Gen AI and its Contributions
In July 2026 EJIL published its ecosystem-wide generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) policy. The policy is carefully worded and wisely narrow. While it also addresses a series of concerns which would merit discussion individually, such
In Lebedeva and others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) issued a short judgment with sweeping effects – striking out 879 potentially meritorious applications alleging Russia’s human rights violations. Many of these cases concern harrowing
Twenty-six years after Minas Gerais enacted a law creating a Human Rights Memorial in the building that housed the state’s Department of Political and Social Order (DOPS), a political police body central to dictatorship-era repression, the site has still not
On 1 July 2026, the IMO’s non-mandatory International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships took effect. The Code provides guidelines for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), or ships that, to various extents, operate independently of direct human control
On 7 September 2026, Jamaica, which remains a Commonwealth Country with King Charles III as its head of state, will formally present a petition to the King with three questions about the legality of transatlantic chattel slavery and the UK’s
The last two weeks have covered a lot of ground, from the collapse of the Central American Court of Justice to Russian policies of population transfer in Ukraine and the place of diplomatic assurances concerning safe third country return. It
Lunar exploration during the 20th century sought to reach, explore and, in some cases, return from the Moon, rather than to serve as successive stages in the construction of permanent lunar infrastructure. Today, lunar missions are mostly about establishing the
In May 2026, the Central American Court of Justice (CACJ) quietly ceased operations following Honduras’ withdrawal—a development that attracted little attention despite marking the end of one of the world’s earliest permanent international courts. Although the CACJ never succeeded in
The past couple of years have seen a substantial number of new developments regarding the relationship between international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). These include what is probably the most significant judicial engagement ever with this
