Lund (Sweden), 16-18 September 2024 https://sv-se.eu.invajo.com/event/sociologyoflawdepartmentlunduniversity/criticallegalconference2024 ..read more

Introduction Will there be an end to the carnage unleashed on the Palestinian people in the Gaza strip, especially after 7 October 2023? And, how can that noble humanitarian aim be achieved as soon as possible, given killing and maiming, destruction of infrastructure, and denial of basic human dignity of Palestinians in Gaza has intensified during the last almost six months, but it has been going on for decades? In this blog I have tried to analyze issues concerning the rights of the Palestinian people under international law more generally and the Genocide in the Gaza Strip case (South Africa ..read more

500 days of Inaction On Monday, 11. March 2024, the trial against seventeen young activists started, who in February and March 2023 demonstrated against the inaction of the government of Norway to implement the judgment in the so-called Fosen case. This criminal case is against thirteen defendants who on 27. February 2023 protested in front and inside the Ministry of Petrol and Energy (now: Ministry of Energy) and five defendants who demonstrated in front the Ministry of Finance on 2. March 2023. Their demonstrations marked 500 days since the Supreme Court of Norway, sitting in Grand Chamber ..read more

The editorial board invites authors to submit papers to be published in the 2nd issue of 2024. This issue’s topical focus is on Businesses in International Humanitarian Law. The Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / Humanitäres Völkerrecht (JILPAC / HuV) specialises in the legal analysis surrounding armed conflicts. The Journal focuses on the contemporary challenges of international humanitarian law and related fields, including international human rights law and international criminal law as well as on practical challenges of humanitarian aid and peace missions. It p ..read more

There is a position currently advertised at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway. The Centre is recruiting a lecturer in international law, with specialist expertise in international humanitarian law, international criminal law, peace operations or public international law. The deadline for applications is 29 February 2024. Further details can be found at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs ..read more

The ICJ issued its provisional measures orders on Friday, 26 January 2024. Read the summary (prepared by the Registry), the Order English French. The individual opinions: Declaration of Judge Xue English; Dissenting opinion of Judge Sebutinde English; Declaration of Judge Bhandari English; Declaration of Judge Nolte English; Separate opinion of Judge ad hoc Barak English. We are all hoping that the Order of the Court will have a positive effect in alleviating the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and preventing the risk of genocide. That said, the latest statements by the Israeli gove ..read more

Introduction While awaiting the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ or Court) order on provisional measures, which should come sometime next week, and in any event before 5 February 2024 latest (given the change in the current composition of the Court on 6 February 2024), this blogpost tries to summarize the arguments presented by South Africa and Israel before the ICJ respectively on 11 and 12 January (in a single round of oral pleadings), and reflect briefly on what to expect next. For the provisional measures procedure, besides there being a dispute between the parties, five legal aspec ..read more

Introduction On Friday, 29 December 2023, South Africa seized the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) with a case against Israel under Article IX of the 1948 Genocide Convention. This blogpost tries to highlight some of the main points raised in the Application instituting proceedings (84 pages) and related issues concerning the case. Structure and main grounds of the complaint The Application instituting proceedings has 8 sections, starting with section 1 – introduction (paras. 1-7); section 2 – on the jurisdiction of the court (paras. 8-17); section 3 – on the facts (A. Introductio ..read more

The ICJ Press Release to this case reads as follows (the links to the press release and the application instituting proceedings are included at the end): THE HAGUE, 29 December 2023. South Africa today filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”) in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. According to the Applic ..read more

The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law is pleased to invite submissions for Volume 54 – ‘General Principles of International Law: More Than A Gap-Filler?’ In this volume, the volume editors invite papers that critically reflect on the variety of manifestations of and controversies surrounding ‘general principles of law’. The full call for papers can be found here. Authors are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 400 words by 14 January 2024. Authors of selected abstracts will then be invited to send a first full draft of no more than 10,000 words including footno ..read more