(image source: Brill) On the author: Martine Julia van Ittersum, Ph.D. (2002), is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Dundee (UK). She has published widely on
book history, Dutch history, and the history of Western imperialism and colonialism, including Profit and Principle (Brill, 2006). [...]
von ANIKA SEHGAL The term “civilised nations” in Article 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ Statute) has long been criticized for its colonial
undertones and exclusionary implications. The present article first examines the historical and interpretive challenges posed by the phrase “civilised nations” [...]
– Sarthak Gupta, Judicial Law Clerk (Supreme Court of India) and Kushagr Bakshi, SJD Candidate (University of Michigan) In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated
reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, [...]
As reported in this CNN piece, "President Donald Trump used his pardon power to grant clemency to a wave of individuals this week who had been convicted of crimes that range
from public corruption, guns and even maritime-related offenses, according to multiple officials." The CNN piece provides the most detailed account of the 25+ people [...]
Editor’s Note: This post is the first of three which will run over the coming days as part of a book discussion on the Handbook on Developing a National Position on International
Law and Cyber Activities: A Practical Guide for States. [...]
Rifat Azam (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya; Google Scholar), The Global Minimum Tax and Intra Western Tax Competition, 44 Berkeley J. Int’l L. __ (2026): This article
provides a critical and timely analysis of the Global Minimum Tax (GMT) in the context of intra-Western tax competition, following the recent executive order by... [...]
Sascha Auerbach, University of Nottingham, has published The Overseer State: Slavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812–1916 (Cambridge University Press):
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The Court of International Trade held today that most of the Administration's tariffs are unlawful. The Supreme Court might as well cancel its summer vacation. Presumably,
the Administration will want review on the merits quickly. A stay pending appeal is not that helpful here, as no foreign nation will negotiate on trade issues when [...]
A unanimous panel (Katzmann, Reif, Restani) of the Court of International Trade has granted Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and injunctive relief in the V.O.S. Selections
et al. and State of Oregon et al. challenges to all three sets of President Trump's IEEPA tariffs (worldwide/universal; retaliatory; and trafficking/immigration) [...]
Shin Koike (LLM expected 2025), student fellow, Center for Law and the Biosciences Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is now widely available in the United States (U.S.),
with over 250 companies reportedly offering such services, and the market was estimated at USD 2.43 billion in 2024, with projections reaching USD 17.35 billion by [...]
