This month we bring you highlights of the ongoing use and misuse of international law. The clashing rhetoric of law reflects a deeper ideological conflict. Different views about the existence and nature of that conflict, and how to resolve it, are reflected in increased resort to the law. The result is that concepts like “genocide” are employed as weapons to achieve political and ideological aims. Western democracies suffer most from this over-inflation of the law.
Items in this newsletter:
* Islamic and Western states collaborate in lawfare against Israel
* Symposium Report | Challenges to International Law in the Grey Zone: Conflict with the Islamic Revolutionary Regime of Iran
* thinc. Masterclass 2026: Training Conference Week
* Suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement: a discriminating practice within the EU-Mediterranean trade policy
* Netherlands Decision to Ban Goods From “Illegal Israeli Settlements” Lacks Legal Basis
* The Two Ways to Win in Iran
