The international nuclear realm is under severe strain. Since the 1960s, the international community has constructed a dense web of laws to govern nuclear matters. However, over the past decade, a wave of nuclear weapons activity has sparked concerns that
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Ensuring Accountability and Remedy for Victims of Mercenarism: Colombia at an Inflection Point
In March 2026, the Colombian Parliament and then-President Petro agreed to accede to the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries (International Convention). With the deposit of the accession instruments, Colombia will end a multi-year gap…
Two Weeks in Review: 27 July—7 August 2026
‘We like lists, because we don’t want to die.’ At least according to Umberto Eco. He had in mind our love of all things limitless when confronted with our own very discouraging, humiliating limit: death. But it applies equally to…
Location, Location, Location: The UK Supreme Court’s Judgment in Shehabi v. Bahrain
In August 2022, I co-authored a post on the English case of Al-Masarir v. Saudi Arabia [2022] EWHC 2199, where Knowles J held that Saudi Arabia had no immunity under Section 5 of the UK State Immunity Act 1978…
Towards a Fit-for-Purpose International Drug Control System
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is the United Nations commission with primary responsibility for the application of the three drug conventions. At its 68th session in 2025, it adopted Resolution 68/6 on the establishment of an…
National Security as a Sword for Expropriation: The UK-China BIT on the Brink
By Yin Wei
The UK government nationalised British Steel on 16 July 2026. The nationalisation was carried out under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026. Jingye Group, a Chinese enterprise, had acquired the company in 2020 with a pledged investment of £1.2 billion.…
Trade with the Settlements: How EU Law Points the Way Out of the Deadlock
The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of 2024 on Legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Terrritory, including East Jerusalem has prompted many scholarly comments on third states’ obligations to react to…
Announcements: CfS Fairness in International Economic Adjudication; CfParticipants Geneva Trade Week’s Curated Conversations; CfP Rules-Based International Order in Latin America & the Caribbean; The Normative Dimension of EU Communication Conference; RRU International Law Week
By Mary Guest
1. Call for Submissions: Fairness in International Economic Adjudication – Procedure, Substance, and Institutional Design. Submissions are invited for the Doctoral and Early-Career Scholars Colloquium “Fairness in International Economic Adjudication: Procedure, Substance, and Institutional Design”, to be held on 10 December 2026 at the University of…
A Third Category of Enforced Disappearance? The Committee on Enforced Disappearances’ Article 34 Resolution on Mexico
In April 2026, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) adopted a resolution under Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (hereinafter “the Convention”) and urgently brought the matter before the…