Weeks

Two Weeks in Review, 10 – 23 March 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Two Weeks in Review, 10 – 23 March 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Over the past two weeks, EJIL’s contributors have offered thoughtful insights into a variety of pressing international law issues. Among the topics discussed are significant climate litigation rulings, developments in indigenous rights, challenges surrounding secondary sanctions, and the evolving role of peacekeeping forces, highlighting the dynamic nature of international legal frameworks. Climate Litigation Enikő Krajnyák … Read more

Two Weeks in Review, 24 February – 9 March 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Two Weeks in Review, 24 February – 9 March 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Over the past two weeks, EJIL’s contributors have provided insightful analyses on a range of pressing legal issues. Among the topics discussed are recent resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council, developments in human rights law, the erosion of the international legal order, and significant updates in international law more broadly.  UN Security Council Marco … Read more

Two Weeks in Review, 10 – 23 February 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Two Weeks in Review, 10 – 23 February 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity   In her post “Empire by Purchase: From Manhattan to Greenland (1625-2025),” Janne Nijman examines the historical and contemporary practice of nations acquiring territories through financial transactions. The author discusses U.S. President Trump’s expressed interest in purchasing Greenland and contextualizes this within a broader historical framework of territorial acquisitions via purchase, such … Read more

Two Weeks in Review, 27 January – 9 February 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Two Weeks in Review, 27 January – 9 February 2025 – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Use of Force Mary Ellen O’Connell examines the erosion of international legal norms, particularly the prohibition on the use of force, in the context of U.S. President Donald Trump’s disregard for legal constraints and the evolving concept of a “Rule-Based International Order.” O’Connell argues that a permissive approach to legal interpretation by Western states, especially … Read more

Two Weeks in Review, 13 – 26 January 2025 – Go Health Pro

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Two Weeks in Review, 13 – 26 January 2025 – Go Health Pro

US Policy Marko Milanovic examines the legality of foreign policy-related comments made by United States President Donald Trump in light of international law, foreshadowing the new administration’s agenda. These include annexing Greenland or seizing the Panama Canal. Milanovic focuses on the prohibition of intervention, a rule of international law that forbids coercion in a state’s … Read more

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