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I nevertheless wonder if the Court, like Mongolia and other States, isn't also subject to "international social reality". After 6 decisions by…</p> </div> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-iccs-turn-to-cynical-solipsism-the-ptc-iis-finding-of-mongolias-non-compliance-in-the-case-against-putin/" 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>The ICC’s Turn to Cynical Solipsism: The PTC…</h4> <p class="comment-date-and-time">Tolga Dogan - November 26, 2024 at 10:31 </p> <p class="comment-content">Dear Keiichiro, While I agree that arguing the customary law-route would have increased the Court's opportunity to address the international community as a whole, instead of just 'targeting' Mongolio, I…</p> </div> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-iccs-turn-to-cynical-solipsism-the-ptc-iis-finding-of-mongolias-non-compliance-in-the-case-against-putin/" 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 ICC’s Turn to Cynical Solipsism: The PTC…</h4> <p class="comment-date-and-time">Eirik Bjorge - November 26, 2024 at 10:10 </p> <p class="comment-content">Thank you for this excellent post. I wonder if you would agree that para. 28 of the decision by the PTC II, especially the final sentence, seems to coincide, in…</p> </div> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-iccs-turn-to-cynical-solipsism-the-ptc-iis-finding-of-mongolias-non-compliance-in-the-case-against-putin/" 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>Announcements: TwoLaw Laws of War Lecture Series; CfP…</h4> <p class="comment-date-and-time">Nicolas Boeglin - November 24, 2024 at 13:28 </p> <p class="comment-content">Dear Professor Guest Thank you very much for this interesting compendium of activities. 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Despite demands for Putin’s arrest, Mongolia did not do so.</p> </div> <a class="post-tease-link-ejil hvr-sweep-to-bottom" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-iccs-turn-to-cynical-solipsism-the-ptc-iis-finding-of-mongolias-non-compliance-in-the-case-against-putin/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="tease tease-post post-tease-ejil" id="tease-24136"> <div class="post-tease-content-ejil"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-first-humanitarian-ict-resolution-ambitions-and-limitations/" class="article-link"> <h3>The First Humanitarian ICT Resolution: Ambitions and Limitations</h3> </a> <div class="featured-date-and-author"> <p>November 25, 2024 </p> <a class="blog-info-author" rel="author" href="/author/kmacak"> <p>Kubo Mačák</p> </a> </div> <p>On 31 October 2024, the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent adopted an unprecedented resolution on protecting civilians against the potential human cost of digital activities during armed conflicts. This post offers a critical appraisal of the resolution’s main aspects against the background of its adoption. As will be explained, the resolution is both…</p> </div> <a class="post-tease-link-ejil hvr-sweep-to-bottom" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-first-humanitarian-ict-resolution-ambitions-and-limitations/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="tease tease-post post-tease-ejil" id="tease-24153"> <div class="post-tease-content-ejil"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/announcements-twolaw-laws-of-war-lecture-series-cfp-legitimacy-of-international-governance-workshop-cfs-cambridge-international-law-journal-conference-cfp-politics-of-international-dispute-settlem/" class="article-link"> <h3>Announcements: 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</h3> </a> <div class="featured-date-and-author"> <p>November 24, 2024 </p> <a class="blog-info-author" rel="author" href="/author/mguest"> <p>Mary Guest</p> </a> </div> <p>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…</p> </div> <a class="post-tease-link-ejil hvr-sweep-to-bottom" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/announcements-twolaw-laws-of-war-lecture-series-cfp-legitimacy-of-international-governance-workshop-cfs-cambridge-international-law-journal-conference-cfp-politics-of-international-dispute-settlem/">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- /container-ejill --> <!--Trending topics destkop--> <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="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="Climate Change">Climate Change</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="Asylum">Asylum</button> <button class="tablinks " data-topic="Cyber">Cyber</button> </div> </div> <div id="International Criminal Court" 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-iccs-turn-to-cynical-solipsism-the-ptc-iis-finding-of-mongolias-non-compliance-in-the-case-against-putin/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>The ICC’s Turn to Cynical Solipsism: The PTC II’s Finding of Mongolia’s Non-compliance in the…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 26, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/kkawai">Keiichiro Kawai</a> </p> <p>On 3 September 2024, the Russian President Putin, whose arrest is sought by the ICC for alleged war crimes committed during the war in Ukraine (see eg Sergey Vasiliev), made his first visit to an ICC State Party (Mongolia) since the issuance of the arrest warrant.</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-iccs-turn-to-cynical-solipsism-the-ptc-iis-finding-of-mongolias-non-compliance-in-the-case-against-putin/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/statehood-as-an-incidental-issue-in-international-adjudication-reflections-on-palestines-intervention-request-in-south-africa-v-israel/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Statehood as an Incidental Issue in International Adjudication: Reflections on Palestine’s Intervention Request in South…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 11, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/apapanastasiou">Alina Papanastasiou</a> </p> <p>In December 2023, South Africa instituted proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). To date, ten third-party interventions have been submitted in the case. 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The UN Secretary-General, António…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/analyzing-the-guterres-putin-meeting-from-the-international-law-perspective-putting-aside-the-emotions-the-secretary-general-allegedly-violated-the-un-icc-relationship-agreement/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/international-tribunals/international-criminal-court/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Climate Change" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/how-domestic-courts-are-using-international-refugee-law-and-human-rights-law-in-the-context-of-climate-change-and-disasters/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>How Domestic Courts Are Using International Refugee Law and Human Rights Law in the Context…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 22, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/janemcadam">Jane McAdam</a> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/chiarascissa">Chiara Scissa</a> </p> <p>It was not all that long ago that the idea of linking refugee protection to the impacts of climate change seemed not only embryonic, but futuristic. Yet, over the course of the past decade, an important body of case law and guidance has developed that shows clearly…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/how-domestic-courts-are-using-international-refugee-law-and-human-rights-law-in-the-context-of-climate-change-and-disasters/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-most-important-negotiation-youve-probably-never-heard-of/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>The Most Important Negotiation You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 21, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/danielbodansky">Daniel Bodansky</a> </p> <p>Next week, states will convene in Busan, South Korea, for the fifth – and in theory final – session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. The INC was established by the United…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-most-important-negotiation-youve-probably-never-heard-of/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/what-to-hope-for-redistribution-in-the-climate-crisis/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>What to Hope For? Redistribution in the Climate Crisis</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 7, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/ivenzke">Ingo Venzke</a> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/jvonbernstorff">Jochen von Bernstorff</a> </p> <p>The struggle against climate change is, fundamentally, also a struggle for justice. For one, climate law has been a focal point for articulating redistributive demands — ranging from calls for additional climate financing via demands for technology transfer, all the way to reparations and what is called ‘loss…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/what-to-hope-for-redistribution-in-the-climate-crisis/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/international-environmental-law/climate-change/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Afghanistan" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/is-the-european-court-of-justice-ecj-ruling-on-granting-asylum-to-afghan-women-an-implication-of-qualification-of-gender-apartheid-in-afghanistan/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Is the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on granting asylum to Afghan women an…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 20, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/sesmailian">Shima Esmailian</a> </p> <p>Introduction From a feminist perspective, international law has frequently failed to adequately address gender issues, primarily due to the challenges posed by a male-centric discourse reflected in its organizational and normative structure. This limitation is particularly evident in refugee law, where gender-based persecution has long…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/is-the-european-court-of-justice-ecj-ruling-on-granting-asylum-to-afghan-women-an-implication-of-qualification-of-gender-apartheid-in-afghanistan/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/representation-of-afghanistan-before-the-international-court-of-justice/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Representation of Afghanistan before the International Court of Justice</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">October 16, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/shaser">Seyfullah Hasar</a> </p> <p>Introduction On 25 September 2024, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High-level meeting, Canada, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands announced that they would take formal steps against Afghanistan for numerous violations by the Taliban of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/representation-of-afghanistan-before-the-international-court-of-justice/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/beyond-individual-persecution-european-courts-constitutionalism-in-afghan-womens-asylum-case/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Beyond Individual Persecution: European Court’s Constitutionalism in Afghan Women's Asylum Case</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">October 15, 2024 </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 4th October, the Third Chamber of the European Court of Justice in AH & FN v. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum held that ‘gender’ and ‘nationality’ alone are sufficient grounds for a country to grant asylum to Afghan women. The ECJ also classified the discriminatory…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/beyond-individual-persecution-european-courts-constitutionalism-in-afghan-womens-asylum-case/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/afghanistan/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Asylum" class="tabcontent"> <div class="tab-content-container"> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/palestinian-refugees-and-the-future-of-asylum/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Palestinian Refugees and the Future of Asylum</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 19, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/imann">Itamar Mann</a> </p> <p>The Palestinian refugee protection framework adopted after WWII faces a crisis of unprecedented proportions. While it remains unclear whether this framework will survive, Israel’s recent attack on it sheds new light on asylum's oldest conundrum: the inherent tension between individual rights protection and state sovereignty.</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/palestinian-refugees-and-the-future-of-asylum/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/rescue-at-sea-and-asylum-on-humanitarian-vessels/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Rescue at Sea and Asylum on Humanitarian Vessels</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">December 23, 2022 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/salvonicolosi">Salvo Nicolosi</a> </p> <p>The recent impasse concerning the disembarkation of nearly 600 migrants rescued in Maltese and Libyan search and rescue (SAR) zones on the Central Mediterranean by NGO vessels (Humanity 1, operated by SOS Humanity, the Ocean Viking, operated by SOS Mediterranée, lately joined by the Geo Barents, operated by…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/rescue-at-sea-and-asylum-on-humanitarian-vessels/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/generous-but-equal-treatment-anti-discrimination-duties-of-states-hosting-refugees-fleeing-ukraine/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Generous, but Equal Treatment? Anti-Discrimination Duties of States Hosting Refugees Fleeing Ukraine</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">May 2, 2022 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/janineprantl">Janine Prantl</a> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/ianmatthewkysel">Ian Matthew Kysel</a> </p> <p>More than 5 million refugees have recently fled Ukraine, the fastest-growing mass displacement in this century. About a quarter of Ukraine’s population and half of its children have fled their homes. The European Union (EU) responded with a first-time activation of the Temporary Protection…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/generous-but-equal-treatment-anti-discrimination-duties-of-states-hosting-refugees-fleeing-ukraine/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-see-more-link"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/migration/asylum/">View All</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Cyber" 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-2024-au-common-position-on-the-application-of-international-law-in-the-cyberspace-some-implications-for-the-development-of-digital-human-rights/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>The 2024 AU Common Position on the Application of International Law in the Cyberspace: Some…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">November 15, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/yeayalew">Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew</a> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/yshany">Yuval Shany</a> </p> <p>Introduction The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has adopted in late January 2024 its much-anticipated and first-ever Common African Position on the Application of International Law to the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Cyberspace (‘Common African Position’ or CAP). The…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-2024-au-common-position-on-the-application-of-international-law-in-the-cyberspace-some-implications-for-the-development-of-digital-human-rights/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/navigating-frances-views-on-sovereignty-in-cyberspace-why-might-france-not-be-in-the-sovereignty-as-a-rule-and-in-the-pure-sovereignty-camps/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Navigating France’s Views on Sovereignty in Cyberspace: Why Might France Not Be in the “Sovereignty-As-A-Rule”…</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">September 19, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/audegery">Aude Géry</a> </p> <p>Since 2013, States have repeatedly reaffirmed in multilateral institutions that the principle of sovereignty applies in cyberspace, and in particular that “in their use of ICTs, States must observe, among other principles of international law, State sovereignty, sovereign equality” (A/70/174). As more and more states…</p> </div> <a class="trending-topic-link hvr-sweep-to-bottom-w" href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/navigating-frances-views-on-sovereignty-in-cyberspace-why-might-france-not-be-in-the-sovereignty-as-a-rule-and-in-the-pure-sovereignty-camps/">Read more</a> </div> <div class="trending-topic-article"> <div class="trending-topic-article-content"> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/assistance-to-a-countermeasure-in-international-law/" class="article-link-white"> <h3>Assistance to a Countermeasure in International Law</h3> </a> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil">July 17, 2024 </p> <p class="trending-topic-date-ejil"> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/mjackson">Miles Jackson</a> <a style="font-size:0.8rem" class="trending-topic-link-2" href="/author/federicapaddeu">Federica Paddeu</a> </p> <p>In recent years, States have begun to discuss and assess whether and when they may cooperate in the taking of countermeasures. 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