A Uniting for Peace Response to Disuniting for War: The Role of the two Political Organs of the UN This blog briefly addresses the involvement and interaction of the two main political organs of the United Nations, the Security Council and the General Assembly, in the Ukraine crisis. Nico Schrijver • March 18, 2022
International Court of Justice Orders Russia to Immediately Suspend Military Operations in Ukraine On 16 March 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague ordered Russia to ‘immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine’. Cecily Rose • March 17, 2022
'They can destroy our houses. But they cannot destroy our values' The response of the Council of Europe to the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Rick Lawson • March 17, 2022
A few shades of grey in a black and white picture This piece is about what is going on in Ukraine, how it started, and, perhaps, consider what should be done to restore peace in Europe. Ferdinand Feldbrugge • March 16, 2022
Ukraine and its place in Europe and the EU This contribution to the Leiden Law Blog is written from a personal perspective as a Ukrainian. There is no need to go into detail of the horror of what is happening in Ukraine right now, since everyone can see the constant updates on the news. Veronika Yefremova • March 16, 2022
A Series of Leiden Law Blogs on the Russian aggression in Ukraine Europe is shocked, the world is shocked, by the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the human suffering as a result of Russia’s flagrant violation of key rules of international law. Niels Blokker • March 15, 2022
AI in the EU and Access to Justice – A Panel Discussion Automation may endanger fundamental values in the EU. In a panel discussion on 28 January 2022, experts discussed how the use of AI by the EU administration affects individuals’ access to justice. Sophie van der Kroon and Melanie Fink • March 03, 2022
The EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument: A Big Stick for Big targets Applying economic pressure to coerce another country into a particular course of action has been around for a while, as developing countries can attest. Freya Baetens and Marco Bronckers • January 25, 2022
No perspective for unaccompanied minors: The wrong implementation of T.Q. The CJEU ruled in T.Q. that the Dutch policy on unaccompanied minors who do not qualify for international protection is in breach of the EU Returns Directive. New Dutch policy has not corrected this situation. Mark Klaassen • January 14, 2022
