State officials lie all the time. Authoritarian states are almost by definition systematically deceiving their own populations, attempting (and often succeeding) in devaluing the whole idea of truth.

Over the past two weeks, EJIL: Talk’s publications explored a host of key issues. These include developments in international criminal law, debates over state obligations arising…

The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law (Vol. 36 (2025) No. 1) is now out. As usual, the table of contents of…

Editor's Note: This post is the final of three which have run over recent days as part of a book discussion on the Handbook on Developing a National…

Editor's Note: This post is the second of three forming a book discussion on the Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities: A…

As EJIL authors and peer reviewers will know, the Associate Editors are a key part of the EJIL machinery. They receive articles, send them out for review and…

Editor's Note: This post is the first of three which will run over the coming days as part of a book discussion on the Handbook on Developing a…

Introduction The staggering scale of modern slavery — slavery, servitude, and debt bondage —inhumane treatment, and human trafficking has been well documented. In 2022, the…

Introduction  In times of political crisis and attacks against the foundations of political liberalism, can we put our trust in lawyers and other legal occupations to…

Each year the EJIL editors read and evaluate hundreds of manuscripts submitted to the journal for possible publication. The vast majority of those submissions, including the manuscripts that…