Events and Announcements: 1 February 2026

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Announcements

New additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law (AVL): The Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs recently added the following materials to the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law: two lectures, in English and Spanish, on The Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, by Gina Romero, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association; two lectures, in English, on Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA)  and Annulment of Arbitral Awards under the ICSID Convention, by Penelope Ridings, Member of the International Law Commission; one lecture, in English, on The BBNJ Agreement, by Cymie Payne, Professor at Rutgers University; as well as one Introductory Note, in English, on the United Nations Convention against Corruption, by Nikos Passas, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University.

The Audiovisual Library of International Law is also available as an audio podcast on Apple and SoundCloud. 

Simplified Approach to International Law Blog: Curious about the international law behind today’s top news headlines? The new blog SAIL (Simplified Approach to International Law) delivers clear, 2-minute explainers in plain language, helping students, journalists, and professionals quickly grasp the law behind the news. Get insights straight to your inbox and make sense of complex, fast-moving stories. Subscribe here.

Calls for Papers

Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (UNYB): The Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (UNYB) is seeking contributions for its forthcoming Volume 29 related to its general scope on the ‘Law and Practice of the United Nations’ and ‘Legal Issues Related to the Goals of the United Nations’.

For contributions on the ‘Law and Practice of the United Nations’, proposals should concentrate on the law of the United Nations in a narrow sense, meaning the legal fundamentals of the UN and its specialised agencies and programmes and their legal and political practice. Issues such as UN membership, the UN Charter, its statutes and practices are covered here.

For contributions on the ‘Legal Issues Related to the Goals of the United Nations’, proposals should analyse topics concerning the main objectives of the United Nations such as sustainable development, refugee protection, disarmament and non-proliferation, rule of law, and gender equality. It is also open for articles on important legal developments in countries and geographic areas of special importance to the United Nations, particularly those assisted by a peacekeeping missions or special envoys.

The deadline for receipt of abstract proposals is 18 February 2026. Following a positive assessment of their abstract proposal, authors will be required to submit a full draft of their manuscript by 31 March 2026, which will be subject to the UNYB’s standard double-blind peer-review process, prior to any final decision on publication. The full call for papers and submission guidelines can be found here. In case of any queries, please reach out to Sai Venkatesh, Managing Editor at unyb@mpfpr.de. 

Armenian Journal of International Law: The Editorial Board of the Armenian Journal of International Law (ArmJIL) is pleased to invite submissions for the inaugural 1^st Issue of the 1^st Volume of ArmJIL, to be published in July 2026. ArmJIL is open to publishing articles on general international law and comparative law, including issues relating to any aspect of international law and interdisciplinary approaches to international law (political science, international relations, economic analysis of international law).

ArmJIL is a periodic publication on international law anchored within Yerevan State University and Armenian Institution for International Legal Studies. ArmJIL has been created with a view to strengthening Armenia’s scholarly presence in the global academia and aims to provide an institutionalised platform for rigorous research, critical debate, and doctrinal innovation in international law. The creation of ArmJIL has also been informed by the need for a platform reflecting the perspectives of smaller states, like Armenia, to international law, which risk being overlooked and suppressed by mainstream approaches to international law. Submissions will be received through the online submission platform by 23:59 (GMT+4), 31 May 2026. For further information regarding submissions for the inaugural issue of ArmJIL, please check the Announcementsand the Author Guidelines

Events

ELI Webinar on Seizing Sanctioned Assets: European Law Institute (ELI) is organising a webinar on seizing sanctioned assets. The event will shed light on ELI’s eponymous project, which explores and addresses the legal complexities of constraining assets in response to reprehensible state conduct. Confirmed Speakers include: Sir Geoffrey Vos (ELI First Vice-President; Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales),Philippa Webb (Professor, University of Oxford), Burkhard Hess (Professor, University of Vienna), Oxana Gisca(President of the Conference of the Parties to CETS 198 (COP CETS 198), Council of Europe), Michael Stelzer(Head of Unit, Financial Sector Stability and Security, Enforcement and Sanctions – Sanctions, European Commission), and Roberto Crespi (Team Leader, Sanctions, European Commission). The event will be taking place on Zoom on 6 February 2026 from 12:30 CET. Register here.

Panel Discussion – A Report Card on the Laws of Armed Conflict: The observation that these are challenging times for international law and that armed conflict is the crucible in which so many of the challenges arise has graduated to the level of cliche and truism. On a more granular level, debate centers on whether the norms of International Humanitarian Law (the law of armed conflict) are still fit for purpose, and on whether there exists a critical mass of compliance and political will to enforce the law. The panel takes place on 17 February 2026 at 11AM Eastern Time/4PM GMT, and will explore these propositions in contemporary contexts, including the so-called “War on Terror,” Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Palestine, Sudan, Venezuela and U.S. drug boat strikes, among others. Register here.