It is a sign of the times—or at least how we think of the times—that nearly all the posts of the last fortnight concern armed conflict. As the Iran war rumbles into its fifth week with no end in sight,
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Announcements: Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Program; Sufficient Gravity before the ICC Book Launch; CfP The Future of International Peace and Security; CfP Absolute Rights under the ECHR at State Borders; Egyptian Practice of International law Website
By Mary Guest
1. Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law of the American University Washington College of Law: Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Registration is now open for this program, which will run from 25 May –
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Evacuation Orders: An Unlawful Use of Precautionary Measures?
Introduction
Around 800,000 Lebanese residents have been displaced so far since the beginning of this round of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. On 2 March 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation orders directing residents of villages and towns…
Forced Sterilisation before the Inter-American Court: Between Progress and Silence in Ramos Durand v. Peru
By Anna Kohte
On 5 March, the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACtHR) notified its long-awaited judgment in Celia Edith Ramos Durand v. Peru. The case concerns the forced sterilisation of Celia Edith Ramos Durand and stands for thousands of predominantly Indigenous…
Stones of Memory: When the Streets of Gaza Speak the Names of Their People
Introduction: Confronting the “Double Erasure”
As the dust of explosions settles over the Gaza Strip, a profound realization dawns upon the survivors: the destruction is not merely physical. It is a systematic attempt to tear the memory of the place,…
Announcements: Summer School on EU Law; CfP International Law Weekend; Cambridge International Law Conference; Nuremberg Academy Lecture; European System of Human Rights Protection Summer School; Edinburgh Law School Online Masterclasses; Movies, TV Series and Teaching International Law Webinar
By Mary Guest
1. Summer School on European Union Law in Corfu Island. The Summer School on European Union Law in Corfu Island will take place from 27 – 31 July 2026 in Corfu Island, with the topic ‘The EU as a global…
War, Neutrality and the UN Charter: State Practice in the Iran Conflict
Legal assessments of the ongoing Israel-US hostilities with Iran have thus far been largely characterized by a binary framework. Criticisms have focused on the manifest disregard for the UN Charter and the law governing self-defence. Supportive assessments have either…
The Court That Built the Advisory Opinion It Refused to Complete: OC-30/25 on Arms Trafficking, Corporate Immunity, and the Reach of Advisory Jurisdiction
Mexico’s effort to hold the gun industry to account has now encountered an institutional setback in San José. Its request for an advisory opinion raised six questions before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR). This post examines, against a…
Neutrality at Sea in Practice: Rescue, Internment, and Warship Repairs in a Contemporary Naval Conflict
Recent naval incidents in the Indian Ocean involving Iranian warships, the United States, and regional coastal States have drawn renewed attention to a body of law often assumed to belong to another era: the law of neutrality at sea. Reports…
The Protection of Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna under International Humanitarian Law
Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist whose reporting focused on crime, human rights and Russia’s actions in occupied Ukraine, died in Russian captivity. She was a freelance journalist, working for various independent news outlets such as Ukrainska Pravda, as well…