Antonios Tzanakopoulos
@atzanakopoulos.bsky.social
Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford. Door Tenant, Three Stone Chambers. Secretary-General, International Law Association.
UN International Law Fellowship Programme at the Peace Palace. Many thanks to the Codification Division for inviting me to deliver lectures and to the wonderful fellows and colleagues!
July 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
UN International Law Fellowship Programme at the Peace Palace. Many thanks to the Codification Division for inviting me to deliver lectures and to the wonderful fellows and colleagues!
Teaching Law of the Sea at the UN Regional Course in International Law for Latin America and the Caribbean - in ECLAC, Santiago. Many thanks to the UN Codification Division and ECLAC, as well as to Chilean colleagues for the hospitality. Photo credit: Judith Violago.
June 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Teaching Law of the Sea at the UN Regional Course in International Law for Latin America and the Caribbean - in ECLAC, Santiago. Many thanks to the UN Codification Division and ECLAC, as well as to Chilean colleagues for the hospitality. Photo credit: Judith Violago.
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The International Dispute Settlement class visited the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to experience first-hand international dispute settlement in action. We thank the Registrar, the Information Department, the Judges and Officers of the Court for the warm hospitality.
May 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The International Dispute Settlement class visited the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to experience first-hand international dispute settlement in action. We thank the Registrar, the Information Department, the Judges and Officers of the Court for the warm hospitality.
Thank you, IDS class 2025-26. You’ve been great! Good luck to our Canadian investment vehicle, AgriGarima, in navigating the choppy regulatory waters of Utopia, and good luck to all of you in the exam. Does this make sense? I hope it does!
May 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Thank you, IDS class 2025-26. You’ve been great! Good luck to our Canadian investment vehicle, AgriGarima, in navigating the choppy regulatory waters of Utopia, and good luck to all of you in the exam. Does this make sense? I hope it does!
I’ve had a spirited chat with @iaindale.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk regarding the legality of the use of force against Iran.
March 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I’ve had a spirited chat with @iaindale.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk regarding the legality of the use of force against Iran.
With a number of colleagues from across Europe we submitted a brief as amici to the US Supreme Court in Exxon Mobil v CIMEX.
February 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
With a number of colleagues from across Europe we submitted a brief as amici to the US Supreme Court in Exxon Mobil v CIMEX.
With Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social we gave oral evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on the use of force in Venezuela.
February 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
With Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social we gave oral evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on the use of force in Venezuela.
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Join us for the first lecture of the new term: 1 pm Fri 23 January 2026: 'Marxist Insights for International Law' with Prof Antonios Tzanakopoulos. Sandwich lunch from 12.30 pm. All welcome to attend. Further information: www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Join us for the first lecture of the new term: 1 pm Fri 23 January 2026: 'Marxist Insights for International Law' with Prof Antonios Tzanakopoulos. Sandwich lunch from 12.30 pm. All welcome to attend. Further information: www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
This week I gave a course at The Hague Academy of International Law on International Law and Domestic Courts: Quantum Uncertainty. Many thanks to the Curatorium and staff of the Academy, the wonderful students, and the lovely interpreters and technicians.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This week I gave a course at The Hague Academy of International Law on International Law and Domestic Courts: Quantum Uncertainty. Many thanks to the Curatorium and staff of the Academy, the wonderful students, and the lovely interpreters and technicians.
I’ve been a low-key fan of this pod since it started - I particularly enjoy the “what everyone gets wrong about…” sub-series. Deliciously irreverent and appropriately highbrow. But for this one I have to thank the co-hosts for the shout-out. Perhaps I need to write about 2803.
New episode of #CalledToTheBar is out! We break down UNSC Resolution 2803 and the bizarre reality of Donald J. Trump’s Gaza “peace plan” becoming international law. Self-determination? A “Board of Peace” chaired by Trump and Blair? We have questions. So many questions.
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59. Gaza, the Trump Peace Plan and Security Council Resolution 2803
In this episode of Called to the Bar - International Law over Drinks, Douglas Guilfoyle, Tamsin Philipa Paige, and Ntina Tzouvala gather (with hot chocolate, peppermint tea, and white wine) to unravel
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November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’ve been a low-key fan of this pod since it started - I particularly enjoy the “what everyone gets wrong about…” sub-series. Deliciously irreverent and appropriately highbrow. But for this one I have to thank the co-hosts for the shout-out. Perhaps I need to write about 2803.
Thanks to the Codification Division for inviting me to teach on the UN Regional Course in International Law for Asia and the Pacific - I had a great time debating international law issues with enthusiastic colleagues from the region. Special thanks to Carla Hoe & to Judith Violago.
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thanks to the Codification Division for inviting me to teach on the UN Regional Course in International Law for Asia and the Pacific - I had a great time debating international law issues with enthusiastic colleagues from the region. Special thanks to Carla Hoe & to Judith Violago.
I spoke on Populism and international law at the Margalla Dialogue in Islamabad. Many thanks to all the participants and colleagues at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, for the hospitality and spirited exchanges. Until next time!
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I spoke on Populism and international law at the Margalla Dialogue in Islamabad. Many thanks to all the participants and colleagues at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, for the hospitality and spirited exchanges. Until next time!
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Oxford Law academics Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos and Dr Miles Jackson have acted as counsel for Malaysia and Namibia respectively in recent proceedings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague 🏛️
Read more about their contributions👇
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
Read more about their contributions👇
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Oxford Law academics Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos and Dr Miles Jackson have acted as counsel for Malaysia and Namibia respectively in recent proceedings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague 🏛️
Read more about their contributions👇
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
Read more about their contributions👇
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
I gave a talk on the UN and its sanctioning power at the International Symposium on the 80th anniversary of the United Nations in Shenzhen. Thanks to the wonderful colleagues at the Institute of International Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for the kind invitation.
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I gave a talk on the UN and its sanctioning power at the International Symposium on the 80th anniversary of the United Nations in Shenzhen. Thanks to the wonderful colleagues at the Institute of International Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for the kind invitation.
With some excellent colleagues we represented the Republic of Equatorial Guinea before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the M/T Heroic Idun (No 2) case. A great team.
October 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
With some excellent colleagues we represented the Republic of Equatorial Guinea before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the M/T Heroic Idun (No 2) case. A great team.
A wonderful - if unorthodox (pun intended) - start to the academic year: a seminar on reservations to treaties for the LLM of the University of Athens, on the margins of a long hearing at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Thanks to all for the enjoyable seminar.
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A wonderful - if unorthodox (pun intended) - start to the academic year: a seminar on reservations to treaties for the LLM of the University of Athens, on the margins of a long hearing at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Thanks to all for the enjoyable seminar.
With Johanna Lorenzo and Christian Walter, we shared our impressions at the concluding roundtable of the @esil-sedi.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference in Berlin on Reconstructing Int’l Law. Chaired by Vasilka Sancin. Many thanks to Helmut Aust and Heike Krieger of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
September 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
With Johanna Lorenzo and Christian Walter, we shared our impressions at the concluding roundtable of the @esil-sedi.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference in Berlin on Reconstructing Int’l Law. Chaired by Vasilka Sancin. Many thanks to Helmut Aust and Heike Krieger of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
Our Issue Paper with Efthymios Papastavridis for UNODC on Surveillance and Enforcement of High Seas Marine Protected Areas has been published and will be presented at UNHQ in NYC on 27 Aug.
August 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our Issue Paper with Efthymios Papastavridis for UNODC on Surveillance and Enforcement of High Seas Marine Protected Areas has been published and will be presented at UNHQ in NYC on 27 Aug.
UNODC Expert Group Meeting: our issue paper with Efthymios Papastavridis on Surveillance and Enforcement in High Seas MPAs is still in draft as we incorporate comments from the experts.
June 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
UNODC Expert Group Meeting: our issue paper with Efthymios Papastavridis on Surveillance and Enforcement in High Seas MPAs is still in draft as we incorporate comments from the experts.
Thank you, IDS class of 2024-25. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did - and sorry we got rained on just when y’all wanted to take a picture.
May 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thank you, IDS class of 2024-25. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did - and sorry we got rained on just when y’all wanted to take a picture.
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We’re now mid-way through Trinity Term! 🌞 Today, we had the fantastic opportunity to hear from Prof @atzanakopoulos.bsky.social on ‘International Law and Domestic Courts: Quantum Uncertainty’.
May 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We’re now mid-way through Trinity Term! 🌞 Today, we had the fantastic opportunity to hear from Prof @atzanakopoulos.bsky.social on ‘International Law and Domestic Courts: Quantum Uncertainty’.
I wrote commentaries on Articles 21 (self-defence) and 50 (obligations not affected by countermeasures) for the Commentary on the Articles of State Responsibility edited by Patrícia Galvão Teles and Pierre Bodeau-Livinec.
May 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I wrote commentaries on Articles 21 (self-defence) and 50 (obligations not affected by countermeasures) for the Commentary on the Articles of State Responsibility edited by Patrícia Galvão Teles and Pierre Bodeau-Livinec.
Together with some excellent colleagues, I will deliver a special course on international law and domestic courts at The Hague Academy of International Law in January 2026.
May 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Together with some excellent colleagues, I will deliver a special course on international law and domestic courts at The Hague Academy of International Law in January 2026.
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Happy Week 2 everyone! In today’s PIL seminar, Tsvetelina van Benthem shared interesting aspects of her research on ‘International Law Protections against Indoctrination’.
May 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Happy Week 2 everyone! In today’s PIL seminar, Tsvetelina van Benthem shared interesting aspects of her research on ‘International Law Protections against Indoctrination’.
Team Malaysia 🇲🇾 at the ICJ for the Advisory Opinion on the presence and activities of the UN and others in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
April 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Team Malaysia 🇲🇾 at the ICJ for the Advisory Opinion on the presence and activities of the UN and others in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.