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13 Feb

[Mohit Khubchandani is an International Disputes Resolution Attorney and PhD candidate at Leiden Law School, writing his PhD on "Forum and harm specific metrics of compensation for environmental damages (MCES) for major international courts and tribunals. Jason Rudall is Associate Professor of Public International Law at Leiden University.] Introduction The ICJ has handed down 3 of its 4 judgments in contentious cases on the question...

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12 Feb

[Brian McGarry is Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Leiden University] The just-concluded hearings in The Gambia v. Myanmar mark the culmination of a long campaign that expanded the reach of public interest litigation, while foreshadowing the popularization of third-State intervention in ICJ cases. All of this has received more than its share of attention, including the Court’s admission of 11 intervening States...

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11 Feb

[Zsuzsanna Deen-Racsmány holds a Ph.D. in public international law from Leiden University. She is an independent researcher and has worked, inter alia, at Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam, and been a rapporteur for Oxford International Organizations.] In January 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) held public hearings on the merits in Application of the Convention on...

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11 Feb

[Saumya Kaushik is an LL.M. candidate in International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, focusing on international dispute settlement and compliance mechanisms.] Often the discourse on international dispute settlement lays emphasis on the choice of forum; i.e., whether States should resort to legal means of dispute settlement or diplomatic means of settlement. As Marcelo Kohen identifies, these are two sides of the coin...

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17 Dec

[Quazi Omar Foysal is a Bangladeshi-qualified international lawyer, currently pursuing a PhD at La Trobe University, Australia] Though the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) has faced five proceedings related to the ICAO Council Decisions (one currently pending, three already decided, and one discontinued by the parties), the Flight MH17 case (Russia v. Australia and The Netherlands) should be treated...

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17 Dec

[Khan Khalid Adnan serves as the Head of the Chamber at Khan Saifur Rahman & Associates, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), a Barrister in England and Wales, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.] In the genocide docket, Article 63 interventions under the ICJ’s Statute are no longer a neutral “interpretation-only”...

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19 Nov

[This interview was conducted by Dr Stephanie Triefus, a researcher at the Asser Institute and Academic Coordinator for the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research]  The Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture is an occasion for reflection on pressing questions of international law and is the Asser Institute’s flagship activity. Each year, the Asser Institute invites a distinguished scholar or practitioner to share...

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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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25 Oct

[Emilia Klebanowski is a PhD candidate in international human rights law at Radboud University. Her research explores reparations for gross human rights violations.] On 22 October 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its advisory opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and...

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22 Oct

[Quazi Omar Foysal is a Bangladeshi-qualified international lawyer, currently pursuing a PhD at La Trobe University, Australia] Given that the Request for Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change was limited to questions related to the obligations of States concerning climate change and the legal consequences of their breach in international law, the International Court of Justice...

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22 Jul

[Erard de Schaetzen is pursuing a masters in public international law at Utrecht University] In March 2023, Vanuatu’s initiative led the UN General Assembly to adopt a Resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on defining States’ obligations regarding climate change, and the legal consequences arising from their breach. Since then, proceedings before the “World Court”...

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10 Apr

[Lukas Willmer is a PhD candidate at Humboldt University Berlin, with a research focus on governmental status and recognition in international law] In September 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands announced their intention to initiate proceedings before the ICJ against Afghanistan for violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The four states...

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