This week: US sanctions against the ICC, UN concern over post-election arrests in Zambia, landmark ITLOS proceedings, pressure on women's rights in Latin America, and new developments in climate litigation.

This week: Colombia outlaws mercenarism, Sudan’s death sentences raise ICC questions, rights groups challenge Trump’s ICC sanctions, South Sudan faces fresh mass killings, and Türkiye’s juvenile justice reforms draw UN criticism.

This week's edition examines significant developments across criminal justice, international criminal law, arbitration and state immunity. It also highlights a timely EJIL: Talk! analysis on human rights at the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, offering insight into one of the most debated issues in contemporary international law.

On the 28th anniversary of the Rome Statute, Toby Cadman examines the growing campaign to undermine the International Criminal Court. He argues that sanctions, political pressure and efforts to weaken the ICC threaten not only a single institution, but the broader principles of judicial independence, accountability and the international rule of law.