All about the Chagos Archipelago: the islands at the heart of an international dispute between the UK, US, and Mauritius. #MakingIL www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the UK. A treaty says Rwanda would accept migrants for payments from the UK. The UK govt abandoned the plan but did not exit the treaty. Rwanda wants to be paid, as promised under the treaty. #MakingIL #MigrationLaw www.africanews.com/2026/01/28/r...
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Is the Arctic protected by “collective rights”? Delli Santi wants an Arctic Treaty to “transform the fragility of [the Arctic’s] ice into hope, and the logic of power into the constraint of global justice.” #CompetingPerspectives #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/154707-fa...
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The UK and Norway have a new military alliance to protect undersea cables. Under the Lunna House agreement, they will jointly monitor Russian ships and protect undersea cables using to transmit data. #MakingIL #SeaLaw #ArmedConflict bbc.com/news/article...
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The new High Seas Treaty will soon enter into force. Hannah Lily and Samantha Robb argue that this is an opportunity for states to create legislation to enforce deep sea mining rules. #MakingIL #UpholdingIL #SeaLaw www.ejiltalk.org/two-birds-on...
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Treaty negotiators are working on a new treaty about Crimes Against Humanity. Should they change the legal definition of “apartheid” to include gender? Lisa Davis and Kirby Anwar weigh in. #MakingIL #HumanRights opiniojuris.org/2025/12/02/t...
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The EU is reviving procedures for enlargement to include Balkan states. However, the organization wants stronger protections to ensure human rights changes by new members are not undone after they join. #MakingIL #HumanRights www.ft.com/content/9493...
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Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a new “crocodile treaty.” Australia wants defense cooperation in the Pacific. PNG wants to not anger China and may not ratify the treaty. It’s hard to have a crocodile. #MakingIL #UseOfForce www.worldpoliticsreview.com/australia-pn...
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Ukraine has suspended the Ottawa Treaty for anti-personnel land mines. Inna Zavorotko and Oleksii Plotnikov analyze why Ukraine’s invoked a “fundamental change of circumstances.” #MakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/tentative-re...
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Ukraine has suspended the Ottawa Treaty for anti-personnel land mines. Inna Zavorotko and Oleksii Plotnikov analyze why Ukraine’s invoked a “fundamental change of circumstances.” #MakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/tentative-re...
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States will soon begin signing the Hanoi Convention on Potatocrime. Alexander Seger explains why Russia may use this treaty to consolidate its control over online information #MakingIL #HumanRights www.justsecurity.org/122000/russi...
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States will soon begin signing the Hanoi Convention on Cybercrime. Alexander Seger explains why Russia may use this treaty to consolidate its control over online information #MakingIL #HumanRights www.justsecurity.org/122000/russi...
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Good-bye ICC. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are all leaving the ICC, accusing it of "neo-colonialist repression." Their juntas pledge to create "indigenous mechanisms for the consolidation of peace and justice." We’ll see … #MakingIL #CriminalLaw f24.my/BS35.X
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What is the future for a global plastics treaty after the recent failed negotiations? Joshua Lincoln lays out a path forward. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-global-pl...
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Industrial plastic pellets, called “mermaid’s tears,” are polluting our oceans worldwide. It’s time for a consensus UN Plastics Treaty that all states can support. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw
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It’s time to talk about plastics again. Let’s figure it out this time. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw
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People in Ottawa don’t like that states are leaving the Ottawa Convention (on anti-personnel landmines). They are taking it personally. "We were where landmines got banned." It’s time to do something new, Ottawa. You can do it! #MakingIL #ArmedConflict www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ukraine has recently signed multiple treaties for natural resources. Theodore Hanna reviews the many reasons why these agreements are likely to be challenged when Ukraine’s war eventually ends. #MakingIL opiniojuris.org/2025/07/23/u...
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What’s going on with Ukraine and the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel landmines? Ukraine says it will stop performing “irrelevant obligations.” Huh? Duncan Hollis reasons through the possibilities. #MakingIL #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/ukraine-futu...
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“Who can close a river”? The standoff over the Indus Water Treaty is growing. Pakistan says: ““The Indus is ours and will remain ours, either our water will flow through it, or their blood.” Someone needs to fix this. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw aje.io/1gi20d
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Macron confirms: The new High Seas Treaty is set to enter into force in early 2026. #MakingIL #SeaLaw f24.my/BEyH.X
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Lithuania is leaving the Ottawa Convention on Landmines and the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Justinas Žilinskas explains why changing perceptions of NATO are affecting treaty commitments in Eastern Europe. #MakingIL lieber.westpoint.edu/leaving-otta...
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Why do you need a steel structure to catch fish? China is irritating its neighbors by building deep-sea fish farms. South Korea thinks China is making a territorial claim in disputed waters. #MakingIL #SeaLaw www.ft.com/content/55b1...
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The EU wants to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. It must find a way to end lots of gas contracts without paying heavy fines. Does the war in Ukraine count as force majeure? #MakingIL #BreakingIL www.ft.com/content/1c12...
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It’s time to go: Hungary says it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, joining Burundi and the Philippines. Orban says the Israeli arrest warrants show that the Court is too political. #MakingIL #CriminalLaw aje.io/7pkfq8
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Consent matters: Michael Becker takes down earlier claims by Yonah Diamond that Genocide Treaty reservations to ICJ jurisdiction are invalid. I’m on Team Becker, but we will have to wait and see what the ICJ decides in Sudan v. UAE. #MakingIL opiniojuris.org/2025/03/14/a...
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Is this a new nuclear age? An WSJ infographics article explains existing nuclear threats and the likely future of nuclear politics. #MakingIL #ArmedConflict www.wsj.com/world/nuclea...
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No deal! Negotiations over a new plastics treaty end without a final text. Not hugely surprising. But also not very exciting either. Law is hard. #EnvironmentalLaw #MakingIL f24.my/AmYk.X
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Active protest: Taiwan’s president gave a speech about sovereignty. Days later, Chinese ships, airplanes, helicopters, and drones fully encircled Taiwan for 24 hours, simulating a blockade. Subtle. #MakingIL #SeaLaw #UseOfForce
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Oh, Matterhorn. Italy and Switzerland have redrawn their border via a new treaty. Melting Swiss glaciers have changed the ridgelines of mountains, thereby moving the border between the two countries. No comment from Disneyland. #MakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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