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International Relations
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EJIL: Talk!
The Hague Group and the Uneven Volatility of Intervention Coalitions at the International Court of Justice
By Kyra Wigard
Introduction On 15 October 2026, Colombia’s Foreign Ministry announced that the country was leaving the Hague Group, which it now described as a body “created to isolate and attack Israel”.…
Arnold & Porter: News & Perspectives
Amb. Barbara Leaf Joins BBC News to Discuss Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Arnold & Porter Senior International Policy Advisor and former U.S. Ambassador Barbara Leaf joined BBC News to discuss the Houthis’ escalating attacks on critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh’s options…
Legal History Blog
Genell's "Empire by Law"
By Dan Ernst
Aimee M. Genell, Boston University, has published Empire by Law: The Ottoman Origins of the Mandate System in the Middle East (Columbia University Press). She is interviewed here.The Ottoman Empire…
Administrative and Regulatory
Prospects for an AI Treaty
By Simon Lester
During the U.S.-China meetings last week, one of the key topics was AI, and a "Dialogue" was established as part of this. But many people want broader U.S.-China cooperation on…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Civil liberties group seeks clearer limits to foreign influence regime
New transparency rules lack explicit safeguards for lawyers: Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Global Policy Watch
UK Adopts New Iran Sanctions and Announces Measures Relating to Israeli Settlements
By David Lorello, Emanuel Ghebregergis, Matthieu Coget, Sarah Bishop
This alert summarizes recent developments in relation to the UK sanctions. First, the UK introduced a substantial expansion of its Iran sanctions regime, including new trade, financial and transport restrictions.…
Religion Clause
Trump Urged to Press Xi on Religious Freedom Issues at Tomorrow’s Summit
Tomorrow President Trump meets with China's leader President Xi Jinping who arrives today on a state visit to Washington. Last week, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a press…
India Legal
India’s BRICS Moment—and the World Beyond It
By Inderjit Badhwar There are summits that produce headlines, summits that produce declarations, and occasionally summits that reveal something larger than either. The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi belongs…
India Legal
BRICS And The India Balance
By Annunthra Rangan The 18th BRICS Summit, held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13, ended a year in which India held the grouping’s chairmanship for the fourth time—and BRICS marked…
EU Law Analysis
Fumbling towards Ecstasy? Canada as an associate member of the EU
By stevepeerseulawanalysis-blogspot-com
Professor Steve Peers, Law School, Royal Holloway, University of London Photo credit: Martin St-Amant, via Wikipedia Commons “Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with…