“Climate Change and International Law: Implications and Transformations after the ICJ’s 2025 Advisory Opinion”
The editorial board invites authors to submit papers to be published in the 1st issue of 2026
The Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / Humanitäres Völkerrecht
(JILPAC / HuV) specialises in the legal analysis surrounding armed conflicts. The journal
focuses on contemporary challenges of international humanitarian law and related fields,
including international human rights law and international criminal law, as well as on practical challenges of humanitarian aid and peace missions. It publishes papers, commentaries, case notes, book reviews, and conference reports on current events and future developments of the law and of humanitarian action in both English and German.
In light of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on climate change, the
upcoming issue seeks to further explore climate-related challenges. We particularly invite
submissions of articles focusing on the following topics:
- climate change obligations under international (humanitarian) law and questions of
state responsibility
- climate change as a human rights concern: e.g. the right to water
- the role of the principle of solidarity in shaping international legal responses to climate change
- legal implications of sea-level rise
- litigation and climate change jurisprudence
Submissions focusing on related topics are equally welcome.
Contributions can be submitted in English or German and should be approx. 6,000 words
inclusive of footnotes and must conform with the house style guide of the JILPAC (which is
available on the website of the IFHV as well as on the website of the Berliner Wissenschafts-
Verlag). Articles focusing on other topics within the overall themes of the journal are equally
welcome as are conference reports, book reviews (upon request), and case notes.
Submissions, including a brief abstract and statement of affiliation, should be sent via e-mail to editing-ifhv@ruhr-uni-bochum.de.
The deadline for submissions of contributions is the 15th of January 2026. All articles are
subject to a double-blind peer-review process by the editorial and advisory board.
Contact: Dilara.Yaman@ruhr-uni-bochum.de and Stanislau.Lashkevich@ruhr-uni
bochum.de.
Website: https://biblioscout.net/journal/huv | www.ifhv.de/huv-jilpac/about
Editorial Board
Ruhr University Bochum | Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) Editorship: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heintze, Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger
Permanent Members: Prof. Dr. Robert Heinsch, Lisa Cohen