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⚖️ Common Article 3 to the fourth #GenevaConventions hasn’t been rewritten; it’s been updated.
As a part of an @ICRC joint symposium with @justsecurity.org & @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on GC IV, today's post examines three key updates to CA3.
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As a part of an @ICRC joint symposium with @justsecurity.org & @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on GC IV, today's post examines three key updates to CA3.
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“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”: the ICRC’s approach to Common Article 3 in its updated Commentary
This post explores the ICRC Commentary on Common Article 3, highlighting key updates and what they reveal about modern armed conflict law.
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February 19, 2026 at 10:54 AM
⚖️ Common Article 3 to the fourth #GenevaConventions hasn’t been rewritten; it’s been updated.
As a part of an @ICRC joint symposium with @justsecurity.org & @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on GC IV, today's post examines three key updates to CA3.
tinyurl.com/mxf6bv29
As a part of an @ICRC joint symposium with @justsecurity.org & @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on GC IV, today's post examines three key updates to CA3.
tinyurl.com/mxf6bv29
Stepping Forward, with Caution: The Inter-American Court’s Approach to Transfemicide in Leonela Zelaya | by Carlos J. Zelada
Stepping Forward, with Caution: The Inter-American Court’s Approach to Transfemicide in Leonela Zelaya
Just a few weeks ago, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivered its long-awaited judgment in Leonela Zelaya and Other v Honduras, concerning Leonela Zelaya’s transfemicide. Leonela Zelaya was...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Stepping Forward, with Caution: The Inter-American Court’s Approach to Transfemicide in Leonela Zelaya | by Carlos J. Zelada
Judicial Independence Under Threat: Russia’s Conviction in absentia of Nine International Criminal Court Officials | by Caleb Wheeler
Judicial Independence Under Threat: Russia’s Conviction <i>in absentia</i> of Nine International Criminal Court Officials
On 12 December 2025, the Moscow City Court convicted nine International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in absentia for crimes relating to the unlawful prosecution of Russian citizens. These individual...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Judicial Independence Under Threat: Russia’s Conviction in absentia of Nine International Criminal Court Officials | by Caleb Wheeler
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Just Security is delighted to co-host a symposium with @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention on protection of civilians during war. Read the first contribution by Jean-Marie Henckaerts:
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Symposium: Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
Expert authors examine key interpretive issues and selected topics in the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Just Security is delighted to co-host a symposium with @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention on protection of civilians during war. Read the first contribution by Jean-Marie Henckaerts:
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'The Legality of Recognizing Somaliland', by Eran Sthoeger, for @ejiltalk.bsky.social.
The Legality of Recognizing Somaliland
On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first state to formally recognize Somaliland as a state. The reactions of the international community have ranged between negative, cautious, neutral and silence...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM
'The Legality of Recognizing Somaliland', by Eran Sthoeger, for @ejiltalk.bsky.social.
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'Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia', by Muhammad Syed, for @ejiltalk.bsky.social.
Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia
Scholarship over the past decade or so has been interested in the imperial origins of international investment law. As much as the current regime has undergone reform, some relics continue to present ...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
'Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia', by Muhammad Syed, for @ejiltalk.bsky.social.
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⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV.
Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
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Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
When law is read in good faith, it becomes a shield. GC IV’s purpose is simple: protect human beings in war.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV.
Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today.
Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
Protecting civilians in good faith: A joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention | by Mary Guest
Protecting civilians in good faith: A joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) of 1949 in October 2025. GC IV is the cornerstone of protection...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Protecting civilians in good faith: A joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention | by Mary Guest
Announcements: Global Law at Reading Ghandhi Research Seminar Series; Where Human Rights Take Place Workshop; KÜREMER Call for Papers; BIICL Training Programme | by Mary Guest
Announcements: Global Law at Reading Ghandhi Research Seminar Series; Where Human Rights Take Place Workshop; KÜREMER Call for Papers; BIICL Training Programme
1. Global Law at Reading (GLAR) Ghandhi Research Seminar Series. GLAR has announced the following events for the remainder of the academic year (all times are UK time, and all are welcome without prio...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Announcements: Global Law at Reading Ghandhi Research Seminar Series; Where Human Rights Take Place Workshop; KÜREMER Call for Papers; BIICL Training Programme | by Mary Guest
Time, Form, and Coalitions: Reflections on the 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III | by Jonathan Bonnitcha and Ladan Mehranvar
Time, Form, and Coalitions: Reflections on the 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III
The 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III (WGIII), held in mid-January 2026 in New York, marked another modest but revealing step in the long road toward reforming investor–State dispute settleme...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Time, Form, and Coalitions: Reflections on the 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III | by Jonathan Bonnitcha and Ladan Mehranvar
The ‘Economic Unity’ Theory and the Discretionary Power of the International Seabed Authority to Deny Contract Extensions | by Maria Esther Salamanca-Aguado
The ‘Economic Unity’ Theory and the Discretionary Power of the International Seabed Authority to Deny Contract Extensions
Normative and institutional context On 20 January 2026, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (the ‘Authority’) – the international organization established under the United Nat...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The ‘Economic Unity’ Theory and the Discretionary Power of the International Seabed Authority to Deny Contract Extensions | by Maria Esther Salamanca-Aguado
Labour Mobility as a Blind Spot in International Economic Law: Recent Lessons from Sanctioned Economies | by Ridam Gangwar
Labour Mobility as a Blind Spot in International Economic Law: Recent Lessons from Sanctioned Economies
Labour mobility as a structural blind spot in international economic law International economic law is structured around the regulation of goods, capital, and services, yet it remains strikingly under...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Labour Mobility as a Blind Spot in International Economic Law: Recent Lessons from Sanctioned Economies | by Ridam Gangwar
The Dismantling of UN Peace Operations under the Trump Administration | by Salman Khan and Haris Huremagić
The Dismantling of UN Peace Operations under the Trump Administration
Those who had hoped for a more auspicious start to the new year for multilateralism were quickly disillusioned by recent developments concerning Venezuela, Greenland and beyond. Simultaneously, the Un...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The Dismantling of UN Peace Operations under the Trump Administration | by Salman Khan and Haris Huremagić
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"the EU has missed a great opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development (...)"
Carmen Martínez on the EU #MERCOSUR FTA via @ejiltalk.bsky.social
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Carmen Martínez on the EU #MERCOSUR FTA via @ejiltalk.bsky.social
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Finally, Mercosur!… Or not? The stumbling block with the chapter on trade and sustainable development
Many heads of state and government from European and South American countries, as well as representatives of the European Union at the highest level, have hailed the fact that, after three decades of ...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:12 AM
"the EU has missed a great opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development (...)"
Carmen Martínez on the EU #MERCOSUR FTA via @ejiltalk.bsky.social
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Carmen Martínez on the EU #MERCOSUR FTA via @ejiltalk.bsky.social
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The Steering Committee’s ‘Preliminary Draft Text’ for the Chișinău Declaration: Nothing is Wrong with the ECtHR’s Migration Case-Law | by Lorenzo Acconciamessa
The Steering Committee’s ‘Preliminary Draft Text’ for the Chișinău Declaration: Nothing is Wrong with the ECtHR’s Migration Case-Law
In the past months the academic community has tried to understand what the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or ‘the Court’) could have done wrong regarding the interpretation of the European Conv...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The Steering Committee’s ‘Preliminary Draft Text’ for the Chișinău Declaration: Nothing is Wrong with the ECtHR’s Migration Case-Law | by Lorenzo Acconciamessa
Two Weeks in Review: 26 January—6 February 2026
| by Sebastian von Massow
| by Sebastian von Massow
Two Weeks in Review: 26 January—6 February 2026
The last two weeks have taken us from headlines to bylines and beyond. Front-page legal questions on USA-Greenland and Russia-Ukraine continue to occupy commentators. While others draw our attention t...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Two Weeks in Review: 26 January—6 February 2026
| by Sebastian von Massow
| by Sebastian von Massow
Announcements: CfA EU as a Sanctioning Actor; Human Rights Standards in Conflicts and Disasters Course; CfP Oxford International Law Library Series; Sam Pegram Scholarship | by Mary Guest
Announcements: CfA EU as a Sanctioning Actor; Human Rights Standards in Conflicts and Disasters Course; CfP Oxford International Law Library Series; Sam Pegram Scholarship
1. Call for Abstracts: The European Union as a Sanctioning Actor Conference. The Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER), the T.M.C. Asser Institute and the Multidisciplinary International...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Announcements: CfA EU as a Sanctioning Actor; Human Rights Standards in Conflicts and Disasters Course; CfP Oxford International Law Library Series; Sam Pegram Scholarship | by Mary Guest
Finally, Mercosur!… Or not? The stumbling block with the chapter on trade and sustainable development | by Carmen Martínez San Millán
Finally, Mercosur!… Or not? The stumbling block with the chapter on trade and sustainable development
Many heads of state and government from European and South American countries, as well as representatives of the European Union at the highest level, have hailed the fact that, after three decades of ...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Finally, Mercosur!… Or not? The stumbling block with the chapter on trade and sustainable development | by Carmen Martínez San Millán
Fast-Tracking the UAE-Ecuador BIT: Executive Decrees, Constitutional Limits, and Democratic Resistance to ISDS | by Ladan Mehranvar
Fast-Tracking the UAE-Ecuador BIT: Executive Decrees, Constitutional Limits, and Democratic Resistance to ISDS
Introduction: a treaty everyone knows is unconstitutional Ecuador is once again at the centre of global debates on investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS). In December 2025, President Noboa signed a ...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Fast-Tracking the UAE-Ecuador BIT: Executive Decrees, Constitutional Limits, and Democratic Resistance to ISDS | by Ladan Mehranvar
Individual Justice Cannot Be Streamlined: Some Reflections on Special Procedures Reform| by Ganna Yudkivska, Matthew Gillett, Miriam Estrada-Castillo, Mumba Malila and Ethan Hee-Seok Shin
Individual Justice Cannot Be Streamlined: Some Reflections on Special Procedures Reform
In a recent article published on Universal Rights Group, Professor Alice Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, has offered a thoughtful and provocative proposal to reform the Special Procedur...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Individual Justice Cannot Be Streamlined: Some Reflections on Special Procedures Reform| by Ganna Yudkivska, Matthew Gillett, Miriam Estrada-Castillo, Mumba Malila and Ethan Hee-Seok Shin
Climate Justice as Substantive Equality: What the Bonaire Judgment Adds to “Equity” in Climate Law | by Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Climate Justice as Substantive Equality: What the Bonaire Judgment Adds to “Equity” in Climate Law
On Bonaire’s low-lying southern coast sit the so-called “slave huts”: small coral stone buildings that carry the physical memory of a colonial economy built on racialised coercion and extraction. In G...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Climate Justice as Substantive Equality: What the Bonaire Judgment Adds to “Equity” in Climate Law | by Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia | by Muhammad Syed
Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia
Scholarship over the past decade or so has been interested in the imperial origins of international investment law. As much as the current regime has undergone reform, some relics continue to present ...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Untangling Colonial Thorns: Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Malaysia | by Muhammad Syed
Announcements: Research Methodology Workshop; BIICL Masterclass; Approaches to Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme; CfM Armenian Journal of International Law; Post-Doctoral Fellowships Vacancies ... | by Mary Guest
Announcements: Research Methodology Workshop; BIICL Masterclass; Approaches to Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme; CfM Armenian Journal of International Law; Post-Doctoral Fellowships Vacancies; Seizi...
1. Research Methodology Workshop: Global Health Law and Human Rights. On 11 – 13 March 2026, the Groningen Centre for Health Law offers its first Research Methodologies Workshop for Global Health Law ...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Announcements: Research Methodology Workshop; BIICL Masterclass; Approaches to Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme; CfM Armenian Journal of International Law; Post-Doctoral Fellowships Vacancies ... | by Mary Guest
The Empire Strikes Back: Russia’s Procedural Offensive Before International Courts and Tribunals | by Oktawian Kuc
The Empire Strikes Back: Russia’s Procedural Offensive Before International Courts and Tribunals
In the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022, Ukraine and its allies turned to international adjudication with remarkable speed and intensity. This early legal mobilisation e...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The Empire Strikes Back: Russia’s Procedural Offensive Before International Courts and Tribunals | by Oktawian Kuc
Frontex’ Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: The CJEU and Certain Aspects of the International Responsibility of International Organisations | by Tamás Molnár
Frontex’ Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: The CJEU and Certain Aspects of the International Responsibility of International Organisations
Setting the scene: Frontex, CJEU and the ARIO…and beyond Although the Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (ARIO) were adopted 15 years ago by the International Law Commission...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Frontex’ Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: The CJEU and Certain Aspects of the International Responsibility of International Organisations | by Tamás Molnár