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1. Call for Submissions: Cyber Law Toolkit. The Cyber Law Toolkit, an online resource on international law and cyber activities, is inviting proposals for new scenarios for its next general update, scheduled for September 2027. The Toolkit features a growing collection of hypothetical scenarios inspired by real-world c
The ICC removed a Prosecutor for misconduct. This December it elects six judges — after its own Advisory Committee reported that it could not complete the moral-character check the Rome Statute requires, and while the report that would complete it sits unseen by the States who vote. In July 2026 the Assembly of States
On 18 August 2026, the Aylla Rewe del Ngen Mapu Kintuantü, an autonomous political, social, spiritual and cultural alliance bringing together ancestral authorities and more than 150 communities of the Mapuche Williche Indigenous people in southern Chile, filed a complaint against Statkraft AS before the Norwegian Consu
When we talk about international law, we talk about how the world is ruled. When doing so, we speak of States, territories and borders, often picturing them against a world map familiar from school geography lessons. Yet that apparently straightforward image embodies choices about how the world is represented. The popu
1. Attribution of Non-State Actor Conduct During Armed Conflict Panel Discussion: University of Reading. Global Law at Reading will host a panel discussion on Attribution of Non-State Actor Conduct During Armed Conflict on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 16:30–18:00 UK time (HBS G13, University of Reading), followed by a r
For much of the last decade, international lawyers have approached artificial intelligence (AI) primarily, if at all, as an object of legal regulation. The central questions have become familiar: How should international law regulate AI? Which existing legal rules apply to emerging technologies? Are new treaties requir
Gen AI and its Contributions In July 2026 EJIL published its ecosystem-wide generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) policy. The policy is carefully worded and wisely narrow. While it also addresses a series of concerns which would merit discussion individually, such as those concerning plagiarism and accuracy, in t
In Lebedeva and others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) issued a short judgment with sweeping effects – striking out 879 potentially meritorious applications alleging Russia’s human rights violations. Many of these cases concern harrowing personal stories of Russia’s abuses. Ms Abuyeva’s son
The past couple of years have seen a substantial number of new developments regarding the relationship between international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). These include what is probably the most significant judicial engagement ever with this relationship – the 2025 European Court of
On 7 September 2026, Jamaica, which remains a Commonwealth Country with King Charles III as its head of state, will formally present a petition to the King with three questions about the legality of transatlantic chattel slavery and the UK’s responsibility to make reparations. Jamaica’s petition is part of a decade-lon
The last two weeks have covered a lot of ground, from the collapse of the Central American Court of Justice to Russian policies of population transfer in Ukraine and the place of diplomatic assurances concerning safe third country return. It has also been a fortnight rich in proposals: from how to harmonize free educat
1. The Law of Neutrality and the Prohibition of Aggression: Framing an Old Debate in the Light of Recent State Practice Symposium. On 18 September 2026, from 3pm to 5pm (CET), Bocconi University will host in hybrid format the seminar ‘The Law of Neutrality and the Prohibition of Aggression: Framing an Old Debate in the
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