EJIL: Talk! – Blog of the European Journal of International Law

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the role and salience of international law to humanity in these times of unrelenting challenge to the international rule of law. The pushback against the structures, institutions, and sources of international law as we know it is all too real on a daily basis, and for my part I will continue to do my work as a scholar, professor, and lawyer at Notre Dame Law School, directing our Human Rights LLM Program and our Global Human Rights Clinic, while also continuing my many years of quiet collaborations involving international law and the rule of law…</p> </div> </div> <a class="read-more-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/international-law-cannot-endure-without-human-rights/">Read more</a> </div> </div>  <div class="recent-commnets-ejil-desktop"> <div class="title-ejil"> <h2>Recent Comments</h2> </div> <div class="comments-ejil-homepage"> <div class="comment-ejil-homepage" id="recent-comments" data-slidermaxpanels="4"> <div class="comment-ejil-homepage-wrapper"> <div class="comment-content-ejil spctr-slider-panel hidden" data-sliderpanelindex="1"> <h4>International Law Cannot Endure Without Human Rights.</h4> <p class="comment-date-and-time">Josh Walters - April 4, 2025 at 19:55 </p> <p class="comment-content">This is a moving post. I do worry, however, about the Catholic bias and capture of international human rights within school such as Notre Dame.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/international-law-cannot-endure-without-human-rights/" class="spctr-slider-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom" data-sliderlinkindex="1">Read the full article</a> <div class="comment-content-ejil spctr-slider-panel hidden" data-sliderpanelindex="2"> <h4>Co-Party Status to Armed Conflict and the Rise…</h4> <p class="comment-date-and-time">Matthias Zechariah - April 2, 2025 at 23:43 </p> <p class="comment-content">This is quite educating!</p> </div> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/co-party-status-to-armed-conflict-and-the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence/" class="spctr-slider-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom" data-sliderlinkindex="2">Read the full article</a> <div class="comment-content-ejil spctr-slider-panel hidden" data-sliderpanelindex="3"> <h4>The Power of Co-Party Influence on IHL Compliance</h4> <p class="comment-date-and-time">Matthias Zechariah - April 2, 2025 at 23:18 </p> <p class="comment-content">This is an excellent review. Please, keep it up.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-power-of-co-party-influence-on-ihl-compliance/" class="spctr-slider-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom" data-sliderlinkindex="3">Read the full article</a> <div class="comment-content-ejil spctr-slider-panel hidden" data-sliderpanelindex="4"> <h4>Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law:…</h4> <p class="comment-date-and-time">Heiko Recktenwald - April 1, 2025 at 09:30 </p> <p class="comment-content">Russia’s war of aggression, no court has ever decided. As in the case of Kosovo and Iraq. And is the question still relevant? 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On March 6, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) published a draft Policy on cyber-enabled crimes, which is now open for public consultation. States and non-state actors are increasingly using advanced cyber tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to commit or facilitate crimes against international law. This…</p> </div> <a class="post-tease-link-ejil hvr-sweep-to-bottom" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/icc-office-of-the-prosecutor-releases-draft-policy-on-cyber-enabled-crimes/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="tease tease-post post-tease-ejil" id="tease-24614"> <div class="post-tease-content-ejil"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/announcement-call-for-expressions-of-interest-for-a-new-co-editor-in-chief-of-ejil/" class="article-link"> <h3>Announcement: Call for Expressions of Interest for a new Co-Editor-in-Chief of EJIL</h3> </a> <div class="featured-date-and-author"> <p>April 4, 2025 </p> <a class="blog-info-author" rel="author" href="/author/snouwen"> <p>Sarah Nouwen</p> </a> </div> <p>The European Journal of International Law welcomes expressions of interest in fulfilling the role of Co-Editor-in-Chief. The role involves, among others: Reading and deciding on all manuscripts (re)submitted to EJIL; Deciding on the contents of each issue; Contributing editorials; Leading a team of associate editors who communicate with authors and peer reviewers and the managing editor;…</p> </div> <a class="post-tease-link-ejil hvr-sweep-to-bottom" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/announcement-call-for-expressions-of-interest-for-a-new-co-editor-in-chief-of-ejil/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="tease tease-post post-tease-ejil" id="tease-24628"> <div class="post-tease-content-ejil"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/party-status-to-armed-conflict-in-international-law-authors-response/" class="article-link"> <h3>Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law: Author’s Response</h3> </a> <div class="featured-date-and-author"> <p>April 3, 2025 </p> <a class="blog-info-author" rel="author" href="/author/awentker"> <p>Alexander Wentker</p> </a> </div> <p>I am very grateful to Marko, Ashley, Philippa, and Paul for their thoughtful contributions. I greatly appreciate their thorough engagement with my work. To conclude the symposium, I will react to a few key themes raised by their comments. Political and legal implications I opened this symposium by noting that party status is a…</p> </div> <a class="post-tease-link-ejil hvr-sweep-to-bottom" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/party-status-to-armed-conflict-in-international-law-authors-response/">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="trending-topics-ejil"> <div class="tab"> <div class="tab-container"> <p class="tablinks main-tablink">Trending Topics</p> <button class="tablinks active" data-topic="Armed Conflict">Armed Conflict</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="Customary International Law">Customary International Law</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="Crimes Against Humanity">Crimes Against Humanity</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="Peace Keeping">Peace Keeping</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="European Court of Human Rights">European Court of Human Rights</button> </div> </div> <div id="Armed Conflict" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/party-status-to-armed-conflict-in-international-law-authors-response/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law: Author’s Response</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">April 3, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/awentker">Alexander Wentker</a> </p> <p>I am very grateful to Marko, Ashley, Philippa, and Paul for their thoughtful contributions. I greatly appreciate their thorough engagement with my work. To conclude the symposium, I will react to a few key themes raised by their comments. Political and legal implications I…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/party-status-to-armed-conflict-in-international-law-authors-response/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/party-status-to-armed-conflict/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Party Status to Armed Conflict</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">April 3, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/pberman">Paul Berman</a> </p> <p>The following comments are offered from the perspective of a government lawyer but very much on a personal basis; they do not necessarily represent the views of the UK Government. The relationship between academic scholarship and the practical application of international law by States…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/party-status-to-armed-conflict/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/co-party-status-to-armed-conflict-and-the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Co-Party Status to Armed Conflict and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">April 2, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/pwebb">Philippa Webb</a> </p> <p>I explore in this post how the use of AI-based Decision Support Systems (AI-DSS) could disrupt the three criteria developed by Alexander Wentker for identifying co-parties to an armed conflict. I first set out Wentker’s criteria and then define AI-DSS and how it may map (or not) onto…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/co-party-status-to-armed-conflict-and-the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/armed-conflict/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Customary International Law" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/immunity-of-state-officials-a-jus-cogens-criteria-for-draft-article-7/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Immunity of State Officials: A Jus Cogens Criteria for Draft Article 7?</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">March 19, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/duribebustamente">Diego Uribe Bustamante</a> </p> <p>Immunities of state officials are a subject matter in international law that continues to raise tensions between States. The seventy-sixth session of the International Law Commission (ILC) will take place in Geneva from April 14 to May 30 and June 30 to July 31, 2025. One of the…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/immunity-of-state-officials-a-jus-cogens-criteria-for-draft-article-7/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/applying-the-litmus-test-an-independent-norm-under-customary-international-law-to-prohibit-secondary-sanctions/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Applying the Litmus Test: An Independent Norm Under Customary International Law to Prohibit Secondary Sanctions?</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">March 18, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/mrhades">Moritz Rhades</a> </p> <p>We can witness in real time how the Trump administration is devastating international relations as well as the international legal order. Sanctions form an integral part of this disruptive behaviour, as they attribute political and economic weight to the US’ foreign policy agendas (see e.g.</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/applying-the-litmus-test-an-independent-norm-under-customary-international-law-to-prohibit-secondary-sanctions/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/a-customary-rule-against-unilateral-economic-sanctions-of-the-nature-of-the-helms-burton-act-regarding-another-potential-vote-in-the-united-nations-general-assembly-against-the-bloqueo/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>A customary rule against unilateral economic sanctions of the nature of the Helms-Burton Act? Regarding…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">October 21, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/hbtriana">Harold Bertot Triana</a> </p> <p>Introduction Presumably, in November 2024, within the framework of the General Assembly session, Cuba will once again submit a resolution for a vote emphasising the “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. This is an…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/a-customary-rule-against-unilateral-economic-sanctions-of-the-nature-of-the-helms-burton-act-regarding-another-potential-vote-in-the-united-nations-general-assembly-against-the-bloqueo/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/sources-of-international-law/customary-international-law/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Crimes Against Humanity" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/icc-office-of-the-prosecutor-releases-draft-policy-on-cyber-enabled-crimes/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>ICC Office of the Prosecutor Releases Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">April 4, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/guestcontributor">Marko Milanovic</a> </p> <p>This article is cross-posted at Lawfare. On March 6, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) published a draft Policy on cyber-enabled crimes, which is now open for public consultation. States and non-state actors are increasingly using advanced cyber tools, including artificial intelligence…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/icc-office-of-the-prosecutor-releases-draft-policy-on-cyber-enabled-crimes/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/a-groundbreaking-move-challenging-gender-persecution-in-afghanistan-at-the-icj/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>A Groundbreaking Move: Challenging Gender Persecution in Afghanistan at the ICJ</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">September 30, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/kyrawigard">Kyra Wigard</a> </p> <p>Introduction In a groundbreaking move, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands have announced their intention to take Afghanistan to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over gender discrimination, following the Taliban’s brutal repression of women and girls. This would be the first time the…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/a-groundbreaking-move-challenging-gender-persecution-in-afghanistan-at-the-icj/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/peru-at-a-crossroad-the-new-impunity-law/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Peru at a Crossroad: The New Impunity Law</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">September 4, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/annakohte">Anna Kohte</a> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/cbazanseminario">César Bazán Seminario</a> </p> <p>In the last decades, Peru has undergone two significant transitions: one following the internal armed conflict of the 1980s and 1990s, initiated by the terrorist organisation Peruvian Communist Party Shining Path (SL), and another after the authoritarian rule from 1992 to 2000. While the SL…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/peru-at-a-crossroad-the-new-impunity-law/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/international-criminal-law/crimes-against-humanity/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Peace Keeping" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-complexities-of-the-congo-what-do-the-battles-with-m23-mean-for-the-drc-and-un-peacekeeping/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>The Complexities of the Congo: What do the battles with M23 mean for the DRC…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">March 13, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/jennifergiblin">Jennifer Giblin</a> </p> <p>At the end of January 2025, the M23 captured the city of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region’s humanitarian and security hub. Why does this matter to us international lawyers? It matters for many reasons, not least because this is…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-complexities-of-the-congo-what-do-the-battles-with-m23-mean-for-the-drc-and-un-peacekeeping/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/finding-un-responsibility-for-its-stabilization-activities/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Finding UN responsibility for its stabilization activities</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">January 3, 2023 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/agilder">Alexander Gilder</a> </p> <p>United Nations (UN) peace operations have changed in recent years and several missions now pursue stabilization mandates. These stabilization missions uniquely work alongside the host government, promote the rule of law, engage in counter-terrorism activities, and use robust force to counter spoilers to the peace process. Stabilization mandates…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/finding-un-responsibility-for-its-stabilization-activities/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/development-peacebuilding-and-the-rohingya-in-myanmar/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Development, Peacebuilding, and the Rohingya in Myanmar</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">October 5, 2020 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/mshahabuddin">Mohammad Shahabuddin</a> </p> <p>During his official visit to Myanmar in January 2017, the then British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was accused of ‘incredible insensitivity’, for while in the Shwedagon Pagoda he suddenly started reciting from Kipling’s colonial-era poem ‘Mandalay’ in front of local dignitaries. The accompanying tense British High Commissioner…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/development-peacebuilding-and-the-rohingya-in-myanmar/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/peace-keeping/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="European Court of Human Rights" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/context-content-and-the-threshold-of-severity-ecthrs-jurisprudence-on-satire-vs-hate/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Context, Content, and the 'Threshold of Severity': ECtHR's Jurisprudence on Satire vs Hate</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">March 27, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/sarthakgupta">Sarthak Gupta</a> </p> <p>On 3rd December 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR/Court) delivered its decision in the case of Yevstifeyev and Others v. Russia [App. No. 226 of 2018]. In Yevstifeyev, the ECtHR addressed two distinct applications, wherein the first application involved homophobic verbal assaults and threats against…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/context-content-and-the-threshold-of-severity-ecthrs-jurisprudence-on-satire-vs-hate/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/up-in-smoke-victim-status-in-environmental-litigation-before-the-ecthr/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Up in Smoke? 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The case of Cannavacciuolo…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/up-in-smoke-victim-status-in-environmental-litigation-before-the-ecthr/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/24558-2/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>What is the Future of the Prohibition Against Collective Expulsion in the European Human Rights…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">March 12, 2025 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/jessicakluger">Jessica Klüger</a> </p> <p>On 12 February 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) held hearings in three cases concerning collective expulsions: R.A. and Others v. Poland (42120/21), H.M.M. and Others v. Latvia (42165/21) and C.O.C.G. and Others v. Lithuania (17764/22). These cases included alleged migrant instrumentalisation…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/24558-2/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/international-tribunals/european-court-of-human-rights/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="trending-topics-ejil-mob container"> <div class="title-ejil"> <h2>Trending Topics</h2> </div> <div class="tab" id="trending-topics" data-slidermaxpanels="5"> <div class="tab-container"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/armed-conflict/" class="spctr-slider-panel hidden tablinks active" data-sliderpanelindex="1" data-topic="Armed Conflict"> <span class='hv-centered'>Armed Conflict</span> </a> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/sources-of-international-law/customary-international-law/" class="spctr-slider-panel hidden tablinks " data-sliderpanelindex="2" data-topic="Customary International Law"> <span class='hv-centered'>Customary International Law</span> </a> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/international-criminal-law/crimes-against-humanity/" class="spctr-slider-panel hidden tablinks " data-sliderpanelindex="3" data-topic="Crimes Against Humanity"> <span class='hv-centered'>Crimes Against Humanity</span> </a> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/peace-keeping/" class="spctr-slider-panel hidden tablinks " data-sliderpanelindex="4" data-topic="Peace Keeping"> <span class='hv-centered'>Peace Keeping</span> </a> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/international-tribunals/european-court-of-human-rights/" class="spctr-slider-panel hidden tablinks " data-sliderpanelindex="5" data-topic="European Court of Human Rights"> <span class='hv-centered'>European Court of Human Rights</span> </a> </div> <div id="trending-topics-nav" class="spctr-slider-nav"> <svg class="slider-nav-dot" data-dotindex="1" height="40" width="40"> <circle cx="20" cy="20" r="4"/> ◉ </svg> <svg class="slider-nav-dot" data-dotindex="2" height="40" width="40"> <circle cx="20" cy="20" r="4"/> ◉ </svg> <svg class="slider-nav-dot" data-dotindex="3" height="40" width="40"> <circle cx="20" cy="20" r="4"/> ◉ </svg> <svg class="slider-nav-dot" data-dotindex="4" height="40" width="40"> <circle cx="20" cy="20" r="4"/> ◉ </svg> <svg class="slider-nav-dot" data-dotindex="5" height="40" width="40"> <circle cx="20" cy="20" r="4"/> ◉ </svg> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="archive-section-ejil"> <div class="container"> <div class="title-ejil-with-link"> <h2>Archives</h2> <div class="ejil-title-link hvr-sweep-to-top"> <a href="/advanced-search/?advanced_search=true&term=&category=&tag_id=&pub_start=&pub_end=&as_author=&author_id=&order=DESC">View All</a> </div> </div> <div class="archive-articles-ejil"> <div class="half-image-tease"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-podcast-episode-10-whatever-happened-to-international-law-democracy/" class="article-link"> <img src="https://www.ejiltalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EJILPodcast-300x200-c-default.png"> </a> <div class="half-image-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-podcast-episode-10-whatever-happened-to-international-law-democracy/" class="article-link"> <h3>EJIL: The Podcast! 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