports to Israel. This article
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The European Journal of International Law is a scholarly publisher focused on international law topics. It provides in-depth analysis and commentary on issues such as jus ad bellum, human rights treaties, international humanitarian law, war crimes, and the legal frameworks governing armed conflicts and international organizations. The publisher addresses complex legal questions arising from contemporary global events, including military interventions, human rights protocols, and the prosecution of war crimes. Its content often explores the intersection of international legal principles with current geopolitical developments, offering critical perspectives on the application and challenges of international law.
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Beyond the Blockaded Area: Interdicting Iranian Oil and the Limits of Existing Maritime Legal Frameworks
Recent efforts by the United States to interdict Iranian oil shipments in distant waters have extended well beyond the Persian Gulf. These operations have included the interception of tankers carrying Iranian oil—often operating under neutral flags—in areas such as the…
Two(ish) Weeks in Review: 6 April—1 May 2026
In a slightly extended version of Two Weeks in Review, we take in fundamental questions about what happens when law and lawyers seek or refuse to justify illegal actions, “relocation orders” issued by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, the closing…
Announcements: CfP Canadian Council on International Law Annual Conference; CfA Digital and AI Governance; CfP Political Afterlives of Sexual Violence Allegations; CfS Frankfurt Law Review; CfS International Trade and Business Law Review; CfP International Humanitarian Law Beyond States Conference; Global Health Law and Governance Webinar
By Mary Guest
1. Call for Proposals: Canadian Council on International Law Annual Conference. The Canadian Council on International Law will hold its Annual Conference in Ottawa (CA) on 29 – 30 October 2026. The theme of the conference is “Bend, Not Break:…
On Violence: Self-Defence to Self-Determination in International Law
There are moments when the international legal order reveals itself not through its rules but through the violence done in its name. Today’s expanding doctrine of self-defence—invoked with increasing ease, justified with decreasing care—is one such moment. It is tempting…
Who cares about theorizing international organizations? A Rejoinder to Christiane Ahlborn
My latest article, ‘Statehood and International Organization: Rethinking Their Conceptual Relationship with Reference to Customary International Law’, addresses whether, how, and to what extent, doctrinal propositions that we accept about the legal personality of states can be extended…
Caught in the Legal Crossfire? Critical Minerals Agreements and International Economic Law
Over the past few years, a rapidly expanding network of ‘critical minerals’ agreements has added further complexity to global trade and investment frameworks. The surge in deal making is driven by geopolitical rivalries among large economies to secure their supply…
Analysing Objections to the UN Declaration on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans
By Jerusa Ali
On 25 March 2026, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/80/L.48 titled “Declaration on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity”. 123 UN member states voted in favour, 3…
Challenging Times Ahead: Australia’s War Crimes Prosecutions
On Tuesday, 7 April 2026, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested and charged with five counts of the war crime of murder. He is the second soldier charged following Australia’s Brereton Inquiry, which, in November…
Announcements: Protecting the Right to Life at Sea Summer School; Law Stories Event; CfS Cambridge International Law Journal; Global Power and Technology Summer School; Crimes of Aggression and Genocide Summer School; International & Comparative Law Lecture; ESIL–SLADI Junior Faculty Forum
By Mary Guest
1. Understanding Contemporary Challenges in Protecting the Right to Life at Sea Training School. The first BlueRights training school ‘Understanding Contemporary Challenges in Protecting the Right to Life at Sea’, organised together with the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI),…