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EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme; ANZSIL Annual Conference; SIEL Taipei Global Conference; EU’s Role in Reviving Multilateralism Workshop; Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion Lecture; Use of Force in International Law Summer School; Double Standards for International Law Workshop – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme; ANZSIL Annual Conference; SIEL Taipei Global Conference; EU’s Role in Reviving Multilateralism Workshop; Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion Lecture; Use of Force in International Law Summer School; Double Standards for International Law Workshop – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

1. EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme 2025. The UCLouvain, IEE Saint-Louis Belgium, and the Department of Studies in Law, University of Mysore, India, are holding the EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme 2025 virtually from 2 -4 June 2025, with an essay-type examination on 5 June 2025. This course will be taught by Prof. … Read more

Keeping the Flame Alive? IOC Elections and their Impact on Global Governance – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme; ANZSIL Annual Conference; SIEL Taipei Global Conference; EU’s Role in Reviving Multilateralism Workshop; Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion Lecture; Use of Force in International Law Summer School; Double Standards for International Law Workshop – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

The Olympic Movement has recently experienced its own Habemus papam moment. After a 12-year mandate, Thomas Bach announced his intention to step down from his position as President of the International Olympic Committee (‘IOC’) this year. Much has been made of the secrecy and lobbying that accompanies the election and creates resemblances with the papal … Read more

A Self-Defence Approach Complementary to Law Enforcement – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme; ANZSIL Annual Conference; SIEL Taipei Global Conference; EU’s Role in Reviving Multilateralism Workshop; Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion Lecture; Use of Force in International Law Summer School; Double Standards for International Law Workshop – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Combating sabotage of submarine cables and pipelines is first and foremost a matter of law enforcement. The problem is that the international law of the sea, as traditionally understood, does not provide coastal States with sufficient authority to effectively respond to sabotage activities beyond their territorial waters (for an in-depth discussion, see here). The European … Read more

How the Armenian Civil Code Sank a $331 Million Claim – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme; ANZSIL Annual Conference; SIEL Taipei Global Conference; EU’s Role in Reviving Multilateralism Workshop; Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion Lecture; Use of Force in International Law Summer School; Double Standards for International Law Workshop – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Can a three-year deadline in Armenia’s Civil Code derail a $331 million investment arbitration? The recent ICSID award in Rasia FZE and Joseph K. Borkowski v. Republic of Armenia says yes, exposing a critical spot in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS): the quiet power of domestic law to strangle investment claims.

The dispute stemmed from a grand infrastructure project, a North-South railway corridor meant to link the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea via Armenia. In 2012, Armenia signed two Concession Agreements with Rasia FZE, a Dubai-based investment vehicle, to conduct feasibility studies and project development. The Claimants asserted Armenia subsequently: (1) abruptly withdrew political backing; (2) failed to provide promised support; and (3) engaged with competing investors, actions they claimed constituted both contractual breaches and violations of the US–Armenia BIT’s FET guarantees. Joseph K. Borkowski, Rasia’s US-national CEO, joined the arbitration seeking $331 million for the project’s collapse.

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The Legal Development in Sweden as a Case in Point – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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EU-IndoPac Jean Monnet Module Teaching Programme; ANZSIL Annual Conference; SIEL Taipei Global Conference; EU’s Role in Reviving Multilateralism Workshop; Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion Lecture; Use of Force in International Law Summer School; Double Standards for International Law Workshop – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Introduction

Legal developments in several countries — Sweden among them — point to a growing willingness by governments to tighten the conditions for acquiring citizenship and, more critically, to limit its protections. Ultimately, such measures risk creating or exacerbating statelessness. A recent Swedish government inquiry, proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow for the revocation of citizenship, is a case in point. But what does it mean to be stateless? Despite its relevance, statelessness remains surprisingly vague in both legal and political discourse. In Sweden, the current view appears to be overly formal: statelessness is narrowly defined as the lack of citizenship. However, statelessness can also be understood as a condition. The overly formal approach therefore risks substantial rights deprivations for individuals affected. Both the concept and the legal status of being stateless deserve more critical attention in legislative debates and in legal doctrine.

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