My latest paper is up International Law After the Russo-Ukrainian War: From the Zeitenwende to Multipolarity (forthcoming Max Planck Yearbook UN Law) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… I examine shifts in the global legal order after 2022 in light of mainstream narratives about the war…

Report of the ILC Working Group: Succession of States in respect of State responsibility - tinyurl.com/4sukyyvt #Intlaw ABILA International Law Association (ILA) #ILC_2024

Article 63 Intervention Before the International Court of Justice: New Developments and the Way Forward opiniojuris.org/2024/07/26/art…

I hate it when STEM people think humanities scholars and social scientists are not as smart just because our research is silly and pointless

And so it begins: the Russian Sanctions #ISDS Saga. Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman has just lodged the first publicly known Bilateral Investment Treaty (#BIT) claim against #Luxembourg, asking for 16 billion US Dollars. 1/3 Investment Arbitration Reporter iareporter.com/articles/break…

Note by the UNCITRAL Secretariat: Possible reform of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) - Annotations to the draft provisions on procedural and cross-cutting issues - tinyurl.com/4vpperm8 #Intlaw ABILA International Law Association (ILA)

BREAKING: Britain has suspended 30 arms export licences with Israel amid concerns UK-manufactured weapons could be used in breach of international humanitarian law David Lammy says there is a clear risk that they could be used to 'facilitate a serious violation of international

Summary of the IHL assessment that led the UK to suspend certain arms exports to Israel. Key factors: (1) humanitarian provision & access (2) detainee treatment. More equivocal on (3) conduct of hostilities, but (1) & (2) gave "cause for concern" about (3) gov.uk/government/pub…

Looking forward to arriving in Vilnius, and presenting matina papadaki and I's paper on 'The (Re)characterisation of disputes in parallel proceedings' to the ESIL-SEDI Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals tomorrow morning.

V excited about this project - the 1st ESIL-Leuphana ECR workshop, co-organised with Jelena Bäumer & matina papadaki & aimed to facilitate indepth debate on ECR research on int‘l courts & tribunals. Please circulate widely — happy to chat to anyone attending @ESIL2024Vilnius

The ESIL-SEDI Annual Conference might be over, but there is another Call for Papers just for ECRs✨ If you work on Courts and Tribunals we look forward to your mini paper for an ESIL- Leuphana Joint Event! More info below 👇

How many more incidents like this strike on a humanitarian zone do we have to witness? How many more Palestinian civilians have to be killed? When will Israel bring this suffering to an end? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🔹 #PCA News: Approval of the PCA Optional Protocols 🔹   Yesterday, the Administrative Council of the #PCA approved the PCA Optional Protocols on Expedited Procedure, Scrutiny of Awards and Emergency Interim Measures. The #PCA would like to thank the Drafting Committee for its

Kelvingrove from Glasgow uni #Glasgow 🌺

What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable. A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today. Six of our UNRWA colleagues are among those killed. These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.

We have a new, open MOOC for all things AI, ethics and academic integrity. The MOOC guides students through the practical use of AI/GenAI tools, the ethical considerations around using AI, and the key considerations of academic integrity and rigour. coursera.org/learn/generati…

My thoughts are with the staff of the United Nations as they mourn the loss of six UNRWA colleagues killed in an Israeli attack on a school where thousands of displaced Palestinians were sheltering. Full statement below:

In this letter some of us highlight the real risk that the current U.K. fiscal framework will over-constrain public investment - via Financial Times (1/2)