DR Congo files ICJ case against Rwanda over role in conflict www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Congo colonel sentenced to death over murder of UN experts www.reuters.com/world/africa...

CPI : le Niger a officiellement déposé sa demande de retrait www.jeuneafrique.com/1806484/poli...

Introducing the Symposium “International Criminal Law in Turmoil: Charting New Paths as They Unfold” voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...

You can watch our webinar on Second World Approaches to International Law. Thanks Polina Kulish Gor Samvel Daniel Quiroga-Villamarín Eric Loefflad Ciaran Burke, Marek Wasinski... and of course all the participants for their great Qs, really enjoyed this www.youtube.com/watch?v=677t...

After 52 years away, Congo’s team returns to the World Cup in high style www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/w...

Trial begins of former Central African leader Bozizé www.justiceinfo.net/en/160374-tr...

Court spares authorities in Yumbi massacres trial www.justiceinfo.net/en/160108-co...

FRIVAO at heart of a new multi-million-dollar scandal www.justiceinfo.net/en/159941-fr...

CfP: Conference "Switzerland as an Incubator of Political Ideas for the Future of Central and Eastern Europe Between 1848 and 1918" dg.philhist.unibas.ch/de/news/deta...

From Demarcation to Administration. Rethinking Borders through the Italian Limes Project voelkerrechtsblog.org/from-demarca...

Drones Over Europe: The Prohibition on the Use of Force and Unintended Harm www.justsecurity.org/141133/russi...

Sabine Nolke on the ICC: “That's what you get when the governance of a court is given into the hands of political actors” www.justiceinfo.net/en/160313-sa...

📢 Join the ESIL Teaching Corner webinar: “Diversity & Teaching International Law” 📅 17 June 2026 | 🕒 14:30–16:00 (Rome) | Online An exchange on diversity, inclusivity & teaching practices in learning environments. 📌 Register by 17 June, 12:30 via👉 lnkd.in/dNcktwqS #ESIL #ESIL_DAB #ESIL_Membership

A reminder about our call for papers on 'Middle Powers, Semi-Peripheries and Shifting Hierarchies in the Global Legal Order - Singapore Management University, 16-17 November 2026

Ukraine and the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression: Redefining International Justice www.justsecurity.org/140365/ukrai...

Where Does the Secretary-General Go? Travel as a Proxy for Effort theglobalobservatory.org/2026/06/wher...

Webinar: Second World Approaches to International Law, 9 June 2026, 14:00-16:00. Please register: ceu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... This webinar offers an exploratory conversation around the research agenda tentatively called SWAIL. For details and author bios: sites.google.com/view/swail/e...

My short reflection piece on international law in our current moment "Whither International Law after Iran and Venezuela?" www.boell.de/en/2026/05/2... Many thanks to Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung for hosting the event on solidarity in Vienna and conversations that gave rise to this piece 🙏

A reminder about our SWAIL seminar next Tuesday, 9 June 👇 Second World Approaches to International Law, please register below or use the QR code

Two Syrians accused of torture on trial in Austria www.justiceinfo.net/en/159927-tw...

🌍 Shape the future of international law! ESIL is calling for 3 new members of its Early‑Career Network Co-ordinating Committee. 📌 Deadline: 22 June 2026 👉 lnkd.in/dkRqp84h #ESIL #EarlyCareer

2026 Call for New Members ESIL Early‑Career Network Co‑ordinating Committee – esil-sedi.eu/ecr-2026-cal...

Follow the Law, not the (Trump) Plan: Legal Considerations for Third States in Gaza www.justsecurity.org/139923/trump...

My short reflection piece on international law in our current moment "Whither International Law after Iran and Venezuela?" www.boell.de/en/2026/05/2... Many thanks to Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung for hosting the event on solidarity in Vienna and conversations that gave rise to this piece 🙏

The temptation... is to treat the response as an urgent technical problem requiring an urgent technical solution... But as many learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency health responses in complex political situations are... political acts. theglobalobservatory.org/2026/05/as-e...

High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/w...

Webinar: Second World Approaches to International Law, 9 June 2026, 14:00-16:00. Please register: ceu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... This webinar offers an exploratory conversation around the research agenda tentatively called SWAIL. For details and author bios: sites.google.com/view/swail/e...

Historic day at the ICC. More than 15 years later, the first defendant in a case relating to the situation in Libya has appeared before judges.

Our double issue on Second World Approaches to International Law (SWAIL) has been published in the International Community Law Review. Table of contents: Marek J. Wasiński and Patryk I. Labuda, Editorial: Second World Approaches to International Law brill.com/view/journal...

Building Justice After Assad: Syria’s Accountability Dilemma and Pathways to Justice www.justsecurity.org/138724/build...

Diriyah Meets Washington: The IMF’s Institutional Reform Dilemma www.ejiltalk.org/diriyah-meet...

SWAIL travels to Singapore... excited to partner with Nengye Liu of Singapore Management University as we map international law's Second World(s) from middle powers to semi-peripheries. Abstracts due 1 August. Hope to see you in Singapore in November! ccla.smu.edu.sg/sites/ccla.s...

SWAIL travels to Singapore... excited to partner with Nengye Liu of Singapore Management University as we map international law's Second World(s) from middle powers to semi-peripheries. Abstracts due 1 August. Hope to see you in Singapore in November! ccla.smu.edu.sg/sites/ccla.s...

‘The Death Zone’: How Russia Is Luring Africans to Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/w...

It was great to be back in Kinshasa for research 🇨🇩 🇨🇩 🇨🇩 Thank you to all my local counterparts for insightful conversations and CEU for supporting the trip 🙏

The Coup Belt. Interview with Rahmane Idrissa www.equator.org/articles/the...

Join us this afternoon for a conversation about 'Memory Politics and International Relations: Insights from the Russo-Ukrainian War'. Register here: lnkd.in/dgVwpZ4P Based on a special issue in Global Studies Quarterly, led by Thomas Fetzer and Ivan Nikolovski academic.oup.com/isagsq/issue...

How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable theconversation.com/how-2-men-sm...

Very useful update on the Special Criminal Court, the other “headless” court www.justiceinfo.net/en/158091-cp...

Hungary's blue wave . . .

Special Prosecutor’s Death at Critical Moment in Central African Republic www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

Burkina Faso: Crimes Against Humanity by All Sides www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

DR Congo declares national holiday after reaching World Cup for first time in 52 years bbc.com/news/article...

Nice piece from our media people Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: Holding North Korean Leaders Accountable for Their Part in Russian Aggression www.ceu.edu/news/2026-03...

He Led Congo for 18 Years. Now, He’s a Hunted Man. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/w...

Chad Joins the New Force Taking up the Fight against Haiti’s Gangs www.crisisgroup.org/anb/africa/c...

Grateful for two generous reviews of my book 'In the Court's Shadow': Liana Minkova, 38 (3) Leiden Journal of International Law, 2025, pp. 667 - 671 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Kenneth Rodman, International Criminal Law Review, advance access 2026 brill.com/view/journal...

Guerre en Ukraine : comment la Russie recrute et exploite des migrants africains theconversation.com/guerre-en-uk...

A pleasure to attend this conference in Seoul, South Korea: The Special Tribunal for Aggression against Ukraine: Holding North Korean Leaders Accountable - I spoke on the Special Tribunal, double standards and accountability in the global order. Thanks to the organizers and insightful discussions.