Center for International Law at New York Law School

Many thanks to Dr. Rudina Jasini for her fireside chat (with our host and moderator Professor Ruti Teitel, co-director of the NYLS Center for International Law) on "Victims and the Pursuit of Global Justice."

Yesterday, our event speaker, Professor Noha Aboueldahab of Georgetown University in Qatar, led an engaging session on "Accountability as the Global South's Power Play" in an almost full room. Many thanks to Professor Ruti Teitel, the Co-Director of the Center for International Law, for hosting and moderating the discussion.

Many thanks to Michael Garcia Bochenek of Human Rights Watch for speaking to our students during a lunchtime conversation yesterday. His stories, explanations, and insights gave us a much fuller picture of his important work in investigating alleged human rights violations around the world.

We had a great time listening to a conversation between Prof. Ruti Teitel, the co-director of the Center for International Law, and our lunchtime guest Prof. Danielle Celermajer of the University of Sydney who discussed omnicide along with her book Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future.

Many thanks to Professor Erika George (of the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law) for her excellent lunch talk today on "Incorporating Rights: Strategies to Advance Corporate Accountability."

Many thanks to Professor Eliav Lieblich of Tel Aviv University who gave a wonderful overview lecture on the complexities of the international law of occupation. Kudos to Professor Ruti Teitel, the chair of today's lecture and also the co-director of the Center for International Law, who played host.

Russia did not have a legal basis to invade Ukraine and must cease its military operations in that country immediately, said the International Court of Justice in a 13-2 ruling. Ukraine filed the original suit, arguing that Russia's claim that it invaded Ukraine to stop the genocide of Russian-speaking people was false. The ICJ agreed on that point.

International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.

Under current international law and norms, can nations use weapons that operate in full autonomous mode, meaning that they search for and attack targets on their own without any human supervision whatsoever? Get the details in the article below.

Russia may have used a killer robot in Ukraine. Now what? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists If open-source analysts are right, a loitering munition capable of using AI to pick a target--a killer robot--was used in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Autonomous weapons using artificial intelligence are here. And what’s more, the technology is proliferating fast.

Can a non-Ukraine national go to Ukraine and fight Russian forces without getting into any legal trouble? For the answer, read the short article below?

Explainer: Is it legal for foreigners to fight for Ukraine? As thousands of would-be fighters from outside the country volunteer to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion, some may also face legal consequences in their home countries.

Here is one take on how Russia's invasion of Ukraine violates several aspects of international law.

How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Violates International Law Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates the UN Charter and cannot be justified under international law as an act of self-defense or humanitarian intervention.

Since the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, many Big Law firms are shuttering their offices Russia, or not taking on clients affiliated with the current Russian government, or re-evaluating whether their "values" align with those of current clients.

Big Law exits Russia Large law firms are cutting ties with Russian clients and even shuttering their Moscow offices as U.S. and European sanctions hit blue-chip clients.

To see a video recording of yesterday's New York Law School lunchtime briefing on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, please click on the Zoom link below.

https://zoom.us/rec/play/HDnw8Tm3Bv2WtfnEIZURkeHi-J1kn0Uw8JQ9hmXYSx7wxppESbn_sBwG4nygAvKzQ37eRpi3h2dT3K4L.G4ESW-jP4ENOP5fb?autoplay=true&startTime=1646675264000

Today is International Women's Day which celebrates the contributions and achievements of women in all facets of life. Did you know that an existing treaty requires nations to end discrimination against women and recognize/enforce a broad range of rights for them? Read more below.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Please note that as of 1 January 2008, responsibility for servicing the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has been transferred to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.

Nations are writing a new international treaty that will set minimum standards on how they must address plastics pollution.

The World Is Awash in Plastic. Nations Plan a Treaty to Fix That. The new pact would be legally binding and could go beyond cleaning up plastic waste to curbs on future production.