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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · 9d

"Fabulous course, excellently structured and presented, with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion”
Learn more about the UN Guiding Principles on #BizHumanRights on our Business and Human Rights short course starting soon!
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · 15d

Would you like to find out more about the work of the Britsih Institute of International and Comparative Law?
📰 Details of our latest research, events and training can be found in our latest newsletter.
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International & Comparative Law Quarterly @iclq.bsky.social · 15d

New to FirstView via @cambup-law.cambridge.org, Richard Garnett @unimelb.bsky.social analyses the relationship between direct and indirect jurisdictional rules in the #recognition and #enforcement of #ForeignJudgments across Australia, Canada, the US and EU.

#PrivateInternationalLaw #ComparativeLaw

Foreign Judgments and the Relationship between Direct and Indirect Jurisdiction | International & Comparative Law Quarterly | Cambridge Core

Foreign Judgments and the Relationship between Direct and Indirect Jurisdiction

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International & Comparative Law Quarterly @iclq.bsky.social · 22d

New to ICLQ via FirstView on @cambup-law.cambridge.org, @jessicashurson.bsky.social analyses developments in #extraterritorial jurisdiction in transnational digital investigations. Essential reading for anyone interested in the evolution of #InvestigativeJurisdiction!

#InternationalLaw #OpenAccess

Investigative Jurisdiction: The Evolving Limits of Extraterritoriality in Transnational Digital Investigations | International & Comparative Law Quarterly | Cambridge Core

Investigative Jurisdiction: The Evolving Limits of Extraterritoriality in Transnational Digital Investigations

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International & Comparative Law Quarterly @iclq.bsky.social · 23d

New to ICLQ via FirstView on @cambup-law.cambridge.org, Ardavan Arzandeh analyses the UKSC's judgment in UniCredit Bank v RusChemAlliance on anti-suit injunctions in support of foreign dispute-resolution clauses.

#PrivateInternationalLaw #ConflictofLaws #InternationalArbitration

Anti-Suit Injunctions in Support of Foreign Dispute-Resolution Clauses | International & Comparative Law Quarterly | Cambridge Core

Anti-Suit Injunctions in Support of Foreign Dispute-Resolution Clauses

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 29d

Brushing up before the #ESIL2025AnnualConference? The latest issue of @iclq.bsky.social has articles on the ICJ, ambiguous practice, prima facie jurisdiction, the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, interpreting multilingual treaties, and more:

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#LawSky #InternationalLaw #IntLaw

cover of the journal International & Comparative Law Quarterly

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International & Comparative Law Quarterly @iclq.bsky.social · 29d

Just published in ICLQ via @cambup-law.cambridge.org, an excellent article by Marko Milanovic @unirdg-law.bsky.social analysing the notion of an illegal occupation in the recent #ICJ Advisory Opinion on Palestine.

#InternationalLaw #IHL #Occupation #AdvisoryOpinion

The Notion of an Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion | International & Comparative Law Quarterly | Cambridge Core

The Notion of an Illegal Occupation in the ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 Open for Booking ECHR and Venice Commission: Guarding Human Rights and the Rule of Law, and Facilitating Constitutional Resilience
📍BIICL, London | 🗓 6–7 November 2025
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Marking 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights (#ECHR) and 35 years of the #VeniceCommission

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International & Comparative Law Quarterly @iclq.bsky.social · Aug 14

Come join us! An exciting opportunity to join BIICL a researcher in banking and climate change litigation. Apply by 31 Aug.

#ClimateChange #Litigation #Banking #InternationalLaw #ComparativeLaw

British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Aug 13

Researcher/Research Consultant in Banking and Climate Litigation
BIICL would like to appoint a researcher to work on an ambitious new research initiative focused on the intersection between banking practices and climate change litigation.
Applications by 31 Aug
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Aug 13

New reports from the @BIICL research team are added regularly to our publications section. Check out our work in 2025 here: buff.ly/Okovr4B
#InternationalLaw

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Aug 7

📢 Book Now for the 44th ITF Conference: Evolving Standards of Investment Protection: Recent Developments and New Trends. Exploring the evolving landscape of investment protection.
Keynote Speaker Prof Federico Ortino
📌 Full programme now available
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International & Comparative Law Quarterly @iclq.bsky.social · Aug 8

Have you seen the latest @iclq.bsky.social issue?

Featuring scholarship on prima facie jurisdiction in provisional measures, the contra proeferentem rule and the OSCE Moscow Mechanism, among other topics.

All articles #OpenAccess, read here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Aug 6

AI Governance
Starts 8 Oct
Ideal for legal practitioners, students, academics and all those directing policy around AI implementation who need to critically assess legal, regulatory and policy developments related to #AI.
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Aug 6

Now Open for Booking
Forty-Fourth ITF Public Conference: Evolving Standards of Investment Protection: Recent Developments and New Trends. Exploring the evolving landscape of investment protection.
Keynote Speaker Prof Federico Ortino, @kcllaw.bsky.social
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Aug 5

📽️ If you missed our Rapid Response Webinar examining the ICJ's Climate Advisory Opinion
You can catch up with the discussion here buff.ly/4nV6PDB
#ClimateChange #ClimateLitigation

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 30

“The course provided a very interesting overview of all the areas involved in the protection of cultural heritage”
Join our International Cultural Heritage law
Virtual Course Starts 25 Sept
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 29

NEW BIICL report examines underlying normative issues pertaining to the status & function of sovereignty and its relation to primary rules of int. law that have been brought to the forefront of discussions among states in relation to the application of int. law to new technology.
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Bingham Centre has a new Vacancy for a Research Fellow in Public Inquiries and Rule of Law
Applications by 3 August
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International & Comparative Law Quarterly @iclq.bsky.social · Jul 23

A reminder that this exciting rapid response webinar will be happening tomorrow @biicl.bsky.social, dissecting the ICJ #ClimateChange AO, due to be delivered this afternoon!

British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join us this Thursday for a rapid response webinar: Legal Reflections on the ICJ's Climate Advisory Opinion and Beyond
🌎 Book your place now for this exciting debate🌎
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 22

NEW BIICL report examines underlying normative issues pertaining to the status & function of sovereignty and its relation to primary rules of int. law that have been brought to the forefront of discussions among states in relation to the application of int. law to new technology.
buff.ly/cxk8BlF

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 20

If you missed our discussion of Public International Law in the Courts of the UK with
Spks Hussein Haeri KC Withers, Prof. Dan Sarooshi KC, Essex Court Chambers, Prof. Philippa Webb, Twenty Essex & Can Yeginsu, 3VB Chambers You can watch a recording of the event now buff.ly/87UHQg4
Sponsor Withers

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thursday 24th of July
Join us for a rapid response webinar: Legal Reflections on the ICJ's Climate Advisory Opinion and Beyond
Book your place now
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 16

If you missed our discussion of Public International Law in the Courts of the UK with
Spks Hussein Haeri KC Withers, Prof. Dan Sarooshi KC, Essex Court Chambers, Prof. Philippa Webb, Twenty Essex & Can Yeginsu, 3VB Chambers You can watch a recording of the event now buff.ly/87UHQg4
Sponsor Withers

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 15

👀 📢 Catch Episode 3 of our podcast series ‘The Role of Human Rights in Corporate Climate Litigation’ with Annalisa Savaresi and Ingrid Gubbay
The series explores how litigation is transforming corporate accountability in the climate crisis.
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 8

Law of the Sea
Online starts 26 Sept
🌊 Current challenges and future Directions in the #LawoftheSea
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#Fisheries #GlobalCommons
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