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26 Apr Inter-State Alliances as Participants in International Law Making
or a participant in and of itself. Although the ‘participants’ discourse and the visibility and relevance of inter-state alliances in international law have grown simultaneously, the two appear to be on parallel trajectories. No major treatise which expounds the ‘participants’ approach includes a discussion on inter-state alliances, separately from international organizations. This comment discusses their emergence as such by first, laying down the theoretical foundations of dynamic subjectivism, and second, analyzing their structures and contributions to international law-making. 2. Changing Contours of ‘Subject-hood’ in International Law The traditional view of...29 Nov Events and Announcements: November 29, 2015
Announcements The coordinators are pleased to announce the establishment of the Ghent Rolin-Jaequemyns International Law Institute (GRILI). The Institute builds on a long tradition in the area of international law at Ghent University and brings together ca. 30 faculty members and doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. Its activities span the entire realm of public international law, ranging from the law of armed conflict and international human rights law, to the law of the sea, international environmental law, international criminal law, and international economic law, as well as the history of international...
08 Dec Symposium on Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to International Law: The New Geometries of International Law – Deploying Self-Reflexive Inquiry to Re-Build the Discipline
approaching the field of international justice, such as, for instance, using socio-legal research to deconstruct assumptions and find applicable rules, and (2) alternative tools, including those engaging sensory perception. Practicing International (Humanitarian) Law with Aesthetic Sensibility Practicing international law with aesthetic sensibility takes stock of the fact that law is inherently multidimensional. It is not just an ordering language or a fixed set of conceptual claims grounded in the sources of law (treaties, customs, and the general principles of law). International law is also an ever-evolving body of rules, processes,...18 Jan Events and Announcements: 18 January 2026
that has passed. The event will feature Beth Van Schaack, former Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice in the U.S. State Department; Marko Milanovic, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Reading School of Law; and Rachel López, Barrack Chair in Law at Temple Law. Join us to learn about the events that defined international criminal law in 2025. The event will be taking place by Zoom on 26 January 2026 at 12:30pm ET. Register here. Workshop – Inter-Judicial Dialogue on Climate Change and Human Rights: Climate change has...12 Apr Guest Post: How International Law Could Work in Transnational Non-International Armed Conflicts: Part II of a Two-Part Series
bring to the surface is that political will and military technology permit states to test the outer limits of how international law allows states to use lethal force outside their borders. In some cases, this can lead to explicit breaches of the law. In other cases, it may lead to reinterpretations of the law. And in other instances, it may lead to a use of force that occurs clearly within the law’s intent. Depending on who you ask, the notion that international law permits a NIAC “cloud” to follow a...02 Mar Ukraine, International Law, and the Perfect Compliance Fallacy
law, there is no law and I do whatever I please", you would not let him get away with it. So the law should be respected even if only a part of the actors respect it and one should rather find ways to improve the compliance, than throw the law away. RB one flagrant violation of international law draws all this attention, but look at all of the other states complying with international law on a daily basis Jordan I agree with the point of all three responses so far...07 Feb The Parochialism of Western Cosmopolitanism in a Competitive World Order
more likely to be found in China than the reverse (the power of diffusion), but Chinese international law academics are more likely to exhibit broad comprehension of Western perspectives on international law than the reverse (the power of knowledge). As China becomes an increasingly significant international player, it will want to disseminate its own approaches to international law more widely, whereas international lawyers in the West will need to deepen their knowledge of China’s interests, interpretations and approaches. Conclusion International law aspires to be universal; but it is also, and...
04 Feb Comity as Cover? How U.S. Courts Balance International Law Away
[Serafeim Liakopoulos is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (LL.M.) and is currently a study visitor at the European Court of Human Rights] International comity, as understood by U.S. private international law, is not a binding rule of international law but a principle of discretionary deference towards foreign sovereigns and their legal acts. It encompasses a range of judicial practices, including declining jurisdiction, limiting the extraterritorial application of domestic law, enforcing foreign judgments, and applying foreign law. Comity, it is said, is a flexible principle that...
24 Aug Symposium on The Sentimental Life of International Law: Exploring the Sentiments of Law
of law and legal system, to the larger human arena, to fight the injustice rooted in the system. However, a lawyer’s duty lies in realizing the desires of their clients. To the extent that they are lawful. Lawyers are morally justified provided they are doing their duty and executing their given role. Dworkin’s ‘Hard Cases’ arise even in the law governing lawyering, but a divergence of opinions does not open the door to considerations of morality in executing the duty of a lawyer. Lawyers are bound by legal obligations as...28 Oct Ruti Teitel’s ‘Humanity’s Law’
This excellent book is remarkable for its wide and deep use of work from international relations literature, bridging the disciplines of international law and international relations as few have done previously. There is a significant body of writing in international law where the ideas from particular theoretical traditions in broader scholarship, sometimes the ideas of individual scholars, are brought to bear on international law generally or, more usually, one particular area of law. What remains unusual is the relatively ambitious, full-spectrum approach offered here, which references ideas across a diverse...