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Ríán Derrig
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UN researcher and academic. Author of ‘The New Haven School: American International Law' (OUP, 2025). Redistribution, ocean, climate, biodiversity politics.
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New #ASILInsight today by @rianderrig.bsky.social & Kahlil Hassanali on "Understanding Executive Order 14285: On the Possibility of Authorizing Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction."

Read/download at asil.org/insights/volume/29/issue/9.

#seabedmining
#intlaw
July 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Don't miss this postdoc opportunity to join us and work on law, political economy, and ocean biodiversity!

Deadline is 30 May. Details here: cdn.prod.website-files.com/5d8a1b0693c9...
May 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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On First View, Hanna Eklund engages critically with Kundnani's Eurowhiteness.

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The Blind Spots of Eurowhiteness | European Law Open | Cambridge Core
The Blind Spots of Eurowhiteness
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April 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Really brilliant piece by Tara Zahra, ending with the need for redistribution to respond to economic inequality, which is not where these analyses of how now is like the early 20th century always end. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/o...
April 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Great article, really important proposals in advance of the upcoming first #BBNJ prepcomm: www.frontiersin.org/journals/oce...
Frontiers | Considerations in the set up and functioning of the Scientific and Technical Body under the BBNJ Agreement—lessons from the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Autho...
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April 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Direct link to the open access PDF: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
April 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Wild. And at the same time entirely historically consistent with US practice on this.
March 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'm not an objective audience... but such a great lecture @acelg-uva.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IyP...
ACELG lecture with Ass. Professor Hanna Eklund (Uni. of Copenhagen)
YouTube video by European, International and Transformative Law
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March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'll be in New Haven tomorrow to talk about my book!

law.yale.edu/yls-today/ya...
February 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Shoutout to Nehal Bhuta who since 2020 is curating these online gatherings for former and current PhD supervisees.

We met weekly during lockdown and monthly since to discuss draft papers, PhD chapters, book proposals, conference presentations, perform mock job talks and read books together...
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I liked this argument. Did wonder where people with for e.g. 1.2 million followers in a particular technofeudal fiefdom (👀) fit into the conceptualisation. open.substack.com/pub/savagemi...
February 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Out now online with OUP! Download the book open access here: academic.oup.com/book/59239?u...
January 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Out now online with OUP! Download the book open access here: academic.oup.com/book/59239?u...
January 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Two pieces I wrote on the IPOS initiative (ipos.earth) came out over the holidays. First, on
@ejiltalk.bsky.social I focus on two possible problems-the ambition to depoliticise the advice it would give to states, and its ambiguous relationship with 'capacity-building': ejiltalk.org/reforming-oc...
Reforming Ocean Governance
A proposal to establish a new mechanism (its legal status is unclear) within international ocean governance is being debated. France has been the main proponent of the proposed Intergovernmental (o…
ejiltalk.org
January 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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The #1 thing I want to do on my sabbitcal is read, whole books, as many as I can. I started here, and offer a brief summary/review [1/7]
January 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Out, open access, in January 2025!

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December 10, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Starting in one hour! Please join us!
Please join the International Law Association Irish Branch on Monday 9 December at 10am GMT for this timely webinar discussion with Dr Tibisay Morgandi, @lorandbartels.bsky.social, and Toni Marzal! Register to receive the zoom link by following the QR or clicking here: wmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 9, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Please join us for this webinar discussion - next Monday at 10am GMT!
Please join the International Law Association Irish Branch on Monday 9 December at 10am GMT for this timely webinar discussion with Dr Tibisay Morgandi, @lorandbartels.bsky.social, and Toni Marzal! Register to receive the zoom link by following the QR or clicking here: wmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 6, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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I had to break the LPE starter pack into 2 EQUAL parts because we exceeded 150, so they are:
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November 17, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Really helpful summary! @duycks.bsky.social , did anybody mention obligations to future generations yesterday?
🎙️NOW: Day 4 of #ClimateJustice hearings at the International Court of Justice ⚖️🇺🇳.

We will hear from: 🇫🇷France, 🇸🇱SierraLeone, 🇬🇭Ghana, 🇬🇩Grenada, 🇬🇹Guatemala, 🇨🇰Cook Islands, 🇲🇭MarshallIslands, 🇸🇧SolomonIslands, 🇮🇳India, 🇮🇷Iran, 🇮🇩 Indonesia.

#AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

🧵Analysis in thread 👇
December 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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✨ We are happy to announce that ESIL has officially landed on Bluesky! 🌟 We're thrilled to be here and can't wait to connect, share, and grow with this vibrant community. 🦋🌊

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November 25, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Please join the International Law Association Irish Branch on Monday 9 December at 10am GMT for this timely webinar discussion with Dr Tibisay Morgandi, @lorandbartels.bsky.social, and Toni Marzal! Register to receive the zoom link by following the QR or clicking here: wmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 3, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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And for a slightly longer introduction into the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty, with some reflections how the negotiations got to the finish line, check out IUCN's Introductory Policy Brief:

iucn.org/resources/gr...

#scicomm
November 16, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Counsel for Antigua and Barbuda now arguing around treaty law (the Paris Agreement) and relying on customary international law to suggest that a higher-than-Paris standard could apply to states... an (implicit) indictment of the inadequacy of how Paris has been used... webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19...
THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on Climate Change – Antigua and Barbuda; Saudi Arabia; Australia; Bahamas; Bangladesh and Barbado...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:41 AM