In association with the International Commission of Jurists

Symposium on Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to International Law: Looking Down and Looking Away – The Aerial Perspective in Investigations of Armed Conflict and Genocide

10 Dec

[Christiane Wilke is a Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa and collaborates with Airwars on a project examining legal and factual claims in US military civilian casualty assessments] How do we look at genocide, and how does the vantage point shape what we see? Armed conflicts and genocides are frequently represented using the aerial perspective: satellite images, drone video footage,...

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01 Dec

Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) is a critical intellectual and political movement, project, and community that explores ways (European) international law has structured and legitimised global hierarchies of race, capital, and power. With critique in hand, its interlocutors also present resources and strategies to contest the inequalities exploring, Getachew might say, alternative forms of world-making. Common 'coordinates' evident...

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30 Nov

To have your event or announcement featured in next week’s post, please send a link and a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) to ojeventsandannouncements@gmail.com. Call for Applications Irish Yearbook of International Law: The editors of the Irish Yearbook of International Law welcome expressions of interest from persons interested in taking on the role of Editor(s) in Chief. Since its foundation, the Yearbook has always...

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15 Nov

International criminal law -- and humanity in general  -- lost one of its greatest champions when Ben Ferencz passed away a couple of years ago at age 103. Those of us who were fortunate enough to know Ben deeply miss him and his critical yet optimistic voice. So I am absolutely delighted that my dear friend Gregory Gordon, who is...

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12 Nov

[Omar Grech is Associate Professor within the Department of International Law, University of Malta] Several excellent posts on this blog have already explored different facets of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, including its treatment of state responsibility and obligations erga omnes. This post takes a different tack. It argues that the Opinion marks a doctrinal breakthrough for the concept...

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09 Nov

To have your event or announcement featured in next week’s post, please send a link and a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) to ojeventsandannouncements@gmail.com. Announcement ASIL International Criminal Law Scholarship Prize: Submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 American Society of International Law International Criminal Law Scholarship Prize. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST. The winner will be...

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06 Nov

[Safia Southey is an independent researcher and consultant specializing in post-conflict justice and international human rights law, with current projects at International Center for Transitional Justice and the Quincy Institute] In Gaza, starving Palestinians face a brutal choice: surrender your personal data, or go without food. Operating outside established UN coordination frameworks, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has been accused of...

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02 Nov

To have your event or announcement featured in next week’s post, please send a link and a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) to ojeventsandannouncements@gmail.com. Announcement 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: one lecture in English on Exception Clauses in...

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26 Oct

To have your event or announcement featured in next week’s post, please send a link and a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) to ojeventsandannouncements@gmail.com. Announcement Call for Participants - ESIL Early-Career Mentoring Program: Expressions of interest for the ESIL Early Career Mentoring Program 2025-2026 are now open until 27 October. Anyone interested is warmly invited to participate as a mentor or mentee by completing this questionnaire. For questions, suggestions,...

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23 Oct

[Ezequiel Jimenez has a PhD in International Law (Middlesex University, United Kingdom), works at Amnesty International and is Senior Fellow at the Center for International Law Research and Policy. His forthcoming book about the history and practice of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute will be published in December 2025. All comments and feedback welcome at ezejim@gmail.com,...

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19 Oct

To have your event or announcement featured in next week’s post, please send a link and a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) to ojeventsandannouncements@gmail.com Announcement Book Publication - The Character of International Law - A Festschrift for Rob Cryer: Professor Robert Cryer was a foundational voice in modern international criminal law. This book celebrates his character, his life, his work, and his...

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