ASIL Insights


Disasters, International Law, and the Rights of Older Persons: New Developments

Global Health Law Reforms: An Update on the Amended International Health Regulations and the Pandemic Agreement Negotiations

The Indian Satellite Saga and Retaliation: Recognizing the Supreme Court of India's Judgment Abroad?

Another Blow to the Sovereign Shield: South Korean Court Rejects Japan’s Sovereign Immunity Defense in “Comfort Women” Case

Standing Recommendations under the International Health Regulations (2005)

Shaping the Immunity of Central Banks: The ICJ’s Merits Decision in Certain Iranian Assets

TikTok v. Montana – State TikTok Ban Blocked by Court Based on Foreign Affairs Preemption

Reasserting the Role of Science: Food Safety, Radionuclides, and the SPS Agreement Post-Fukushima

Understanding the New Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance for International Atrocity Crimes

The Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls: General Recommendation 39 of the CEDAW Committee

The Architecture of a Global Plastics Treaty: Deconstructing the Zero Draft

The Nicaragua v. Colombia Continental Shelf Judgment: Short but Significant

Germany’s Pursuit of International Criminal Justice through Universal Jurisdiction

Collecting Claims and Evidence of Damage by Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

The New High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Offers Conservation, Equity, and Regulatory Certainty

Climate Change, Small Island States, and the Law of the Sea: The ITLOS Advisory Opinion Request

Inter-state Apologies for Colonial Injustices from an International State Responsibility Perspective: A Commentary on the Belgian Controversy

The Journey Home: The Repatriation of the Maaso Kova

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty Negotiations: Current Status & Outstanding Issues

Governance and Security in a Divided Arctic: The New National Strategy for the Arctic Region

Mexico v. Smith & Wesson: Judge Dismisses Complaint Citing PLCAA and Standing Issues

Belokon v. Kyrgyzstan: Practical Implications of Award Set-Asides Arising from Corruption Allegations

The Divergence Between the ICJ and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination regarding Nationality-Based Discrimination

The U.S.’s Recent Enhanced Efforts to Fight Corruption by Protected Individuals

Enforcing Judgments in China: Comparing the Conference Minutes of the Supreme People’s Court with the Hague 2019 Judgments Convention

Human Trafficking and the “Commercial Activity” Exceptions to International Immunities

The Gambia v. Myanmar: An Analysis of the ICJ’s Decision on Jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention

Cassirer v. TBC: Federal Common Law is Not Always a Common Denominator

U.S. Climate Commitments in the Wake of West Virginia v. EPA

Representation of Member States at the United Nations: Recent Challenges