Can we assess the impact of the Inter-American #HumanRights System in the Struggle against Impunity? Oscar Parra Vera, current Judge in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in #Colombia, will join us online on 15 January for a discussion and Q&A. bit.ly/3MIBO6g#HumanRights#Colombiaacil-uva.bsky.social

Over the past year we've invited several speakers whose research challenges International Law’s self-understanding as a community of states and problematise its implicit understanding of the constitution of the social. Catch up on the recordings of their lectures here: acil.uva.nl/content/news...

Can we assess the impact of the Inter-American #HumanRights System in the Struggle against Impunity? Oscar Parra Vera, current Judge in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in #Colombia, will join us online on 15 January for a discussion and Q&A. Register here to join⬇️ acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Looking forward to discussing my book with the amazing Delphine Dogot, Kristina Irion, and Maša Galič on 15 December. Join us in person or online through the link below!

Can AI predict future criminality based on everyone’s data, and should it? Dr @plixavra.bsky.social’s new book explores the challenges posed by pre-crime practices, inc. their questionable effectiveness and ambiguous application of human rights. Join us 15 December. acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Tanzania’s 🇹🇿 2025 vote reveals how power can be secured without a military coup. EDWARD KAHUTHIA MURIMI (@acil-uva.bsky.social) on why the African Union must see rigged elections as unconstitutional rule. verfassungsblog.de/african-unio...

Join us on 26 November in The Hague for the festive 10th version of the annual @tmcasser.bsky.social lecture with Spinoza Prize winner Prof. Joyeeta Gupta. She will speak on protecting the public interest in times of climate change. @uva-fmg.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4rm7dLO #ClimateChange

''The European Parliament must reject the Council’s weakened 2040 climate target. It violates EU legal duties, relies on unreliable offsets, and undermines fairness.'' Today in European Law Blog; analysis by @ingovenzke.bsky.social and @eckes-uva.bsky.social www.europeanlawblog.eu/pub/tt160gmg...

The F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports? Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment. 21 November @machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Today, Prof. Gina Heathcote from @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us to discuss the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency, and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally. bit.ly/4nKN6Ut @acil-uva.bsky.social

🚨The F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports? Join us for a roundtable to discuss short- and long-term implications arising from the Supreme Court’s judgment and the meaning of judicial oversight in the context of arms exports. #F35case ➡️ acil.uva.nl/content/even...

🏆Prof. Joyeeta Gupta was a lead author in the IPCC panel that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.​ For her groundbreaking research on climate justice, she was awarded the 2023 Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific honour in the Netherlands.​ Hear her speak at our annual lecture.➡️Register: bit.ly/42EU4CO

Prof. Gina Heathcote from @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on Monday, 17 November, to discuss the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency, and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally. https://bit.ly/4nKN6Ut @acil-uva.bsky.social

The F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports? Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment. 21 November @machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Prof. Gina Heathcote @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on Mon 17 November to talk about the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally. Don't miss it! acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Despite claims that international law is 'dead', it is increasingly invoked to address global challenges. In her inaugural lecture, Prof. @kikibrolmann.bsky.social asks whether int'l law has the tools to meet this ambition. Friday 17 October, 16:30cet. Watch it here: acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Can the Council of Europe vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States?? Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban. acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Can the Council of Europe vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States?? Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban. acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Today at 17:15cet. Join us online. A discussion about the new book from @johannalorenzo.bsky.social on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral banks. W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. W/@celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social on 25 September. https://bit.ly/4nD6cfH @acil-uva.bsky.social

Seeking Reparations in an Age of Impunity - Register to attend our next hybrid lecture by Prof. @lukemoffett.bsky.social about #reparations in an age where progress on redressing the past is witnessing a rollback. 📅 16 September, 1pm CET 📍 UvA Anthropology C5.00 & online ➡️ More info & registration:

Looking forward to discussing this excellent book !

Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social 25 September, 17:15cet acil.uva.nl/content/even...

You can hear more about @karolyvegh.bsky.social research on 10 September when he defends his PhD. Supervisors are @paulducheine.bsky.social & Prof. Terry Gill.

Dr @kanadbagchi.bsky.social won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’. bit.ly/41mD83b #InternationalLaw

📢 New Publication Alert 📢 Delighted to share my publication in LJIL! This piece is relevant for anyone interested in how we conceptualise 'nature', 'peoples' and 'statehood' under international law, including the role of peoples' tribunals in the international legal domain. lnkd.in/gVR-Hbfz

Aan erkenning van #Palestina zitten veel juridische haken en ogen. Voor westerse landen is die erkenning in de eerste plaats vooral een 'politieke daad', zegt hoogleraar @kikibrolmann.bsky.social van @acil-uva.bsky.social in @volkskrant.bsky.social. #InternationaalRecht

‘We have a growing responsibility to keep ourselves informed, not influenced', says Károly Végh. He researched how states are targeting our minds and how human rights law could prevent this 🧠 @acil-uva.bsky.social‬

"The Struggle Against Fossil Sovereignty" JOCHEN VON BERNSTORFF and INGO VENZKE explain why the ICJ's climate advisory opinion lends further support to efforts aimed at pushing back against the legal protection of fossil fuel extraction and production. verfassungsblog.de/icj-climate-...

Dr @kanadbagchi.bsky.social won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’. https://bit.ly/41mD83b

Now, the time has come to announce my debut in the academic community. Many thanks to @uvalawschool.bsky.social and @acil-uva.bsky.social for the posting and my immense gratitude to my supervisors, Prof. Terry D. Gill and Prof. @paulducheine.bsky.social for their mentoring.

On 10 September @karolyvegh.bsky.social‬ will defend his PhD dissertation entitled ‘In Defence of the Informed Mind - The applicability of international human rights law for the conduct of extraterritorial influence’. @acil-uva.bsky.social‬ https://bit.ly/4lc8Abs #InternationalLaw

Who does this land belong to? Are these people victims or perpetrators? Vessela Terzieva believes that once facts are established in a fair trial, it will be easier for different groups to coexist peacefully. Full interview about her research below 👇 http://bit.ly/4kFFFfO

Congratulations Riccardo! We had the pleasure of meeting Riccardo in Spring 2024 when he was a visiting researcher at ACIL.

Göran Sluiter en Marten Zwanenberg duiden in de @volkskrant.nl de aanval van #Israël op de nucleaire complexen van #Iran. Valt het te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? bit.ly/3G4OyS1#Israël#Iran.#OorlogsRecht

Göran Sluiter en Marten Zwanenberg duiden in de @volkskrant.nl de aanval van Israël op de nucleaire complexen van Iran. Valt het te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? https://bit.ly/3G4OyS1

''We have achieved a great deal in our research on the role of law in sustainable globalisation, but we are far from finished.'' @ingovenzke.bsky.social on the favourable evaluation of the project, Transformative Effects of Globalisation in Law.

On 17 June professor @duncanhollis.bsky.social will be speaking about his recent paper (w/Ashley Deeks) looking at the potential of LLMs on international law. @acil-uva.bsky.social‬ https://bit.ly/4dWmRap #InternationalLaw

On 17 June, Professor @duncanhollis.bsky.social will be speaking to us about his recent article identifying four roles for Large Language Models (LLMs) in international law: as collaborator, confounder, creator, or corruptor. 12:00cet @uvalawschool.bsky.social or online. acil.uva.nl/content/even...

This week! The workshop interrogating international law’s local encounters and (de)coloniality. @uvalawschool.bsky.social, 5-6 June. Together with a community of brilliant colleagues and critical thinkers, we’ll explore some of the most pressing questions in int'l law. acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Our thanks to @dimitrivdm.bsky.social (& co-author Gavin Sullivan) for sharing their fascinating research on the new UK AI border control system ‘Cerberus’. What will it mean for legal thinking both in the making and in the protection against border decisions? youtu.be/P0mXcqURbxk?...

‘’LLMs are going to be a part of the future of int'l lawyering whether we want them to or not.’’ Join us on 17 June when @duncanhollis.bsky.social will be speaking about his recent paper (w/Ashley Deeks) looking at the potential of LLMs on int'l law. acil.uva.nl/content/even...

TODAY 📣 Join @plixavra.bsky.social, @hannescools.bsky.social at SPUI25 to learn more about the role of #AI 🤖 in democratic societies. You can also join online at 4 pm bit.ly/437yJBv#AI@uvahumanities.bsky.social #Democracy

What do calls for decolonial futures mean when articulated through international law? Limited places at our workshop, 5-6 June. @uvalawschool.bsky.social Organised by @kanadbagchi.bsky.social, @dbose.bsky.social, @lyskulamadayil.bsky.social & @tim-lindgren.bsky.social acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Join @plixavra.bsky.social, @hannescools.bsky.social at SPUI25 on 20 May to learn more about the role of #AI 🤖 in democratic societies. You can sign up now.👇bit.ly/437yJBv#AI@uvahumanities.bsky.social #Democracy

On 19 May we're looking forward to hearing from @dimitrivdm.bsky.social. He'll be speaking about the algorithmic border control platform 'Cerberus' and its distinctive governance infrastructure. https://bit.ly/43bLmv4 @acil-uva.bsky.social #InternationalLaw

What do calls for decolonial futures mean when articulated through international law? Limited places at our workshop, 5-6 June. @uvalawschool.bsky.social Organised by @kanadbagchi.bsky.social, @dbose.bsky.social, @lyskulamadayil.bsky.social & @tim-lindgren.bsky.social acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Join @plixavra.bsky.social, @hannescools.bsky.social at SPUI25 on 20 May to learn more about the role of AI 🤖 in democratic societies. @uvahumanities.bsky.social You can sign up here 👇https://bit.ly/437yJBv

On 19 May we're looking forward to hearing from @dimitrivdm.bsky.social when he'll be speaking about the algorithmic border control platform 'Cerberus' and its distinctive governance infrastructure. 15:30cet @uvalawschool.bsky.social & online. acil.uva.nl/content/even...

Join us for a lively discussion on #AI in democratic societies! Looking forward to talking about risks and regulation through the example of #predictivepolicing and what the implications are for the EU's #digitalsovereignty. Link below 👇