Some Further Thoughts on the Illegal US Attack on Venezuela: Self-Defence, Cyber, and Continuing Coercion | by Marko Milanovic

Britain’s Legal Responsibility for Applying the Balfour Declaration in Palestine and for Its Tenure There | by John B. Quigley

Offsetting Inter-State Debt in International Law | by Federica Paddeu and Michael Waibel

US attacks on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro raise profound legal and geopolitical concerns, with implications well beyond Venezuela itself. In a new post co-authored with Julian Arato, we examine the attack and its broader consequences under international law.

My latest together with @justinauriburu.bsky.social No love lost for Maduro, and no apologies made for his regime. But the attack on Venezuela was plainly illegal. States can either say so clearly, or parse their way into a law of boundless exceptions and self-judgment.

Trump’s Illegal Attack on Venezuela and Its Consequences | by @justinauriburu.bsky.social and @aratojulian.bsky.social

From “Original Intentions” to “Unforeseeable Change of Circumstances”: The 2025 Escalation of Pressure Towards the ECtHR | by Lena Riemer and Lorenzo Acconciamessa

UNESCO’s 2025 Cyrus Cylinder Resolution: Perpetuating the Shortcomings of the Traditional Paradigm of International Legal Historiography | by Anonymous Author

Happy New Year; Farewell (Not Really); and our Most Read Posts of 2025 | by Marko Milanovic

EJIL News! | by Sarah Nouwen

Systemic Integration and Space Law After the Climate Advisory Opinions | by Giulia Bordacchini, Vitali Braun, Elena Ćirković and Adam Mitchell

Might or Right? The Prospect of an ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Security Council Veto | by Johan Stagstrup and William Cheng

Why the ISA cannot greenlight seabed mining without benefit-sharing regulations | by Aline Jaeckel and Erik van Doorn

The Allegations of Genocide Case and Russia’s Judge Ad Hoc | by Milosz Gapsa

Two Weeks in Review: 15—23 December 2025 | by Sebastian von Massow

A New Chapter in the Prophet Cartoon Controversy: A Clear Violation of Freedom of Speech in the Making | by N. Betül Haliloğlu Pakdil

🚨 New EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 🎙️ Palestinian Legal Frontiers: SC Res 2803 and Beyond This episode explores a range of legal questions related to the past, present, and future of Palestine. Featuring Victor Kattan, Mona Rishmawi, and Sonia Boulos.

Guatemala’s Application to Intervene in the Sapodilla Cayes Case: An Impermissible Intervention by an Indispensable Party? | by Sanmay Moitra

Does Italy’s New Femicide Law Comply with International Law? | by Alessia Nicastro and Emanuele Corn

My patria is the book: Ten good reads 2025 | by Joseph Weiler

'The political logic of the 27 states, of “weakening the Convention system to save the system”, is unconvincing. It concedes a swathe of territory to radical right parties in framing the ECHR and the ECtHR as existentially problematic re border control, but will not satisfy their constituencies.'

Announcements: CfA Yearbook of International Disaster Law; CfS Solventia Journal of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Laws [...] | by Mary Guest

Dear authors, EJIL: Talk! is now closed for the holiday season. We are not accepting new submissions from 20 December 2025 to 5 January 2026. Have a lovely break! With all best wishes, The Editors

Essential reading for those interested in the process of reform of the European Convention on Human Rights and the risks involved, by @drandrewforde.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social on @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/countdown-to...

Very interesting development and thoughtful reflections. Worth your time if you are interested in what human rights can bring to the table when tackling decolonization. @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/when-decolon...

This was a good read @ejiltalk.bsky.social

#AutonomousWeapons are an environmental issue. Marco Di Donato's @ejiltalk.bsky.social article calls for a #KillerRobots treaty to include “emission limits for AI-enabled weapons systems training [and] ... clear accountability measures in cases of non-compliance.” www.ejiltalk.org/ai-enabled-w...

Very interesting analysis of a recent universal jurisdiction case from Finland. Recommended reading!

"Providing continuing, clear analysis on the law against these killings and other uses of force is imperative, as is providing information on the lawful way to respond to high levels of violent criminality that hinder democracy and the rule of law."

Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration | by Andrew Forde and Alice Donald

Who’s the ‘Self’ in Collective Self-defence under International Law? About Japanese PM Takaichi’s Comments Regarding an Attack on Taiwan | by Jean-Baptiste Dudant and Charles-Emmanuel Detry

When Decolonization Meets Human Rights: CERD’s 2025 Decision on the Chagos Agreement | by Elodie Tranchez

Countering the Coup in Benin: A jus ad bellum perspective | by Julien Antouly

A Fourth Optional Protocol to the CRC to Strengthen the Right to Education in International Law? | by Elena Patrizi

International Law’s Problem of Evil | by Yussef Al Tamimi and Kerttuli Lingenfelter

Prosecuting Members of Russian Mercenary Groups for War Crimes, a Remedy for Victims? | by Sorcha MacLeod and Iryna Marchuk

Levée en Masse at Sea? Rethinking a Forgotten Category of IHL | by Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga

Two Weeks in Review: 1—12 December 2025 | by Sebastian von Massow

Announcements: CfP Digital Solidarity and International Law; CfA AILA Conference on International Law; UN Audiovisual Library of International Law; CfP Navigating Stormy Seas; CfS ASIL International Criminal Law Workshop | by Mary Guest

Targeting Third-State Merchant Vessels: Military Objectives and War-Sustaining Objects in the Russo-Ukrainian Armed Conflict | by Himanil Raina

Effective Opposition to Summary Executions in an Escalating Phony War at Sea | by Mary Ellen O'Connell

“The Court is not blind to the human suffering behind many of our cases” – An interview with the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Yuji Iwasawa | by Edward Haxton

A Contextual Element through the Back Door: The Swedish L.I. case and the Collective Nature of Genocide | by Tolga Dogan

Thirty years from Dayton: Has the Bosnian Constitution found its legitimacy? | by Nedim Hogic

Reclaiming Authority: Forcing Seabed Mining Contractors to Choose between the ISA and the USA | by Coalter Lathrop and Franka Nodewald

AI-Enabled Weapons Systems and the Environment: The Overlooked Costs of AI-Driven Warfare | by Marco Di Donato

Announcements: Legal Dimensions of Agricultural Subsidies in the WTO System Conference; Provisional Measures Before the ICJ Seminar; Empowering Through Digital Technologies Conference | by Mary Guest

The Corporate Identity of UNSC Resolution 2803: Trump’s Gaza Plan as a Business Strategy on New Cities Construction | by Helmut Philipp Aust and Alejandro Rodiles Breton

Legal Limits for the ICC’s Jurisdiction over International Crimes Committed in Sudan | by Gabriel M. Lentner

Opinion: Bilateral Boarding Agreements are No Viable Solution for the EU to Tackle the “Dark/Shadow Fleet” Problem | by Henning Jessen