A short comment on the Security Council’s evolving approach to the #WesternSahara question. US, France, Spain and (since 1 June 2025) UK support a solution based on Morocco’s autonomy plan. We discuss the challenges of squaring this position with the right to self-determination

The Boomerang Effect: How Disrespect for International Law Threatens Democracy | by Matthias Goldmann ejiltalk.org/the-boomerang-…

Treaty and Custom in the ICJ’s Climate Change Opinion | by Julian Arato and Justina Uriburu ejiltalk.org/treaty-and-cus…

Timely analysis by Justina Uriburu and Julian Arato on the ICJ AO on Climate Change Obligations. Well worth a read.

"‘the standard of due diligence for preventing significant harm to the climate system is stringent’, and requires not only the adoption of appropriate climate rules and measures but also heightened vigilance in their implementation and enforcement"

Excellent post - well worth reading for those still working their way through the lengthy opinion

A good and concise read on the #ICJ’s recent advisory opinion regarding #Climatechange.

State Responsibility in the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change | by Federica Paddeu and Miles Jackson ejiltalk.org/state-responsi…

Miles Jackson and Federica Paddeu break down the State Responsibility aspects of the ICJ Climate Change AO in a very helpful way - highly recommend

Building a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine | by Hannah Lobel and Nema Milaninia ejiltalk.org/building-a-spe…

I'm grateful to have joined Dapo Akande, Marko Milanovic and Philippa Webb on EJIL: The Podcast (EJIL: Talk!) to discuss: 1. the use of force by Israel & the US against Iran 2. the ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment in Ukraine & the Netherlands v. Russia Link in the next post.

Great post. As an aside, legal standing in relation to obligations erga omnes under customary law was bound to come up in Nicaragua v. Germany, where N alleges that G breached its obligation under customary IHL to ensure that Israel respects customary IHL in Gaza. 1/

#ICJ AO #Climate ¶315 “can be read as a mechanism to bring non-party states closer to treaty standards by anchoring customary law in prevailing treaty practice”

And for a critical but fair appraisal of the final OEWG from the perspective of international law, see this from Kubo Mačák in EJIL: Talk! | A Missed Opportunity: An International Law Perspective on the Final OEWG Report ejiltalk.org/a-missed-oppor…

#ICJ AO #climate “for the first time explicitly acknowledged the legal standing of all States in relation to obligations erga omnes”(≠ erga omnes partes) & quoted Art 48 of ARSIWA #ILC. Miles Jackson Federica Paddeu

Join Dapo Akande, Marko Milanovic and Philippa Webb in a riveting conversation with Tom Dannenbaum on EJIL: The Podcast! They discuss the use of force by Israel and the US against Iran, and the recent ECHR Grand Chamber judgment Netherlands v. Russia. ejil.org/podcast.php?gu…

Join Dapo Akande, Marko Milanovic and Philippa Webb in a riveting conversation with Tom Dannenbaum on EJIL: The Podcast! They discuss the use of force by Israel and the US against Iran, and the ECHRGrandChamber judgment Ukraine & Netherlands v. Russia ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-podca…

Two Weeks in Review – 14 – 27 July 2025 | by Luíza Leão Soares Pereira ejiltalk.org/two-weeks-in-r…

Tax the Poor! Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and International Standards on Remittance Transaction Costs | by Silvia Steininger and Alan Desmond ejiltalk.org/tax-the-poor-t…

The Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights: A Win for Climate-Displaced Persons? | by Monica Namanya ejiltalk.org/the-inter-amer…