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Gender-Based Persecution and LGBTQI+ Rights in the OTP’s Case Against Taliban Leaders – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Gender-Based Persecution and LGBTQI+ Rights in the OTP’s Case Against Taliban Leaders – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

On 23 January 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed two arrest warrants before the Pre-Trial Chamber II (PTC II), one for the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and the other for the Chief Justice of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”, Abdul Hakim Haqqani. The OTP … Read more

Netherlands Institute of Human Rights Summer School; University of Singapore Vacancies; CfP Extension Ocean Governance; Early Career Research Exchange Series; ESIL Calls for Papers – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Gender-Based Persecution and LGBTQI+ Rights in the OTP’s Case Against Taliban Leaders – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

1. Netherlands Institute of Human Rights International Human Rights Summer School. The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) will be holding its annual summer school ‘International Human Rights Law: An Introduction’ again from 7 – 11 July 2025. Find more information about the summer school here.

2. University of Singapore Post-Doctoral Vacancies. The Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is accepting applications for four Post-Doctoral positions.  The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of extension to a second year based on the work accomplished during the first year. Applications are open to prospective fellows with research projects in all areas of International Law as well as other areas of public law with direct links to international law. More information about the positions is available here.

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Monitoring migrants’ human rights at the EU borders: EU law v the UN OPCAT? – Go Health Pro

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Monitoring migrants’ human rights at the EU borders: EU law v the UN OPCAT? – Go Health Pro

The present contribution provides some preliminary considerations concerning the compatibility between the EU independent national mechanisms (INMs) to be set up under EU regulation 2024/1356 and the National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) set up under the 2002 UN Optional Protocol for the Prevention of Torture. Should existing NPMs be tasked with the EU monitoring mandate envisaged … Read more

Ensuring Meaningful Protection of Fundamental Rights in Forced Returns by an EU Agency acting as a Safety-Net – Go Health Pro

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Ensuring Meaningful Protection of Fundamental Rights in Forced Returns by an EU Agency acting as a Safety-Net – Go Health Pro

  Antje Kunst* *Antje Kunst is an international lawyer and barrister of Garden Court North Chambers, admitted to the Bar of England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and representing individuals in a wide range of matters related to fundamental rights within the CFSP and other fields. She has appeared in numerous cases before … Read more

CfP GYIL; BIICL Training Programme; CfP Business and Human Rights Workshop; CfP Criminal Justice Conference; Nuremberg Academy Lecture; CfS Green Deal Seminar; CfP Genocide and the Ocean; CfP Use of Biometrics by Armed Forces; CfS Ocean Governance for a Sustainable Future; International Law Breakfast Briefing – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Gender-Based Persecution and LGBTQI+ Rights in the OTP’s Case Against Taliban Leaders – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

1. Call for Papers: The German Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 68, 2025). The call for contributions to the “General Articles” section of Volume 68 (2025) of the GYIL is now open. Submissions can be on all topics and fields of interest that are relevant to public international law. Papers submitted should be in English, be between 10,000-12,500 words (inclusive of footnotes), and must conform with the GYIL style guide (available here). Submissions, including a brief abstract, keywords, statement of affiliation, and confirmation of exclusive submission, should be sent by 30 September 2025 to the Managing Editor of the GYIL via e-mail: yearbook {at} wsi(.)uni-kiel.de. More information can be found here.

2. BIICL Training Programme 2025. The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is now accepting registrations for its programme of short courses for 2025. Courses include: Foundations of public international law; Public international law in practice; Climate change law: Climate change litigation; Artificial intelligence governance; Cultural heritage law; Business and human rights; and, Law of the sea. BIICL is also offering two summer schools on Law and Technology (30 June- 4 July) and on Public International Law (14-18 July). These courses are led by BIICL’s team in collaboration with external partners, combining academic expertise with practical insight. Discounts are available for group bookings and individual members of BIICL. Scholarships are available for individuals and NGOs – terms and conditions apply. More information can be found on the BIICL website.

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