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Brussels I-bis Regulation is the core instrument unifying private international law at the European Union level. In a new handbook, Vesna Lazić and the late professor Peter Mankowski provide a comprehensive overview of the revised Regulation, as well as of the...

In a new article for the Netherlands International Law Review, Daniela Heerdt and Lucas Roorda examine the human rights responsibilities of businesses and sports bodies. Using the participation of the Netherlands in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as a case s...

In a new blog post for Articles of War, James Patrick Sexton analyses the civilian harm caused by the military coalition established to defeat the Islamic State (ISIL). He concludes that investigations into potential violations of international humanitarian la...

In March 2023, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) for the second time to assess nuclear safety and security. He brings with him a new group of IAEA experts to replace ...

Thomas Renard is Director of the International Center for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) in The Hague. In his book ‘The Evolution of Counter-Terrorism since 9/11’, he traces the evolution of counterterrorism policy in Belgium and Europe, a field that has expanded dr...