Rodogno: Night on Earth: A History of International Humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918–1930

Davide Rodogno (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies) has published Night on Earth: A History of International Humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918–1930 (Cambridge Univ. Press 2022). Here's the abstract:

Night on Earth is a broad-ranging account of international humanitarian programs in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Near East from 1918 to 1930. Davide Rodogno shows that international 'relief' and 'development' were intertwined long before the birth of the United Nations with humanitarians operating in a region devastated by war and famine and in which state sovereignty was deficient. Influenced by colonial motivations and ideologies these humanitarians attempted to reshape entire communities and nations through reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes. The book draws on the activities of a wide range of secular and religious organisations and philanthropic foundations in the US and Europe including the American Relief Administration, the American Red Cross, the Quakers, Save the Children, the Near East Relief, the American Women's Hospitals, the League of Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Seminar: Stoyanova on "Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights - Within and Beyond Boundaries"

On March 10, 2022, Liverpool Law School will host a seminar by Vladislava Stoyanova (Lund Univ. - Law) on "Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights - Within and Beyond Boundaries." Details are here.

New Issue: Nordic Journal of Human Rights

The latest issue of the Nordic Journal of Human Rights (Vol. 39, no. 3, 2021) is out. Contents include:

• Dorota Anna Gozdecka, Human Rights During the Pandemic: COVID-19 and Securitisation of Health
• Karin Åberg, Inclusion Through Conflict: Irregular Migrants, Bonnie Honig, and Political Rights
• Ignatius Yordan Nugraha, From ‘Margin of Discretion’ to the Principles of Universality and Non-Discrimination: A Critical Assessment of the ‘Public Morals’ Jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee
• Nicole Stybnarova, Self-Restrained Adjudicator Meets (not so) Self-Restrained Lawmaker: Danish Human Rights Protection Tested on the ‘Forced Marriage Presupposition Rule’
• Hanna-Maria Niemi, The Use of Human Dignity in Legal Argumentation: An Analysis of the Case Law of the Supreme Courts of Finland
• Fanny Holm, Extraterritorial Justice: Can Swedish Trials Provide Remedies to Victims of Atrocity Crimes?
• Sara Hellqvist, Access to Justice for Wrongful Conviction Claimants in Sweden: The Final Legal Safeguard and Levels of (In)accessibility
• Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila & Bonno Kgoboge, Customary Law and Limitations to Constitutional Rights in Botswana
• Ifeoma Pamela Enemo, Challenges Still Facing the Domestication and Implementation of Key Provisions of Nigeria’s Child Rights Act of 2003
• Jackie Dugard, Evaluating Transformative Constitutionalism in South Africa: A View from the Mineral Rights Adjudication Looking Glass

New Issue: International Peacekeeping

The latest issue of International Peacekeeping (Vol. 29, no. 1, 2022) is out. Contents include:

• Carla Suarez & Erin Baines ‘Together at the Heart’: Familial Relations and the Social Reintegration of Ex-combatants
• Vytautas Isoda, Choosing the Flag in the Name of Peace: Why Have the Baltic States (Re)turned to the United Nations?
• Shenghao Zhang, Trade Potential and UN Peacekeeping Participation
• Daniel Druckman, Grace Mueller & Paul F. Diehl, Exploring the Compatibility of Multiple Missions in UN Peace Operations
• Silvia Danielak, The Infrastructure of Peace: Civil–Military Urban Planning in Mali
• Maggie Dwyer & Osman Gbla, ‘The Home Stress’: The Role of Soldiers’ Family Life on Peacekeeping Missions, the Case of Sierra Leone

Clark & Ungar: Resilience, Adaptive Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: How Societies Recover after Collective Violence

Janine Natalya Clark (Univ. of Birmingham) & Michael Ungar (Dalhousie Univ.) have published Resilience, Adaptive Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: How Societies Recover after Collective Violence (Cambridge Univ. Press 2021). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

Processes of post-war reconstruction, peacebuilding and reconciliation are partly about fostering stability and adaptive capacity across different social systems. Nevertheless, these processes have seldom been expressly discussed within a resilience framework. Similarly, although the goals of transitional justice – among them (re)establishing the rule of law, delivering justice and aiding reconciliation – implicitly encompass a resilience element, transitional justice has not been explicitly theorised as a process for building resilience in communities and societies that have suffered large-scale violence and human rights violations. The chapters in this unique volume theoretically and empirically explore the concept of resilience in diverse societies that have experienced mass violence and human rights abuses. They analyse the extent to which transitional justice processes have – and can – contribute to resilience and how, in so doing, they can foster adaptive peacebuilding. This book is available as Open Access.

Mitsilegas, Fasoli, Giuffrida, & Fitzmaurice: The Legal Regulation of Environmental Crime: The International and European Dimension

Valsamis Mitsilegas (Queen Mary Univ. of London - Law), Elena Fasoli (Univ. of Trento - Law), Fabio Giuffrida (European Commission), & Malgosia Fitzmaurice (Queen Mary Univ. of London - Law) have published The Legal Regulation of Environmental Crime: The International and European Dimension (Brill | Nijhoff 2022). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

The Legal Regulation of Environmental Crime - The International and European Dimension provides a comprehensive analysis of the international and EU legal regimes for tackling environmental crime. The book includes an in-depth analysis of the major international conventions as they relate to the regulation of environmental crime (CITES, Basel, MARPOL) and provides a holistic overview of the evolution and content of EU law in the field of environmental crime, covering substantive criminal law harmonisation, judicial cooperation and the role of EU criminal justice bodies and agencies (Europol, Eurojust and the EPPO) in fighting environmental crime. Further, the book addresses key recent policy and legislative developments in the field and offers a timely contribution to legal reform in view of the publication of new proposals on legislation on environmental crime at EU level.

Special Issue: Time and Space in the Study of International Organizations

The latest issue of Global Policy (Vol. 12, no. 7, December 2021) focuses on "Time and Space in the Study of International Organizations." Contents are here.

Conference: Human Rights and Climate Change

On January 27-28, 2022, Leiden University’s program "Beyond Anthropocentric Interests and Values? Human Rights and Climate Change" will host a conference on "Human Rights and Climate Change." Details are here.

Call for Papers: Opening Access, Closing the Knowledge Gap? International Legal Scholarship Going Online

Völkerrechtsblog has issued a call for papers for a conference on "Opening Access, Closing the Knowledge Gap? International Legal Scholarship Going Online," to take place September 7-9, 2022. The call is here.

Klose: In the Cause of Humanity: A History of Humanitarian Intervention in the Long Nineteenth Century

Fabian Klose (Universität zu Köln - History) has published In the Cause of Humanity: A History of Humanitarian Intervention in the Long Nineteenth Century (Cambridge Univ. Press 2022). Here's the abstract:

In the Cause of Humanity is a major new history of the emergence of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention during the nineteenth century when the question of whether, when and how the international community should react to violations of humanitarian norms and humanitarian crises first emerged as a key topic of controversy and debate. Fabian Klose investigates the emergence of legal debates on the protection of humanitarian norms by violent means, revealing how military intervention under the banner of humanitarianism became closely intertwined with imperial and colonial projects. Through case studies including the international fight against the slave trade, the military interventions under the banner of humanitarian aid for Christian minorities in the Ottoman Empire, and the intervention of the United States in the Cuban War of Independence, he shows how the idea of humanitarian intervention established itself as a recognized instrument in international politics and international law.

Call for Submissions: Climate Change and International Economic Law

The European Yearbook of International Economic Law has issued a call for submisssions for a focus section on "Climate Change and International Economic Law" for its 2022 volume. The call is here.

Jensen & Walton: Social Rights and the Politics of Obligation in History

Steven L. B. Jensen (Danish Institute for Human Rights) & Charles Walton (Univ. of Warwick - History) have published Social Rights and the Politics of Obligation in History (Cambridge Univ. Press 2022). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

This pioneering volume explores the long-neglected history of social rights, from the Middle Ages to the present. It debunks the myth that social rights are 'second-generation rights' – rights that appeared after World War II as additions to a rights corpus stretching back to the Enlightenment. Not only do social rights stretch back that far; they arguably pre-date the Enlightenment. In tracing their long history across various global contexts, this volume reveals how debates over social rights have often turned on deeper struggles over social obligation – over determining who owes what to whom, morally and legally. In the modern period, these struggles have been intertwined with questions of freedom, democracy, equality and dignity. Many factors have shaped the history of social rights, from class, gender and race to religion, empire and capitalism. With incomparable chronological depth, geographical breadth and conceptual nuance, Social Rights and the Politics of Obligation in History sets an agenda for future histories of human rights.

"Live from L": Climate Change

On February 10, 2022, the ABA Section of International Law, together with the American Society of International Law and George Washington University Law School, will present the 12th Annual "Live from L" as a virtual webinar. The topic is: "Climate Change." Details and registration are here.

Call for Submissions: German Yearbook of International Law

The German Yearbook of International Law has issued a call for submissions for its forthcoming volume 65 (2022). The deadline is August 1, 2022. The call is here.

New Issue: Review of International Organizations

The latest issue of the Review of International Organizations (Vol. 17, no. 1, January 2022) is out. Contents include:

• Jason S. Davis, Screening for losers: Trade institutions and information
• Francesca Parente, Settle or litigate? Consequences of institutional design in the Inter-American system of human rights protection
• Sarah Bauerle Danzman & Alexander Slaski, Incentivizing embedded investment: Evidence from patterns of foreign direct investment in Latin America
• David Benjamin Weyrauch & Christoph Valentin Steinert, Instrumental or intrinsic? Human rights alignment in intergovernmental organizations
• Cesi Cruz & Benjamin A. T. Graham, Social ties and the political participation of firms
• Manuel Oechslin & Elias Steiner, Statistical capacity and corrupt bureaucracies
• Lauren Peritz, Ryan Weldzius, & Thomas Flaherty, Enduring the great recession: Economic integration in the European Union
• Seung-Whan Choi, Nationalism and withdrawals from intergovernmental organizations: Connecting theory and data
• Inken von Borzyskowski & Felicity Vabulas, On IGO withdrawal by states vs leaders, and exogenous measures for inference

Call for Papers: International Law and Global Health Security: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

The ESIL Interest Group on International Health Law has issued a call for papers for a workshop to take place in advance of the ESIL Research Forum in Glasgow. The theme is: "International Law and Global Health Security: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic." The call is here.

Book Discussion: Is Monism Defensible? Debating Paul Gragl’s «Legal Monism»

On February 24, 2022, the interest group “Diritto interno e diritto internazionale” of the Società Italiana di diritto internazionale e di diritto dell’Union Europea will hold a discussion on "Is Monism Defensible? Debating Paul Gragl’s «Legal Monism»." Details are here.

New Issue: Military Law and the Law of War Review / Revue de Droit Militaire et de Droit de la Guerre

The latest issue of the Military Law and the Law of War Review / Revue de Droit Militaire et de Droit de la Guerre (Vol. 59, no. 2, 2021) is out. Contents include:

• Camilla G Cooper, From preparing for war to protecting the peace – legal hurdles for effectively dealing with hybrid threats in NATO
• Robin Geiß & Henning Lahmann, The use of AI in military contexts: opportunities and regulatory challenges
• Marie-Luce Paris, The President as Commander in Chief in a comparative constitutional perspective under French and US law
• Eugénie Delval, The Kunduz airstrike before the European Court of Human Rights: a glimmer of hope to expand the Convention to UN military operations, or a tailored jurisdictional link?

Rachovitsa: Teaching and (Un)learning International Law in Qatar

Adamantia Rachovitsa (Univ. of Groningen - Law) has posted Teaching and (Un)learning International Law in Qatar (in Teaching International Law, JP Gauci & B Sander eds., forthcoming). Here's the abstract:

International law is experienced and taught in different ways. There is a growing scholarship attentive to the needs of a ‘global classroom’ in universities based in the West and a considerable conversation on how critical approaches should inform teaching and learning. Interestingly, not much has been written on the experience of Western-trained international law scholars who have taught in non-Western institutions. The present contribution reflects upon my personal experience (as a Western-trained international legal scholar) of having taught international law and human rights law for four years at Qatar University, Qatar. It argues for the possibility of co-producing non-conventional pedagogies which interrogate the Western and mainstream underpinnings of international law.

The book chapter discusses how fostering students’ agency and establishing a co-creative and trusting learning environment paves the way for countering the ‘parachuted’ Western features of an international law course. Specific examples are analysed on how the teaching of international law was adapted to accommodate students’ lived experiences and aspirations. Linking the legacy of (post)colonialism to the early making of international law, in connection to issues relevant to the country, and using learning tools contextually relevant to students’ identities were of paramount significance. The discussion explores techniques that engaged with and harnessed students’ sense of distrustfulness towards international law. Moreover, the distinction between civilised and ‘uncivilised’ nations, and how it formed the foundations for the making of State sovereignty and international law, not only allowed the class to unpack international law’s role in construing coloniality but also showed the enduring relevance of internalised perceptions of colonialism in the rest of the world. Finally, State creation was approached by reframing the narrative about the creation of Qatar as a State. In light of the fact that Qatar’s history is essentially based on the written colonial archive – Lorimer’s Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf –, students disrupted coloniality first by discovering and (re)telling relevant local oral storytelling (hi)stories and, second, by discovering and deconstructing Lorimer’s Gazetteer.

New Issue: Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht

The latest issue of the Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (Vol. 81, no. 4, 2021) is out. Contents include:

• Comment
• Martin Jarrett, The Triumph of European Union Law in International Investment Law – The Phenomenon, the Problems, and the Solution
• Abhandlungen
• Başak Çalı, ‘To me, fair friend, you can never be old’, William Shakespeare, ‘Sonnet 104’: ECHR at 70 Rudolf Bernhardt Lecture, 2020
• Giacomo Rugge, The Euro Group’s Informality and locus standi before the European Court of Justice: Council v. K. Chrysostomides & Co. and Others
• Robert Christoph Stendel, Moral Damages as an ‘Exceptional’ Remedy in International Investment Law – Re-Connecting Practice with General International Law
• Martin Jarrett, A New Frontier in International Investment Law: Adjudication of Host Citizen-Investor Disputes?
• Jochen von Bernstorff, Olaf Kramer, Johannes Saurer, & Stefan Thomas, Courts as Rhetorical Actors: A Rhetorical Analysis of Judicial Conflict Avoidance
• Julien Berger, Staatsbürgerschaft als Ware – von Goldenen Pässen und der Europäischen Union

Call for Papers: International Law Association British Branch Spring Conference

A call for papers has been issued for the International Law Association British Branch Spring Conference, to take place on April 29, 2022, at the University of Surrey (in the hybrid mode). The theme is: "International Law and Climate Change." The call is here.

New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added new materials to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law website. They include a lecture given by Paolo Galizzi on “Air, Atmosphere and Climate Change” and a lecture by Claudio Grossman on “Reparations to Individuals for Violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law.”

The Audiovisual Library of International Law is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and can also be accessed through the relevant preinstalled applications on Apple or Google devices, or through the podcast application of your preference by searching “Audiovisual Library of International Law.”

Lecture: Storr on "From Sacred Trust to Common Heritage: The Uncommons History of the Common Heritage of Mankind"

On January 31, 2022, Cait Storr (Univ. of Technology Sydney - Law) will deliver the seventh lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "The Conundrum for International Law of Rising Sea Levels." Details are here.

Lauterpacht Centre Friday Lunchtime Lecture Series for Lent Term 2022

The schedule for the Lauterpacht Centre's Friday Lunchtime Lecture Series for Lent Term 2022 is here. The series begins this Friday, January 21.

AJIL Unbound Symposium: Queering International Law

AJIL Unbound has posted a symposium on "Queering International Law." The symposium includes an introduction by Gráinne de Búrca and contributions by Damian A. Gonzalez-Salzberg, Odette Mazel, Bérénice K. Schramm, Juliana Santos de Carvalho, Lena Holzer, & Manon Beury, Dianne Otto, Giovanna Gilleri, and Claerwen O'Hara.