On May 7, the Associated Press published an unconfirmed report indicating that the Trump Administration is considering adopting the term “Arabian Gulf” in place of the historically established name “Persian Gulf.” During a press briefing, President Trump remained deliberately noncommittal, stating, “I don’t want to hurt any feelings,” and added that he would make a final determination during his upcoming visit to the Middle East. As of this writing, no official change has been enacted, but speculation is mounting that the administration may soon formalize the use of “Arabian Gulf” in official U.S. communications. This would mark the second instance of the Trump Administration attempting to revise a long-standing geographic name, following the recent executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”
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Argentina v Venezuela? Notes on Diplomatic Tensions and International Dispute Settlement – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro
On 8 December 2024, Venezuelan authorities detained Argentine military police officer Nahuel Agustín Gallo after he entered the country from Colombia. According to Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gallo first travelled by car to Chile, then by plane to Bogotá, and finally by taxi to the Venezuelan border in order to reunite with his Venezuelan partner and their two-year-old child. On 27 December, the Venezuelan Public Ministry, led by Attorney-General Tarek William Saab, announced criminal charges against Gallo for alleged terrorist activities, accusing him of concealing a ‘criminal plan’ under the guise of a family visit. Argentina’s Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein dismissed these accusations, calling the detention arbitrary and insisting that Gallo’s sole purpose was to spend time with his family.
Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Over California Tailpipe Emissions, EV Standards – Go Health Pro
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by fuel producers to challenge California’s standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air pollution law in a major case testing the Democratic-governed state’s power to fight greenhouse gases. The justices took up an appeal by a Valero Energy subsidiary and … Read more
TwoLaw Laws of War Lecture Series; CfP Legitimacy of International Governance Workshop; CfP Cambridge International Law Journal Conference; CfP Politics of International Dispute Settlement; CfP ASIL International Criminal Law Interest Group; CfP International Court of Justice at 80; CfS ASIL International Criminal Law Scholarship Prize; Frameworks for Synergizing Sustainable Development Goals and IP Workshop; Expanding Access to Justice Book Launch; Modern Slavery in the Fishing Industry Panel – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro
1. TwoLaw – Lecture Series on the Laws of War. On 28 November 2024, from 6-7 pm CET, Claire Vergerio (independent scholar) will give the next lecture of the TwoLaw – Lecture Series on the Laws of war. The topic of the lecture is “War, States, and International Order: Alberico Gentili and the Foundational Myth of the Laws of War” and focuses on the historical development of the prerogative of sovereign states to wage war. Vergerio argues that this arrangement was not derived from the ideas of Alberico Gentili and that this story was invented by a group of prominent international lawyers. Email jessica.oheim {at} student(.)uni-tueb
2. Call for Papers: Guidance, Expertise, Theoretical Authority and the Legitimacy of International Governance. This workshop will bring together international lawyers, philosophers, political scientists and scholars in related fields interested in exploring the role that epistemic authority and expertise play in today’s global governance. Abstracts are invited for a 2 day workshop to take place at Maynooth University, Ireland on 20 – 21 March 2025 to be sent to theoreticalauthority (at) gmail(,)com by 5 January 2025. Papers may address questions at a general level, or through a focus on one or more specific regimes, organisations, courts or tribunals. Contributions are invited from scholars in law, philosophy, political science and related disciplines, with a view to developing an interdisciplinary conversation around these questions. More information can be found here or email gurkan (.)capar(at)mu(.ie).
The Parthenon Marbles dispute – is the end in sight? – Go Health Pro
The Parthenon Marbles have been the focus of a long-running dispute between Greece and the United Kingdom. Lauren Bursey examines whether a solution might be found in international law and cultural diplomacy. On 1 December 2023, as many around the world began preparations for the upcoming Christmas season, global leaders attended the COP28 climate conference … Read more