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Our PhD candidate Himanil Raina recently authored a post on EJIL: Talk!, examining Ukrainian attacks on third state flagged oil tankers in Turkey's Exclusive Economic Zone.
📖 📚 read here: www.ejiltalk.org/targeting-th...
📖 📚 read here: www.ejiltalk.org/targeting-th...
Targeting Third-State Merchant Vessels: Military Objectives and War-Sustaining Objects in the Russo-Ukrainian Armed Conflict
The Russian aggression that precipitated the Russo-Ukrainian armed conflict has long seen both states affirm the validity of forcible economic warfare at sea. Invoking the law of contraband, they have...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Our PhD candidate Himanil Raina recently authored a post on EJIL: Talk!, examining Ukrainian attacks on third state flagged oil tankers in Turkey's Exclusive Economic Zone.
📖 📚 read here: www.ejiltalk.org/targeting-th...
📖 📚 read here: www.ejiltalk.org/targeting-th...
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⚡ ⚖️ 🌍 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧 in🇨🇭Swiss case vs. carbon major.
Judges validated legal theories underpinning the case brought by 4 Indonesian islanders against Holcim and accepted all claims as admissible, clearing path to judgment on the merits.
🧵details in thread below 👇
Judges validated legal theories underpinning the case brought by 4 Indonesian islanders against Holcim and accepted all claims as admissible, clearing path to judgment on the merits.
🧵details in thread below 👇
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
⚡ ⚖️ 🌍 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧 in🇨🇭Swiss case vs. carbon major.
Judges validated legal theories underpinning the case brought by 4 Indonesian islanders against Holcim and accepted all claims as admissible, clearing path to judgment on the merits.
🧵details in thread below 👇
Judges validated legal theories underpinning the case brought by 4 Indonesian islanders against Holcim and accepted all claims as admissible, clearing path to judgment on the merits.
🧵details in thread below 👇
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💰Animal Welfare Conditionality in the World Bank’s Legal Framework
In the latest #ZaöRV, Moritz Pollack analyses to what extent the #WorldBank’s legal framework considers #animal welfare. Read his article here:
www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
#ZaöRV #HJIL #InternationalLaw #OpenAccess
In the latest #ZaöRV, Moritz Pollack analyses to what extent the #WorldBank’s legal framework considers #animal welfare. Read his article here:
www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
#ZaöRV #HJIL #InternationalLaw #OpenAccess
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM
💰Animal Welfare Conditionality in the World Bank’s Legal Framework
In the latest #ZaöRV, Moritz Pollack analyses to what extent the #WorldBank’s legal framework considers #animal welfare. Read his article here:
www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
#ZaöRV #HJIL #InternationalLaw #OpenAccess
In the latest #ZaöRV, Moritz Pollack analyses to what extent the #WorldBank’s legal framework considers #animal welfare. Read his article here:
www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
#ZaöRV #HJIL #InternationalLaw #OpenAccess
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January issue: World View by Jane Lubchenco on the success, opportunity and future of the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement). 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/49uLx9s
Web link: go.nature.com/49uLx9s
January 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
January issue: World View by Jane Lubchenco on the success, opportunity and future of the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement). 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/49uLx9s
Web link: go.nature.com/49uLx9s
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🎉 The #HighSeasTreaty is now international law.
The Communications INC team has worked alongside partners since the beginning of the negotiations
Congratulations to our partner @highseasalliance.bsky.social. Our collective efforts have helped build momentum for this historic Treaty!
#60toGlobal
The Communications INC team has worked alongside partners since the beginning of the negotiations
Congratulations to our partner @highseasalliance.bsky.social. Our collective efforts have helped build momentum for this historic Treaty!
#60toGlobal
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
🎉 The #HighSeasTreaty is now international law.
The Communications INC team has worked alongside partners since the beginning of the negotiations
Congratulations to our partner @highseasalliance.bsky.social. Our collective efforts have helped build momentum for this historic Treaty!
#60toGlobal
The Communications INC team has worked alongside partners since the beginning of the negotiations
Congratulations to our partner @highseasalliance.bsky.social. Our collective efforts have helped build momentum for this historic Treaty!
#60toGlobal
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Ecocide and Article 2(4): Envisioning Environmental Aggression as “Use of Force”
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Ecocide and Article 2(4): Envisioning Environmental Aggression as “Use of Force”
[Ananya Bhargava (she/her) is a law student at Jindal Global Law School] Introduction Historically in situations of war, international law has maintained fidelity to a strictly parochial understand…
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August 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ecocide and Article 2(4): Envisioning Environmental Aggression as “Use of Force”
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Untouchable metals: How the obligations of UNCLOS States Parties limit the commercial viability of unilateral deep sea mining | by Toby Fisher and Samantha Robb
Untouchable metals: How the obligations of UNCLOS States Parties limit the commercial viability of unilateral deep sea mining
Reflecting an extraordinary and unprecedented act of multilateralism, Part XI of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (‘UNCLOS’) protects the mineral resources of the seabed beyond national jurisdi...
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June 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Untouchable metals: How the obligations of UNCLOS States Parties limit the commercial viability of unilateral deep sea mining | by Toby Fisher and Samantha Robb
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Can Coastal States Interrupt Foreign Passage in Their Territorial Seas in Response to Non-Compliance with Human Rights Obligations? A Response to the ASCOMARE Legal Opinion
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Can Coastal States Interrupt Foreign Passage in Their Territorial Seas in Response to Non-Compliance with Human Rights Obligations? A Response to the ASCOMARE Legal Opinion
[Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho is a Research Associate (Ocean Law and Policy) at the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore] On 11 March 2025, ASCOMARE authored a legal …
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May 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Can Coastal States Interrupt Foreign Passage in Their Territorial Seas in Response to Non-Compliance with Human Rights Obligations? A Response to the ASCOMARE Legal Opinion
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There is no doubt that granting licences breaches international law. Read this @ejiltalk.bsky.social post: Coalter Lathrop, The Latest Trump Threat to International Law: Unilaterally Mining the Area www.ejiltalk.org/the-latest-t...
The Latest Trump Threat to International Law: Unilaterally Mining the Area
On 24 April 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (“Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources”) directing the Administrator of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm...
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May 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
There is no doubt that granting licences breaches international law. Read this @ejiltalk.bsky.social post: Coalter Lathrop, The Latest Trump Threat to International Law: Unilaterally Mining the Area www.ejiltalk.org/the-latest-t...
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Here is a starter pack (three parts) in international law with 400 scholars, practitioners and institutions. go.bsky.app/9mPfGRg
March 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here is a starter pack (three parts) in international law with 400 scholars, practitioners and institutions. go.bsky.app/9mPfGRg
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Spot on by @nicolaslamp.bsky.social: ”For whatever else President Trump did on April 2nd, he did not offer a superior alternative to [highly imperfect system of international trade law that we have]-not for the United States, and much less for the world.”
What President Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs Mean for International (Trade) Law | by @nicolaslamp.bsky.social
What President Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs Mean for International (Trade) Law
When US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of “reciprocal” tariffs on virtually the entire globe on April 2nd, many observers felt that they were witnessing a historic event—the “end of g...
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May 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Spot on by @nicolaslamp.bsky.social: ”For whatever else President Trump did on April 2nd, he did not offer a superior alternative to [highly imperfect system of international trade law that we have]-not for the United States, and much less for the world.”
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EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 33: Owning the Future? International Law and Technology as a Critical Project | by Dimitri Van Den Meerssche
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 33: Owning the Future? International Law and Technology as a Critical Project
International law operates in a world of rapid technological transformation. From the battlefield to the border, from online content moderation to open-source investigation, from humanitarianism to de...
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May 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 33: Owning the Future? International Law and Technology as a Critical Project | by Dimitri Van Den Meerssche
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The Axis of Loss in Gaza: The Environmental Losses During Humanitarian Warfare
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The Axis of Loss in Gaza: The Environmental Losses During Humanitarian Warfare
[Laura van der Hoeven holds academic degrees in Public International Law and Business Administration. Her work focuses on the intersection of foreign relations and international law, with particula…
opiniojuris.org
April 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The Axis of Loss in Gaza: The Environmental Losses During Humanitarian Warfare
opiniojuris.org/2025/04/17/t...
opiniojuris.org/2025/04/17/t...
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ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression: Amending Article 5 Instead of Article 15bis (Part II)
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ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression: Amending Article 5 Instead of Article 15bis (Part II)
[Terje Einarsen is Professor of International Law at the University of Bergen and Chairperson of the Norwegian Section of International Commission of Jurists] Part I of this post discussed why the…
opiniojuris.org
April 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression: Amending Article 5 Instead of Article 15bis (Part II)
opiniojuris.org/2025/04/18/i...
opiniojuris.org/2025/04/18/i...
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📢 Séminaire « The Concept of ‘Rebel Treaties’ : International Law‑Making in Times of Crisis » avec le Prof. Jochen von Bernstorff (Université de Tübingen)
🗓 Mardi 29 avril 2025
⏰ 17 h–19 h
🌐 Hybride – sur site & via Zoom
🔗 Inscription : iredies.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/c...
#HeiParisMax
🗓 Mardi 29 avril 2025
⏰ 17 h–19 h
🌐 Hybride – sur site & via Zoom
🔗 Inscription : iredies.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/c...
#HeiParisMax
April 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
📢 Séminaire « The Concept of ‘Rebel Treaties’ : International Law‑Making in Times of Crisis » avec le Prof. Jochen von Bernstorff (Université de Tübingen)
🗓 Mardi 29 avril 2025
⏰ 17 h–19 h
🌐 Hybride – sur site & via Zoom
🔗 Inscription : iredies.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/c...
#HeiParisMax
🗓 Mardi 29 avril 2025
⏰ 17 h–19 h
🌐 Hybride – sur site & via Zoom
🔗 Inscription : iredies.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/c...
#HeiParisMax
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The countdown is on: Open Call for new #COSTActions closes in 6 months. Now is the perfect time to start building a network of likeminded researchers & innovators.
Key elements:
🔹interdisciplinary research network
🔹open to all fields
🔹bottom-up
🔹4 years of funding
Get involved: bit.ly/3GkL2ma
Key elements:
🔹interdisciplinary research network
🔹open to all fields
🔹bottom-up
🔹4 years of funding
Get involved: bit.ly/3GkL2ma
April 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The countdown is on: Open Call for new #COSTActions closes in 6 months. Now is the perfect time to start building a network of likeminded researchers & innovators.
Key elements:
🔹interdisciplinary research network
🔹open to all fields
🔹bottom-up
🔹4 years of funding
Get involved: bit.ly/3GkL2ma
Key elements:
🔹interdisciplinary research network
🔹open to all fields
🔹bottom-up
🔹4 years of funding
Get involved: bit.ly/3GkL2ma
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Sharing latest trends in waste trafficking & national responses, this #BRSCOPs2025 side event will provide lessons from frontlines to improve the implementation & enforcement of #BaselConvention in plastic & e-waste trafficking.
📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
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📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
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April 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sharing latest trends in waste trafficking & national responses, this #BRSCOPs2025 side event will provide lessons from frontlines to improve the implementation & enforcement of #BaselConvention in plastic & e-waste trafficking.
📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
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📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
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Emerging Animal Rights and Their Anthropo-, Zoo- and Ecocentric Justifications | by Saskia Stucki
Emerging Animal Rights and Their Anthropo-, Zoo- and Ecocentric Justifications
The idea of expanding the normative framework of human rights to nonhuman entities is not quite new, but ever-so topical in the age of AI, corporate human rights, and the rise of the global Rights of ...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Emerging Animal Rights and Their Anthropo-, Zoo- and Ecocentric Justifications | by Saskia Stucki
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Join this #BRSCOPs2025 side event that explores the potential of the #BamakoConvention in supporting the implementation of the #BaselConvention and the Basel Ban Amendment in Africa.
📅 6 May, 18:15 CEST
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📅 6 May, 18:15 CEST
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April 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join this #BRSCOPs2025 side event that explores the potential of the #BamakoConvention in supporting the implementation of the #BaselConvention and the Basel Ban Amendment in Africa.
📅 6 May, 18:15 CEST
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📅 6 May, 18:15 CEST
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Attacks on Submarine Cables and Pipelines: A Self-Defence Approach Complementary to Law Enforcement | by Christian Schaller
Attacks on Submarine Cables and Pipelines: A Self-Defence Approach Complementary to Law Enforcement
Combating sabotage of submarine cables and pipelines is first and foremost a matter of law enforcement. The problem is that the international law of the sea, as traditionally understood, does not prov...
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April 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Attacks on Submarine Cables and Pipelines: A Self-Defence Approach Complementary to Law Enforcement | by Christian Schaller
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Offshore drilling puts coastal communities, marine life, and local economies at risk. “We couldn’t go to the beach. We wouldn’t eat seafood. Many friends lost jobs because it affected tourism. Everybody paid a price.” -JJ Waters, Pensacola Beach resident
Trump’s Ocean Drilling Order Puts Coastal Communities at Risk. Again.
15 years after one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, we're suing the Trump administration for attempting to reopen protected areas of the Gulf coastline for oil and gas drilling.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Offshore drilling puts coastal communities, marine life, and local economies at risk. “We couldn’t go to the beach. We wouldn’t eat seafood. Many friends lost jobs because it affected tourism. Everybody paid a price.” -JJ Waters, Pensacola Beach resident
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Gaza Amendments to Israel’s “Unlawful Combatants Law” are Inconsistent with International Law
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Gaza Amendments to Israel’s “Unlawful Combatants Law” are Inconsistent with International Law
[Ben Saul is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism] The Israeli human rights NGOs Public Committe…
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April 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Gaza Amendments to Israel’s “Unlawful Combatants Law” are Inconsistent with International Law
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opiniojuris.org/2025/04/08/g...
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Blurring the Lines – Non-State Actors as Perpetrators of Enforced Disappearance
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Blurring the Lines – Non-State Actors as Perpetrators of Enforced Disappearance
[Ozan Yildirim works as an Expert Associate in the Humanitarian Affairs Section of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva and holds an LL.M. in International Humanitarian Law and …
opiniojuris.org
April 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Blurring the Lines – Non-State Actors as Perpetrators of Enforced Disappearance
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opiniojuris.org/2025/04/11/b...
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Military investigations are an essential but often misunderstood tool. Dr Elizabeth Stubbins Bates and
@maethompson.bsky.social explore their importance for compliance, protection, and accountability.
@maethompson.bsky.social explore their importance for compliance, protection, and accountability.
Harnessing Military Investigations as a Tool for Civilian Protection in an ‘Era of Rearmament’ | by Elizabeth Stubbins Bates and Mae Thompson
Harnessing Military Investigations as a Tool for Civilian Protection in an ‘Era of Rearmament’
Civilians today face unprecedented risks in armed conflict, with compliance with the laws of war in crisis. UN figures show civilian deaths rising since 2019 and skyrocketing in 2023, with the number ...
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April 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Military investigations are an essential but often misunderstood tool. Dr Elizabeth Stubbins Bates and
@maethompson.bsky.social explore their importance for compliance, protection, and accountability.
@maethompson.bsky.social explore their importance for compliance, protection, and accountability.