It’s (long past) time for the US to join UNCLOS. Now that deep sea mining is actually a reality, the US may be forced to join or see mining licenses go to rival states, like China. #MakingIL #SeaLaw www.ft.com/content/0e55...
March 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
It’s (long past) time for the US to join UNCLOS. Now that deep sea mining is actually a reality, the US may be forced to join or see mining licenses go to rival states, like China. #MakingIL #SeaLaw www.ft.com/content/0e55...
It’s time for the US to actively protest Chinese claims over the Philippine Sea. I guess customary international law still matters! #SeaLaw #MakingIL www.wsj.com/world/asia/a...
February 21, 2024 at 12:46 AM
It’s time for the US to actively protest Chinese claims over the Philippine Sea. I guess customary international law still matters! #SeaLaw #MakingIL www.wsj.com/world/asia/a...
The EU is reviving procedures for enlargement to include Balkan states. However, the organization wants stronger protections to ensure human rights changes by new members are not undone after they join. #MakingIL #HumanRights www.ft.com/content/9493...
EU moves to prevent ‘Trojan horses’ from joining bloc
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos says bloc is discussing stricter safeguards against new entrants emulating Hungary
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November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The EU is reviving procedures for enlargement to include Balkan states. However, the organization wants stronger protections to ensure human rights changes by new members are not undone after they join. #MakingIL #HumanRights www.ft.com/content/9493...
What’s going on with Ukraine and the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel landmines? Ukraine says it will stop performing “irrelevant obligations.” Huh? Duncan Hollis reasons through the possibilities. #MakingIL #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/ukraine-futu...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention - Lieber Institute West Point
Ukraine's “political” decision to cease performance of “irrelevant” Ottawa Convention commitments implies a more immediate effect.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What’s going on with Ukraine and the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel landmines? Ukraine says it will stop performing “irrelevant obligations.” Huh? Duncan Hollis reasons through the possibilities. #MakingIL #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/ukraine-futu...
Why do you need a steel structure to catch fish? China is irritating its neighbors by building deep-sea fish farms. South Korea thinks China is making a territorial claim in disputed waters. #MakingIL #SeaLaw www.ft.com/content/55b1...
China’s Yellow Sea fish farms stoke anger in South Korea
Expansion in disputed waters could open latest front in Beijing’s ‘grey zone’ tactics, experts warn
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April 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Why do you need a steel structure to catch fish? China is irritating its neighbors by building deep-sea fish farms. South Korea thinks China is making a territorial claim in disputed waters. #MakingIL #SeaLaw www.ft.com/content/55b1...
The new High Seas Treaty will soon enter into force. Hannah Lily and Samantha Robb argue that this is an opportunity for states to create legislation to enforce deep sea mining rules. #MakingIL #UpholdingIL #SeaLaw www.ejiltalk.org/two-birds-on...
Two Birds, One Bill: How BBNJ National Legislation Can Tackle UNCLOS Deep Seabed Mining Gaps
The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) wi...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The new High Seas Treaty will soon enter into force. Hannah Lily and Samantha Robb argue that this is an opportunity for states to create legislation to enforce deep sea mining rules. #MakingIL #UpholdingIL #SeaLaw www.ejiltalk.org/two-birds-on...
Activism at work: What is gender apartheid? Will it become the next crime against humanity? #CompetingPerspectives #MakingIL #HumanRights #CriminalLaw www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
October 12, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Activism at work: What is gender apartheid? Will it become the next crime against humanity? #CompetingPerspectives #MakingIL #HumanRights #CriminalLaw www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
No deal! Negotiations over a new plastics treaty end without a final text. Not hugely surprising. But also not very exciting either. Law is hard. #EnvironmentalLaw #MakingIL f24.my/AmYk.X
UN environment chief says plastic pollution talks 'did not fail' despite collapse
The UN environment chief said that 200 countries who attended a week of talks to negotiate a landmark plastic treaty to curb pollution made "very good progress" despite falling to sign an agreement.
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December 2, 2024 at 4:22 PM
No deal! Negotiations over a new plastics treaty end without a final text. Not hugely surprising. But also not very exciting either. Law is hard. #EnvironmentalLaw #MakingIL f24.my/AmYk.X
Vietnam and the Philippines have negotiated new agreements for cooperating on security and trade in the South China Sea. #MakingIL #SeaLaw #TradeLaw
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January 31, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Vietnam and the Philippines have negotiated new agreements for cooperating on security and trade in the South China Sea. #MakingIL #SeaLaw #TradeLaw
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Russia announces plans to revoke ratification of nuclear comprehensive test ban treaty (CTBT). Sounds kind of scary. Except the treaty never went into force. #MakingIL aje.io/sln0da
October 10, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Russia announces plans to revoke ratification of nuclear comprehensive test ban treaty (CTBT). Sounds kind of scary. Except the treaty never went into force. #MakingIL aje.io/sln0da
Good-bye ICC. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are all leaving the ICC, accusing it of "neo-colonialist repression." Their juntas pledge to create "indigenous mechanisms for the consolidation of peace and justice." We’ll see … #MakingIL #CriminalLaw f24.my/BS35.X
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from International Criminal Court
The three members of the Alliance of Sahel States in West Africa on Monday issued a joint statement announcing their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, calling it an instrument of "neo-...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Good-bye ICC. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are all leaving the ICC, accusing it of "neo-colonialist repression." Their juntas pledge to create "indigenous mechanisms for the consolidation of peace and justice." We’ll see … #MakingIL #CriminalLaw f24.my/BS35.X
Governments will soon be meeting to negotiate a new cybercrime treaty. Human rights activists warn that this treaty could be used to suppress human rights worldwide #MakingIL #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2023/10...
October 18, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Governments will soon be meeting to negotiate a new cybercrime treaty. Human rights activists warn that this treaty could be used to suppress human rights worldwide #MakingIL #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2023/10...
Ethiopia wants access to the sea so much that it tried to a sign a treaty with a state that doesn’t exist. Angelina Shchukina asks: what other options exist under international law for landlocked states? #MakingIL #SeaLaw www.ejiltalk.org/ethiopias-ne...
February 28, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Ethiopia wants access to the sea so much that it tried to a sign a treaty with a state that doesn’t exist. Angelina Shchukina asks: what other options exist under international law for landlocked states? #MakingIL #SeaLaw www.ejiltalk.org/ethiopias-ne...
What is China’s dream for the world economy? How is it building a global network of trade alliances to outmaneuver the WTO? James Kynge and Keith Fray analyze the last 20 years of Chinese trade diplomacy. #MakingIL #TradeLaw www.ft.com/content/c516...
February 27, 2024 at 6:11 PM
What is China’s dream for the world economy? How is it building a global network of trade alliances to outmaneuver the WTO? James Kynge and Keith Fray analyze the last 20 years of Chinese trade diplomacy. #MakingIL #TradeLaw www.ft.com/content/c516...
All about interpretation! Joshua Paine examines the new ITLOS advisory opinion on climate change and asks: how do courts use their power to interpret treaties? Very thoughtful conceptual piece! #MakingIL #SeaLaw #EnvironmentalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/the-itlos-ad...
The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Selected Issues of Treaty Interpretation
Introduction This post analyses selected treaty interpretation issues in the ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, delivered on 21 May 2024. The post does not seek to summarise nor address all …
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June 4, 2024 at 7:52 PM
All about interpretation! Joshua Paine examines the new ITLOS advisory opinion on climate change and asks: how do courts use their power to interpret treaties? Very thoughtful conceptual piece! #MakingIL #SeaLaw #EnvironmentalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/the-itlos-ad...
States will soon begin signing the Hanoi Convention on Cybercrime. Alexander Seger explains why Russia may use this treaty to consolidate its control over online information #MakingIL #HumanRights www.justsecurity.org/122000/russi...
Russian Motivations Behind the “Hanoi Convention” Against Cybercrime
Russia’s cybercrime stance reflects a broader push to assert state control over the internet, restrict dissent, and build global backing.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
States will soon begin signing the Hanoi Convention on Cybercrime. Alexander Seger explains why Russia may use this treaty to consolidate its control over online information #MakingIL #HumanRights www.justsecurity.org/122000/russi...
Will the EU be growing bigger soon? Various experts from the Atlantic Council weigh in on the chances that Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and other states might join the club. #MakingIL www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
November 15, 2023 at 7:13 PM
Will the EU be growing bigger soon? Various experts from the Atlantic Council weigh in on the chances that Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and other states might join the club. #MakingIL www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
What are the intl rules for deep seabed mining? No one knows! And key actors disagree about how to interpret an important legal text with HUGE implications for business and the environment. #SeaLaw #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.miningmagazine.com/exploration/...
September 25, 2023 at 6:48 PM
What are the intl rules for deep seabed mining? No one knows! And key actors disagree about how to interpret an important legal text with HUGE implications for business and the environment. #SeaLaw #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.miningmagazine.com/exploration/...
What is the future for a global plastics treaty after the recent failed negotiations? Joshua Lincoln lays out a path forward. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-global-pl...
After U.N. Talks Collapse, a Narrow Path to a Global Plastics Treaty
Following the collapse of U.N. talks in Geneva this month, limited pathways are available to address the global plastic pollution crisis.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What is the future for a global plastics treaty after the recent failed negotiations? Joshua Lincoln lays out a path forward. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-global-pl...
Industrial plastic pellets, called “mermaid’s tears,” are polluting our oceans worldwide. It’s time for a consensus UN Plastics Treaty that all states can support. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw
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Mermaid’s tears: How tiny plastic pellets are flooding the environment
Lentil-sized and toxic, industrial plastic pellets known as "nurdles" – or "mermaid's tears" – are the second-largest source of microplastic pollution worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes…
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August 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Industrial plastic pellets, called “mermaid’s tears,” are polluting our oceans worldwide. It’s time for a consensus UN Plastics Treaty that all states can support. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw
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Australia and Tuvalu have announced a new climate migration treaty. Tuvalu residents will receive the right to emigrate to Australia (in slow phases over time) in exchange for a defense pact with Australia. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw #MigrationLaw
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November 13, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Australia and Tuvalu have announced a new climate migration treaty. Tuvalu residents will receive the right to emigrate to Australia (in slow phases over time) in exchange for a defense pact with Australia. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw #MigrationLaw
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It's time to make progress on plastic. Treaty negotiators are hard at work in Kenya, working on a new treaty to reduce plastic pollution. They’re racing to meet a deadline for a new treaty by the end of 2023. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw aje.io/66j4tf
November 14, 2023 at 3:38 PM
It's time to make progress on plastic. Treaty negotiators are hard at work in Kenya, working on a new treaty to reduce plastic pollution. They’re racing to meet a deadline for a new treaty by the end of 2023. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw aje.io/66j4tf
Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a new “crocodile treaty.” Australia wants defense cooperation in the Pacific. PNG wants to not anger China and may not ratify the treaty. It’s hard to have a crocodile. #MakingIL #UseOfForce www.worldpoliticsreview.com/australia-pn...
Australia and Papua New Guinea’s Historic Defense Pact Hinges on Implementation
The two members of the Pacific region’s newest security pact have divergent geostrategic objectives that will complicate their alliance.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a new “crocodile treaty.” Australia wants defense cooperation in the Pacific. PNG wants to not anger China and may not ratify the treaty. It’s hard to have a crocodile. #MakingIL #UseOfForce www.worldpoliticsreview.com/australia-pn...
Is the Arctic protected by “collective rights”? Delli Santi wants an Arctic Treaty to “transform the fragility of [the Arctic’s] ice into hope, and the logic of power into the constraint of global justice.” #CompetingPerspectives #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/154707-fa...
Faced with predators, Arctic must be considered a common heritage by law
Donald Trump’s statements on Greenland, reiterated on January 21 in Davos, and strategic competition with Russia and China make the Arctic a target for conquest. Against the law.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Is the Arctic protected by “collective rights”? Delli Santi wants an Arctic Treaty to “transform the fragility of [the Arctic’s] ice into hope, and the logic of power into the constraint of global justice.” #CompetingPerspectives #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/154707-fa...
Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the UK. A treaty says Rwanda would accept migrants for payments from the UK. The UK govt abandoned the plan but did not exit the treaty. Rwanda wants to be paid, as promised under the treaty. #MakingIL #MigrationLaw www.africanews.com/2026/01/28/r...
Rwanda vs UK: The fallout from a scrapped migrant deal | Africanews
Rwanda has launched an international legal challenge against the United Kingdom in a move that has refocused attention on one of the most controversial migration policies of recent years, even after i...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the UK. A treaty says Rwanda would accept migrants for payments from the UK. The UK govt abandoned the plan but did not exit the treaty. Rwanda wants to be paid, as promised under the treaty. #MakingIL #MigrationLaw www.africanews.com/2026/01/28/r...