ACIL is an internationally leading center for cutting-edge research on questions of international law, based at the University of Amsterdam.https://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3mhumrxo2wk2tJoin us on Thursday 26 March in Amsterdam or online. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhumrxo2wk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3mhibtgp4js2mThe one and only Sundhya Pahuja is coming to Amsterdam on 26 March! Don't miss the opportunity to hear her weave the threads of the role of the corporation, colonial law-making and imperial expansion for an exploration of the possibilities of a jurisplural future. https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2026/03/sundhya-pahuja.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ20 Mar 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhibtgp4js2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3mhdbspw67c2yThe ACIL Spring Lecture Series. Join us to examine how international law participates in making and unmaking hegemony. https://acil.uva.nl/events/events.html18 Mar 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdbspw67c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3mcjo3mgdy22zJoin us on 2 Feb➡️ @profveronika.bsky.social & @niccoloridi.bsky.social have carried out the first in-depth study of the lawyers appearing before the #ECHR. They aim to reveal the considerable influence these lawyers have in shaping the trajectory of human rights law. https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2026/02/human-rights-lawyers.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ16 Jan 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjo3mgdy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3mcff2dsoys2gHow do you make crypto fraud understandable for everyone? Dr Andrea Leiter @minorjurisprudent.bsky.social has been awarded an Amsterdam University Fund grant for her project 'Cryptologist: Making Blockchain Legible', researching the emerging field of crypto forensics. 👏 @uvalawschool.bsky.social14 Jan 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcff2dsoys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3mc7vt6u2322fJoin us on January 15th, for the next speaker in our online series on the effectiveness of regional human rights regimes in hard cases. We are looking forward to hosting Oscar Parra Vera at ACIL. https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2026/01/inter-american-human-rights-system.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ12 Jan 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7vt6u2322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m7zly2qe2c2sCan we assess the impact of the Inter-American #HumanRights System in the Struggle against Impunity? Oscar Parra Vera, current Judge in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in #Colombia, will join us online on 15 January for a discussion and Q&A. Register here to join⬇️ https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2026/01/inter-american-human-rights-system.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ15 Dec 2025 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zly2qe2c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3ma3xy7w35k2rOver the past year we've invited several speakers whose research challenges International Law’s self-understanding as a community of states and problematise its implicit understanding of the constitution of the social. Catch up on the recordings of their lectures here: https://acil.uva.nl/content/news/2025/12/lecture-series-2025.html?origin=9Zsk4YOYR8m7UJ4RvzQFBA16 Dec 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3xy7w35k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m7zly2qe2c2sCan we assess the impact of the Inter-American #HumanRights System in the Struggle against Impunity? Oscar Parra Vera, current Judge in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in #Colombia, will join us online on 15 January for a discussion and Q&A. Register here to join⬇️ https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2026/01/inter-american-human-rights-system.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ15 Dec 2025 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zly2qe2c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m6yngwdbak2dCan AI predict future criminality based on everyone’s data, and should it? Dr @plixavra.bsky.social’s new book explores the challenges posed by pre-crime practices, inc. their questionable effectiveness and ambiguous application of human rights. Join us 15 December. https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2025/12/mass-data-surveillance-and-predictive-policing.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ02 Dec 2025 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yngwdbak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m5vtob6iic25''The European Parliament must reject the Council’s weakened 2040 climate target. It violates EU legal duties, relies on unreliable offsets, and undermines fairness.'' Today in European Law Blog; analysis by @ingovenzke.bsky.social and @eckes-uva.bsky.social https://www.europeanlawblog.eu/pub/tt160gmg/release/118 Nov 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vtob6iic25https://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m4xa76xfbc2jThe F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports? Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment. 21 November @machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2025/11/arms-exports.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ06 Nov 2025 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xa76xfbc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m4xa76xfbc2jThe F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports? Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment. 21 November @machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2025/11/arms-exports.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ06 Nov 2025 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xa76xfbc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m4fxdzv2hc2tProf. Gina Heathcote @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on Mon 17 November to talk about the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally. Don't miss it! https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2025/11/gina-heathcote.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ30 Oct 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fxdzv2hc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/acil-uva.bsky.social/post/3m3cgdyd4os2wDespite claims that international law is 'dead', it is increasingly invoked to address global challenges. In her inaugural lecture, Prof. @kikibrolmann.bsky.social asks whether int'l law has the tools to meet this ambition. Friday 17 October, 16:30cet. Watch it here: https://acil.uva.nl/content/events/2025/10/catherine-brolmann.html?origin=mRJepSkVRiCZdz7ANaNezQ16 Oct 2025 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:rfchfoljx6hpxa2nd6wtfbe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cgdyd4os2w