Panel Themes

Key themes for 2026:

  • Challenges to Statehood: from Conflicts to Climate Change
  • From Multilateralism to Geoeconomics: International Law and the Global Economy
  • International Human Rights Law
  • Non-State Actors and International Law
  • General International Dispute Settlement – International Courts under Pressure: Pushback, Reform, Sanctions
  • Sea Level Rise and International Law
  • Closing the Accountability Gap: Recent Developments in the Application of Universal Jurisdiction
  • International Law in Practice
  • International Humanitarian Law
  • The Use of Force in International Law
  • International Investment Law and Litigation
  • National Security and International Law
  • The Intersection of Domestic and International Law
  • The Colonial Legacy of International Law
  • The Concept of Coercion, Intervention and Sanctions
  • The Role of Peaceful Settlement