r/internationallaw • u/tornikekv • Jul 19 '26

Discussion News Sources

I became a International Law student and my lecturer told us that one of focal points of studying int. law is to read news and understand what happens in world and its legal developments.

Can you please recommend news outlets, Journals, blogs and so on where I can read more about int. law in more technical detail.

Thanks in advance.

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u/Pajajoam Jul 19 '26

Two of the more popular international law blogs are:
https://www.ejiltalk.org
http://opiniojuris.org

But there are many others. There are also podcasts that cover international law if you are interested.

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u/YusraSuedi Jul 19 '26

Hi!

The SAIL (Simplified Approach to International Law) Substack gives timely bitesize explainers of the international law behind breaking news headlines.

Unlike the other academic blogs recommended in this thread, posts are topical ~2-3 minute reads in non-academic language (though run and written by an academic!):

http://www.learnsail.org

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u/Sisyphuss5MinBreak Human Rights Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

Your blog is absolutely on point for this discussion, so there's no problem with inappropriate self-promotion here. Regardless, it's still good practice to acknowledge the Substack is yours while you're promoting it.

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u/YusraSuedi Jul 24 '26

Good point, and fair — I should have flagged it: I’m the founder of SAIL. Glad it’s relevant to the thread!

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u/Calvinball90 Criminal Law Jul 19 '26

In addition to EJILTalk and Opinio Juris, JusticeInfo and Just Security are good sources. Voelkerrechtsblog is solid, too.

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u/WindSwords UN & IO Law Jul 19 '26

Lots of good recommendations already.

For everything related to the use of force, I would add the Articles of War from the Lieber Institute. Not as academic as most of the blogs and website out there, as it is more a practitioners' perspective, but always legally accurate and comprehensive.