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08 Jul

[SONG Tianying is a Research Fellow at the Centre for International Law Research and Policy] Confucius said: “One establishes oneself through rites and perfects oneself through music.” (The Analects · Book VIII: Tai Bo) International justice is established in terms of rites; Marina Aksenova’s Art, Aesthetics and International Justice seeks to improve it with aesthetic insights. It is a highly innovative...

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07 Jul

[Elizabeth S. Malobais a strategy and systems advisor She serves on the boards of ZanaAfrica and AFEW Kenya, is an Associate Fellow at the Făgăraș Research Institute, and co-founded the Nahari community of African facilitators] Introduction – Seeing, Believing, and Complexity “Seeing is believing.” The phrase implies that legitimacy is rooted in what can be perceived—what feels real, witnessed, and emotionally credible....

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07 Jul

[Marina Aksenova is an Associate Professor of International and Comparative Criminal Law at IE University] The advance of artificial intelligence (AI) represents a seismic shift in how we regulate and structure societies. The question of what keeps us human in the age of algorithmic and synthetic reasoning is then far from trivial. Spontaneous creativity may be one of the answers. This symposium...

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30 Jun

[Megan Hirst is ICC victims' representative in the Bangladesh/Myanmar and Afghanistan situations. Marie O'Leary is acting Principal Counsel for the ICC Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD). The views in this post are those of the author alone and do not reflect the views of the ICC. Valeria Babără is Legal Adviser at Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice. Danya Chaikel...

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30 Jun

[Megan Hirst is ICC victims' representative in the Bangladesh/Myanmar and Afghanistan situations. Marie O'Leary is acting Principal Counsel for the ICC Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD). The views in this post are those of the author alone and do not reflect the views of the ICC. Valeria Babără is Legal Adviser at Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice. Danya Chaikel is the...

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30 Jun

[Güneş Ünüvar is a Senior Researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for European Law, University of Luxembourg and the Legal Advisor for the Moon Village Association] Introduction The renewed interest in lunar exploration has intensified the competition between scientific research and commercial activities, particularly in regions like the Moon's south pole. This area is of significant interest due to its potential water ice...

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30 Jun

[Quinten DeGroote is an LL.M. Candidate in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights at the Geneva Academy. He also holds a Bachelors and Masters degrees in law from the KU Leuven.] Introduction  The Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the growing role of modern technology in contemporary warfare. A notable example is civilian intelligence apps, such as e-Enemy, a feature within Ukraine’s Diia e-governance...

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27 Jun

[Serena Zanirato is Head of the Migrants’ Rights Team at StraLi and Programmes Officer at Lawyers for Justice in Libya Valerie Gabard is Co-Director at UpRights] On 4 March 2025, in an unprecedented decision, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (or the Committee) requested Malta to urgently take all necessary measures to coordinate a search and rescue (SAR) operation to...

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24 Jun

[Jérôme de Hemptinne is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University] Why do the wars in Ukraine and Gaza attract such sustained and intense attention from legal scholars, while numerous other conflicts—particularly those unfolding in the Global South (a convenient expression, albeit one that simplifies the diversity and complexity of the regions it refers to and has been widely criticized)—remain largely ignored? I do...

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24 Jun

[Isabelle Haßfurther is a senior legal advisor in the International Crimes and Accountability program at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). ECCHR has been supporting the reform process and is one of over 80 co-signatories of the Joint Civil Society Statement calling for harmonization of the ICC’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression with jurisdiction over the other three core crimes.] In less...

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23 Jun

[Nieves Molina-Clemente is the Chief Adviser for International Law, Human Rights and Tech at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Dr Sarah Zarmsky is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Queen’s University Belfast School of Law] Disclaimer: The views reflected in this piece are the opinions of the authors writing in their personal capacities and do not necessarily reflect the views of...

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