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- International Humanitarian Law and Propaganda: Is Propagandist Media Still Protected in War? June 20, 2025In the most recent episode of Israeli attacks on Iran, on Monday, 16 June 2025, Israeli forces struck the headquarters of the Iranian state broadcaster in Tehran. In a post on X, the Israeli Defence Minister immediately claimed responsibility, stating ‘The propaganda and incitement broadcasting authority of the Iranian regime was attacked by the IDF […]Florian Bayer
- SS and Others v Italy – or doubling down on Banković June 19, 2025I am still in shock. The publication of S.S. and Others v Italy on 12 June 2025 was long awaited. After months of work along with the applicants, seven years later, this is a disgruntling result – not only for the applicants, but for the international human rights community as a whole. As lead counsel, […]Violeta Moreno-Lax
- S.S. and Others v. Italy: Killing by Omission, Confirmed by Design June 19, 2025On 12 June the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in S.S. and Others v. Italy (App. No. 21660/18). The Court declared inadmissible the claims of seventeen applicants intercepted at sea and subjected to grave harm through a Libyan-led operation underwritten by the Italian state. At the heart of the judgement is the […]Itamar Mann
- Indus Waters Treaty Suspension: A First Case for the Paris Agreement’s Compliance Committee? June 18, 2025On 23 April 2025 India announced that it was “suspending” its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty (“IWT”); a move that Pakistan contends could imperil the predictable river-flow regime that supplies about 90 % of its irrigated agriculture and roughly one-third of its hydropower capacity. While commentary has focused on whether such a suspension is […]Ahsan Qazi
- A Humanitarian Action by the UN General Assembly in Gaza? June 17, 2025The atrocious situation in the Gaza Strip demands action by the international community to end serious and massive violations of human rights and humanitarian law. As reported by impartial observers, the entire population of Gaza is on the brink of starvation and possibly even beyond it. If there were a hierarchy in the atrocities, death […]Enzo Cannizzaro
- Breaking the Window: Withdrawals from Humanitarian Disarmament Treaties June 17, 2025There has been a recent wave of withdrawal from humanitarian disarmament treaties. On 6 March 2025, Lithuania’s withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) finally took effect after the 6-month notification period. The withdrawal of Lithuania from the CCM sounds an alarm for the humanitarian disarmament regimes and the international community, as it is […]Liyu Wu
- Instrumentalized Migration and Jurisdictional Challenges: Lithuania v. Belarus at the ICJ June 16, 2025On 19 May 2025, Lithuania instituted proceedings against Belarus before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging violations of the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (the “Smuggling Protocol” or “Protocol”). The case arises from the migration crisis at the […]Niccolò Ridi
- Governments’ Démarche against the ECtHR: Room for Discussion or Threats to Judicial Integrity June 16, 2025Recently, the leaders of nine European states, out of 46 Council of Europe members, issued a joint statement calling for a fundamental revision of the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) on immigration issues. Initially pioneered by Italy and Denmark, and supported by Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, the […]Maksym Vishchyk
- Two Weeks in Review, 2 – 15 June 2025 June 15, 2025Human Rights Law Marko Milanovic explores how lies by state officials, whether in authoritarian regimes or democracies, can constitute violations of international human rights, particularly when they affect freedoms of expression, the right to health, or public participation. He argues that such lies are often integral to or even sufficient for committing human rights abuses, […]Tal Gross
- Announcements: Nottingham International Law and Security Centre Workshop; Hague Yearbook of International Law Symposium; Narratives in International Courts and Tribunals Workshop; CfA Kırımlı Dr. Aziz Bey IHL Competition & Summer School June 15, 20251. Nottingham International Law and Security Centre Workshop. On Thursday 19 June, the Nottingham International Law and Security Centre (NILSC) is organising a hybrid afternoon workshop on the relationship between core international crimes — genocide, apartheid, and forced displacement — in the light of multiple, overlapping cases, before international and domestic courts. The event will […]Mary Guest