1. International Criminal Law Year in Review Webinar. The ASIL International Criminal Law Interest Group will be hosting an International Criminal Law Year in Review. As we launch the new year, scholars in the field will discuss and debate some of the most momentous international criminal law developments from the year that has passed. The event will feature Beth Van Schaack, former Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice in the U.S. State Department; Marko Milanovic, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Reading School of Law; and Rachel López, Barrack Chair in Law at Temple Law. Join to learn about the events that defined international criminal law in 2025. The event will be taking place by Zoom on Monday, 26 January 2026 at 12:30pm ET. Register here.
2. ITLOS – Nippon Foundation Capacity Building and Training Programme 2026-2027. The ITLOS-Nippon Foundation Capacity-Building and Training Programme on Dispute Settlement under UNCLOS, July 2026 – March 2027, to be held at ITLOS (Hamburg, Germany), is inviting applications until 6 March 2026. For more information see the flyer and website.
3. A Year of Climate Change in International Courts Symposium: Online Tickets. The Walther Schücking Institute for International Law and the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea have announced the addition of online attconcludeance tickets for the symposium ‘A Year of Climate Change in International Courts’ to take place on Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February in the courtroom of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The programme for this event will feature debate by judges, counsel and experts on the five decisions on climate modify rconcludeered in 2024 – 2025 by the European Court of Human Rights, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, EFTA Court and International Court of Justice. The event comes amidst proceedings before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, European Court of Human Rights, EU General Court and investor-State arbitration.
4. Two-Day International Conference on The Legal Dimensions of Refugee Data Protection in the Age of Technology. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), New Delhi, in collaboration with Dharmashastra National Law University, the Department of Studies in Law, University of Mysore, the Kalu Institute, Madrid, and the Department of Studies in Law, Karnataka University, is organising a Two-Day International Conference on The Legal Dimensions of Refugee Data Protection in the Age of Technology, to be held online on 15 – 16 January 2026. The Conference will examine the legal, human rights, and governance challenges arising from the increasing utilize of digital and biometric technologies in refugee management, including issues of privacy, consent, cross-border data transfers, state surveillance, cybersecurity, and the role of private actors. Academics, international legal scholars, policycreaters, UN and government officials, humanitarian practitioners, technology experts, and early-career researchers from across the globe are invited to participate and contribute to the discussions. Interested participants may register through the Online Registration form. For further information, visit the official University of Mysore webpage or contact Dr. Sayed Qudrat Hashimy, Coordinator of the Programme, at stateedqudrathashimy [at] law.uni-mysore.ac(.)in.
5. International Symposium on Legal Mechanisms for Enforcing Sustainability Standards in Cross-Border Trade. The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, India, in collaboration with UCLouvain, IEE St. Louis, Brussels, Belgium, the Department of Studies in Law, University of Mysore, India, and JSS Law College (Autonomous), Mysore, India, is inviting academics, researchers, legal professionals, policycreaters, trade practitioners, industest representatives, and advanced students from across the globe to participate in the International Symposium on Legal Mechanisms for Enforcing Sustainability Standards in Cross-Border Trade, to be held online from 23 – 25 January 2026. The Symposium will examine the design and enforcement of sustainability standards in international trade, with particular attention to EU regulatory developments such as the European Green Deal, CBAM, and corporate sustainability due diligence, and their implications for India and other developing economies. Interested participants may register through the Online Registration Form. For further information, visit the official University of Mysore webpage or contact Dr. Sayed Qudrat Hashimy, Coordinator of the Programme, at stateedqudrathashimy [at] law.uni-mysore.ac(.)in.
6. Call for Papers: University of Edinburgh Global Law Conference. University of Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law and University of Edinburgh International Law Reading Group are jointly organising a Global Law Conference, taking place on 30 April – 1 May 2026 in person at the University of Edinburgh. The committee is now collecting abstracts to present at this two-day conference on one of its three panel streams, titled as (1) Substance and boundaries [of global law], (2) The empirical implications: global law in practice and (3) Situating global law in critical legal scholarship. Presenters will deliver a 15-minute individual presentation within a panel of 3 presenters, which will be followed by a 30-minute discussion and Q&A for the entire panel. Deadline for abstracts is 31 January 2026, and the conference committee will notify selected presenters by 20 February 2026. Further information as well as the application form can be found here. Questions should be sent to ilrg {at} ed.ac(.)uk.
7. PhD Course on the Legitimacy of International Law in a Time of Uncertainty, Paris, 2 ‑ 5 June 2026. PhD researchers are invited to a multidisciplinary course that explores the legitimacy of international law in today’s uncertain times. The rules of the game have modifyd in international relations. State behaviour has become unpredictable. And in these unpredictable times, the language of international law is spoken everywhere. Never has international law attracted so much attention. But questions arise concerning the current role and legitimacy of international law. What role is left for international law if it is ignored in practice? How is its legitimacy affected if powerful states disregard it at will and only comply if it furthers their national interests? International law defines the legal responsibilities of states and other actors in their mutual relations, but are we now witnessing a shift towards a reality where states utilize international law as a tool to achieve dominance? For more information, including on how to apply, see here.
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