National Security as a Sword for Expropriation: The UK-China BIT on the Brink

The UK government nationalised British Steel on 16 July 2026. The nationalisation was carried out under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026. Jingye Group, a Chinese enterprise, had acquired ...

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Trade with the Settlements: How EU Law Points the Way Out of the Deadlock

The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of 2024 on Legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Terrritory, including East Jerusalem h...

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Announcements: CfS Fairness in International Economic Adjudication; CfParticipants Geneva Trade Week’s Curated Conversations; CfP Rules-Based International Order in Latin America & the Caribbean; The ...

1. Call for Submissions: Fairness in International Economic Adjudication – Procedure, Substance, and Institutional Design. Submissions are invited for the Doctoral and Early-Career Scholars Colloquium...

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A Third Category of Enforced Disappearance? The Committee on Enforced Disappearances’ Article 34 Resolution on Mexico

In April 2026, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) adopted a resolution under Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (herei...

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The Spanish Supreme Court on Rejection at the Borders of Ceuta and Melilla: What About Human Rights at Sea?

Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish Autonomous Cities located on the northern coast of Africa and bordering Morocco. They occupy a singular position within the European legal order. They simultaneously cons...

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In This Issue – Reviews

In our current state of affairs in the world some of us must feel a measure of fatigue. Helplessness. Despair. At loss. A loss. A sense that we’re losing. It might have been a day like this when Georg...

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From Survival to Justice: A Conversation with Judge Theodor Meron

Few figures in international law have witnessed and influenced its development as much as Judge Theodor Meron. A Holocaust survivor who became a leading scholar, government legal adviser, diplomat and...

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In This Issue

Opening the articles section of this issue, Negar Mansouri uses the French ‘wine laws’ of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to present a view of international economic law that challenges the neo...

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EJIL’s first Policy on Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Written by human beings but with a grammar-check programme keeping an eye on these non-native speakers’ expressions, this editorial introduces EJIL’s first Policy on Use of Generative Artificial Intel...

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Two Weeks in Review: 13—24 July 2026

The last fortnight has seen commentators focus primarily on conflict, climate, and immigration. A mini-symposium has ranged over a number of legal questions raised by a potential Russia-Ukraine peace ...

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New Issue of EJIL (Vol. 37 (2026) No. 1) – Out Soon

The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law will be published this week. We will publish a number of posts outlining the contents of this issue and the editorials over the coming wee...

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The Legality of the Use of Interstate Force during the 2026 Israel/US-Iran Hostilities: What States Said and did not Say

On 28 February 2026, the US and Israel launched a coordinated aerial attack on Iran. The Iranian response included not only the use of force against Israeli and US targets, but also against the territ...

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At Peace, Yet Under Fire – Blockade Enforcement against Third State Vessels and the U.N Charter

From April 13 to June 18, the U.S.A implemented a blockade against Iran. As part of the blockade enforcement, on June 8th, it attacked the Palau-flagged oil tanker M/T Settebello 20 miles north-east o...

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Can China Lead the Way in Constraining Economic Coercion? Sanctions, Chokepoints, and the Perils of Convergence

Economic coercion remains ill-defined in international law, but its importance is growing ever more evident by the day. At various points, for example, a negotiated settlement to the US-Iran War has r...

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A “Free Economic Zone” as an Element of Peace for Ukraine?

At various points in recent months, proposals have been made to create a “free economic zone” in parts of Ukraine’s territory. These proposals seem to pursue at least two different purposes. First, th...

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International Courts Against the Defunding of Climate Science? Revisiting the ICJ’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion

Introduction The first eighteen months of the second Trump administration have witnessed a sustained assault on scientific infrastructures enabling understanding of anthropogenic climate change. This ...

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Beyond Strasbourg: The Chișinău Declaration in Europe’s Multi-Level Human Rights Architecture

Political declarations are not new to the system established through the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Chișinău Declaration, recently adopted by the Council of Europe’s Committee of ...

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Announcements: CfP Economic Security and Competitive Markets; CfP The Irish Yearbook of International Law; CfA Yerevan International Conference on International Humanitarian Law

1. Call for Papers: Economic Security and Competitive Markets – Reconciling Conflicting Ambitions. The Research Centre for State and Law (SteR) at Radboud University is inviting abstracts for an inter...

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Who Pays for Aggression? Ukraine’s Reparation Claims and Russian Frozen Assets

As Russia’s war against Ukraine rages, inflicting suffering on the country, its people, and economy, the Russian Central Bank (RCB) assets remain immobilised (i.e., frozen). Since December 2025, the E...

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Christopher Nolan and International Law

Sand Tomorrow, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey will come clattering into cinemas around the world. There will no doubt be talk of plotlines, performances, accents, and fidelity to the source text—perh...

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How the war in Ukraine impacts the law and politics of security guarantees

The paradoxical revival of security guarantees Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has revived the concept of security guarantees. Their content and scope have been central to scholarly an...

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The New EU Return Regulation: A Step Towards Crimmigration?

In mid-June 2026, the European Parliament gave its final approval to the amendments to the European Union’s policy on the return of third-country nationals staying irregularly on Union territory. With...

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Red lines in a grey zone: the validity of a Russia-Ukraine peace treaty under international law

While peace still appears remote, the prospect of a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine raises difficult questions concerning the international law governing inter-state peace treaties. The unlawfuln...

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Substantive Implications of the Duty of Vigilance Ruling Against TotalEnergies

In its 25 June 2026 judgment in NAAT et al. v. TotalEnergies, the Paris Judicial Court ordered TotalEnergies to update its vigilance plan within six months to address climate-related risks arising fro...

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Two Weeks in Review: 29 June—10 July 2026

“The test of a first-rate intelligence,” according to F. Scott Fitzgerald, “is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” For intern...

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Announcements: The Human Right to Peace Webinar; CfP The Daily Life of International Law

1. The Human Right to Peace: Past, Present, and Future Webinar. NUS Centre for International Law is inviting registrations for the upcoming webinar “The Human Right to Peace: Past, Present, and Future...

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A peace treaty for Ukraine: Mini-symposium on international legal issues

In the four years since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the prospects of a negotiated peace settlement have waxed but mostly waned. But the possibility of an agreement has been an ongoing focus for...

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Legal Experimentation in International Institutional Law? From the Spanish Civil War and the ‘London Committee’ to Gaza and the ‘Board of Peace’

Much has been said on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ (the Board) and much remains to be seen. While the identity of the Board as an international organisation has been discussed (here), other contributions ...

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