On 5 June 2026, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) announced two new proceedings before its Seabed Disputes Chamber (SDC). Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) and Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. (TOML) each instituted proceedings against the
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Case Concerning an Inquiry by the International Seabed Authority: Less a Defence of Due Process than an Attempt to Short-circuit It?
By Hannah Lily
On 30 May 2026, two deep seabed mining exploration contractors—NORI and TOML (“the contractors”), both subsidiaries of Canada-based The Metals Company (TMC)—lodged an application and a request for provisional measures with the Seabed Disputes Chamber (SDC). The claims allege that…
CERD’s May 2026 Statement on Israel’s Death Penalty Law: On the Silence of Other Treaty Bodies and On a Missed Rendez-Vous with The Hague
On 29 April 2026, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expressed alarm at Israel’s “Death Penalty for Terrorists Law,” urging its immediate repeal, and situating the rolling back of a long-standing de facto moratorium on…
From “Blinking Red” to AMIA: An Emerging Standard of Intelligence Failure Under the Right to Life
On 1 September 2004, more than a thousand people were taken hostage in School No. 1 in Beslán, North Ossetia. Three days later, at least 334 of them — including 186 children — were dead. On 18 July 1994,…
Essential Supplies for Friends? AOTES, Export Restrictions, and WTO Non-Discrimination
When supply-chain disruptions interrupt access to essential supplies, small, highly open economies are particularly vulnerable. A familiar response has been cooperation and information-sharing, as reflected in the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement. New Zealand and Singapore have now taken a…
A Framework for the Weight of Treaty Body Output: The ICJ’s Right to Strike Advisory Opinion
On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the right to strike under ILO Convention No. 87, holding by ten votes to four that the right is protected by that instrument. The…
Announcements: Diversity and Teaching International Law Webinar; CfP Workshop on Neutrality in Legal Scholarship; Doctoral Workshop on Sustainability and Law; Evidence in Human Rights Law Conference; First International Congress on Human Rights
By Mary Guest
1. Diversity and Teaching International Law Webinar. On Wednesday 17 June at 14.30 – 16.00 CET, the ESIL Teaching Corner Webinar Series will host a webinar on ‘Diversity and Teaching International Law’ to address a wide range of perspectives on…
From Trade to Investment: Can the ACWL Model Travel?
By Bram Goede
UNCITRAL Working Group III has been seized with Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) reform for nearly ten years. Pursuing several initiatives in parallel, one project now entering its final stages is the Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Resolution (Advisory Centre).…
The Exacerbation of Longstanding Structural Tensions: The 11th NPT Review Conference Closes without an Outcome Document
From April 27 to 22 May 2026, the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was held in New York amid a climate of considerable tension. In a context marked by…
Eurovision, Non-Recognition and Bangaranga?!
Bulgaria won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with Dara’s “Bangaranga”; Israel finished second; and five countries, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland, stayed away in protest at Israel’s participation. That combination, spectacle, boycott and contested…