As the diplomacy on the Russia-Ukraine War accelerates following President Donald Trump’s summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s consultations with Trump and European leaders in Washington, so too has talk of a European “reassurance force” for Ukraine. [...]
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In July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) adopted its advisory opinion on climate change. While the ICJ found that any State suffering from climate change can
bring charges against others for their contribution to climate change, the opinion does not distinguish between the obligations of developed and developing States [...]
[MohammadMehdi Seyed Nasseri is a researcher at the Center for Ethics and Law Studies and lecturer at Shahid Beheshti University (Tehran). He holds a PhD in public international
law from Islamic Azad University, UAE Branch (Dubai).] Access to justice is one of the fundamental principles of the rule of law and a cornerstone in guaranteeing [...]
On 9 July 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (‘ECtHR’) delivered its long-awaited judgment on the merits of the Ukraine and the Netherlands v
the Russian Federation. Described as an ‘excellent judgment’ attaining the ‘best possible outcome that was realistically obtainable’, the decision not only [...]
Bruce A. Green (Fordham; Google Scholar), Good Lawyers, Good Sports?: The Professional Identity of Sports Lawyers Representing Not-for-Profit Entities, 11 Tex. A&M L. Rev.
1019 (2024): ABA accreditation standards require law schools to develop students’ professional identity, including by encouraging “an intentional exploration [...]
The European Commission has proposed a new budget resource called “CORE” that would be funded by contributions from large companies operating in Europe. Till Valentin Meickmann
writes the proposal has … Continued [...]
