On 28 September 2026, Argentina’s President announced that he had instructed its Foreign Ministry and the government’s legal teams to institute arbitral proceedings against the United Kingdom under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
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EJIL: Talk! is published by the European Journal of International Law and focuses on contemporary issues in international law. The blog covers topics such as the legal frameworks governing military interventions and coups, developments in human rights law including children’s rights and education, challenges in prosecuting war crimes and mercenary activities, and theoretical reflections on the nature and authority of international law. It also addresses less explored areas like the application of international humanitarian law to maritime contexts. The blog engages with current events and scholarly debates to analyze the interpretation and application of international legal principles in diverse and evolving situations.
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Announcements: BIICL-SLS Online Workshop; International Cooperation under the ECHR Conference; Mapping International Law’s Second Worlds Conference; There is No Just War Lecture; Fossil Fuel Feuds at the ICJ Webinar; CfP Writing and Publishing in the Law of the ECHR; Canadian Council on International Law Annual Conference; ESIL Conversations Series; ILA Egyptian Branch Annual Conference
By Mary Guest
1. BIICL-SLS Online Workshop: Daily Life of International Law. The British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Society of Legal Scholars’ International Law section, together with Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci and Dr Solon Solomon, are inviting interested individuals to
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Congratulations to Navi Pillay, International Lawyer, Judge on the Thin Red Line, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
The Norwegian Nobel Committee today announced the award of this year’s Peace Prize to our colleague Navi Pillay, formerly a judge on the ICTR and ICC, ex-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former member of the UN commission of inquiry…
High Moral Character as Optional? ICC Vetting Design Flaws
Introduction
Paragraph 23 of the due diligence procedure adopted by the Assembly of States Parties in 2023 requires the Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM) to report on judicial candidates high moral character for elected office. Yet, for the election of six…
80 Years After Nuremberg’s Foundational Moment: On the Current Situation of the Crime of Aggression
By Claus Kreß
The text below is a reproduction of Prof Dr Claus Kreß’ keynote address at the 2026 Nuremberg Forum, as delivered on 7 October at Court Room 600, Nuremberg. As readers of the blog know, we occasionally publish longer texts or…
Runaway Interest in ISDS: Back to (Legal) Basics
By Toni Marzal
Until recently, it was fair to decry the lack of attention paid to how ISDS tribunals quantify compensation, against evidence of ballooning awards and the sometimes dizzying amounts involved. Today, however, this issue is no longer secluded from public and…
Two(ish) Weeks in Review: 7 September—2 October 2026
The tub-thumping of the first half of the year would seem to have receded into background noise for now, giving space for other reflections—from the maps we use to understand the world, to the influence of AI on the fruits…
Announcements: Future(s) of International Water Law Webinar; CfR Code, Law and Capital; CfA WSIL Early-Career Mentoring Program; Impact of Neutrality on Research and Knowledge Production in Legal Scholarship Workshop; The Right to a Safe, Stable and Healthy Climate Webinar; CfA Community Interests in International Law; Romanian Yearbook of International and European Law; International Law Breakfast Briefings; Disaster Displacement and International Protection in the EU Book Discussion; TwoLaW Lecture Series on the Laws of War
By Mary Guest
1. Future(s) of International Water Law: Reimagining Transboundary Water Governance for a Changing World. The International Water Law Academy (IWLA) is hosting a webinar series on the “Future(s) of International Water Law: Reimagining Transboundary Water Governance for a Changing World”.…
Two nodes of interaction between AI and the obligation to respect state sovereignty
Artificial intelligence (AI) is interacting in ever more complex ways with the sovereignty of states.
On the one hand, AI technologies are beginning to underpin key sectors and services, including national security, the economy, healthcare. Consequently – and unsurprisingly…
Beyond Attribution: What Does a State Owe When Its Company Goes Abroad?
On 18 August 2026, the Aylla Rewe del Ngen Mapu Kintuantü, an autonomous political, social, spiritual and cultural alliance bringing together ancestral authorities and more than 150 communities of the Mapuche Williche Indigenous people in southern Chile, filed a complaint…