On 18 August 2026, the Aylla Rewe del Ngen Mapu Kintuantü, an autonomous political, social, spiritual and cultural alliance bringing together ancestral authorities and more than 150 communities…

This post draws on the work of the International Institute for Space Law (IISL) Working Group on Pluralistic Governance and International Space Law (Chair, Elena Cirkovic).

This post focuses on the concept of due diligence in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s Advisory Opinion in Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change…

In December 2024, the International Court of Justice held its hearings on the advisory opinion on climate change. Many states, international organizations and NGOs submitted written statements…

Resistance to diversity and inclusion measures in relation to the LGBTI community is not a recent phenomenon. However, over the years, such resistance has intensified in some countries…

Recently, arguments have emerged that a universal source exists from which it is automatically possible to derive binding due diligence obligations for states in relation to all forms…

In the last few years, there has been a significant momentum behind imposing mandatory obligations on multinational enterprises (MNEs) to respect human rights and the environment. In 2017,…

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission (EC) published a proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (proposal). The proposal has already attracted much scholarly and…

In the past few years, a growing number of states have expressed their official positions on the applicability of international law in cyberspace. Most recently, New Zealand…

Last week, Israel’s Deputy Attorney General for International Law, Dr. Roy Schöndorf, delivered an important virtual speech on his nation’s positions regarding the application of international…