The legal challenges created by so-called “shadow/dark vessels”, specifically by oil tankers, operating to circumvent economic and financial sanctions, has kept lawyers
busy for quite some time. All related ships – which could be more than 1.000 tankers in late 2025 – are characterized by some common denominators: First, they [...]
[Merna Aboul-Ezz is a scholar of international law and human rights. She has worked with victims and survivors of human rights violations, advocating for their meaningful participation
in transitional justice and accountability mechanisms.] On 17 October 2025, the Portuguese parliament approved a bill proposed by the far-right Chega party banning [...]
The Centre for European Research and Education at the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs, has issued a call for papers for the "International & EU Law Horizons Conference,"
to take place in May 2026, in Pécs. The conference particularly welcomes the participation of early-career researchers and PhD candidates. [...]
—Arafat Hosen Khan, Visiting Senior Fellow, LSE Law School On 20 November 2025, Bangladesh’s Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment restoring the 13th Amendment—which
introduces the non-partisan caretaker government system during elections—after fourteen years of constitutional abolition. [...]
The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
(BBNJ Agreement) will enter into force on 17 January 2026, marking a pivotal moment for marine conservation, global ocean governance and multilateralism. [...]
Le 8 décembre prochain, l’Académie des Sciences morales et politiques et la S.F.D.I. organisent un colloque sur le thème « De jure belli ac pacis. Grotius quatre-cents
ans plus tard ». Le programme peut être téléchargé en cliquant ici. [...]
