The United Nations’ highest judicial body ruled that nations must prevent environmental harm and limit greenhouse gas emissions. The nonbinding decision pressures countries to fulfill climate pledges and opens doors for global climate cases.
Our heartfelt congratulations to Professor @abclapham.bsky.social, who won the 2025 Paul Reuter Prize for his book 'War'!
The prize is given by the @icrc.org to books that enhance knowledge of IHL and stand out for their authoritative, innovative, humanitarian, useful, and general nature.
The paper is now also in open access, thanks to the generous assistance of the @gvagrad-law.bsky.social !
Come and learn from this lecture on "Textbooks: Markers and Makers of International Law" by our prize-winning @hugheshall.bsky.social alumna Prof Dr Luíza Leão Soares Pereira on Thursday 23 January 25 at 5.30 pm at the Lauterpacht Centre @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
The cycle is now complete
Returning from the Hague, Marcelo Kohen of @gvagrad-law.bsky.social shows that despite certain regrettable arguments, the #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ showed very convincing arguments in the direction of the applicability of the law of Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts.
The technology is basically a form of linguistic averaging: it produces average (ie, mediocre) writing with no distinguishing elements, writing that could have been by anyone. That’s bad writing because what makes for good writing is that it involves actual thinking by a unique individual person.
What a life with no deadlines looks like
In the latest episode of EJIL:The Podcast!, Professor Paola Gaeta discussed the enduring controversies surrounding the immunity of high-ranking officeholders from states not party to the ICC and how the Court has dealt with these situations.
Listen here: www.ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-pod...
ICYMI:
Here is the recording of one of my book project talks at the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at the University of Melbourne last month.
law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/iila...
Encontro União Europeia e MERCOSUL 🤝
Neste momento, o presidente Lula com os outros presidentes dos Estados Parte do MERCOSUL (Uruguai, Paraguai e Argentina) e a presidenta da Comissão Europeia, Ursula von der Leyen, posam para a foto família.
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Mercosur ≠ Latin America
Select written statements in the ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion proceedings have started to be made available on the court's website - including Valuatu's 400 page written statement, plus their book exhibits and two annexes.
www.icj-cij.org/case/187/wri...
O Humor-do-Mercado: “Vendi ação da Petrobras, comprei dólar, elogiei o Milei, culpei o funcionalismo público e orei pro superávit — foi dia da maldade.” Por Roberto Kaz: piaui.co/3OtD3nE
Thanks, Stefania!
Excited to share my latest paper, now out in the European Journal of International Law.
The essay reflects on how different Latin American jurists have approached the academic discipline of (public) international law in their courses at the Hague Academy.
academic.oup.com/ejil/advance...
Here is our starter pack with the accounts of members of the International Law Department!
DM to be added.
go.bsky.app/PjAZRgL
💫 We are now on Bluesky and excited to find the international law community here!
📚 Follow us for updates on our discussions and opportunities at the Geneva Graduate Institute for international lawyers!
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What can the crisis of Palestinian displacement teach us about the future of asylum law? 🧵
Ouch
Umberto Eco surrounded by thousands of books
Bluesky is an Eco chamber
International law twitter rn
For that purpose, WTO case law has more potential
Me, whenever I stumble upon a starter pack on things I work on but doesn’t include me:
(Do non-South American millennials get Futurama memes?)
As the release of #Volume27 of the #MaxPlanck Yearbook of #UnitedNations Law #UNYB approaches, some articles are now available as #advance publications on the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social website.
#Brill @mpfpr.bsky.social #internationallaw #legalresearch #UN #law #HumanRights #MPFPR
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