The Digital Omnibus proposes Article 9(2)(k), letting AI systems process special category data on grounds of technical necessity. This piece tests that claim, finding its gateway

too broad and its accidental/intentional distinction unverifiable and self-policed by controllers. [...]

For the first time since the U.S.–Israel war with Iran began on Feb. 28, someone tried to get the seafarers out. Over several days in late June, the United Nations’ International

Maritime Organization (IMO) launched an effort to evacuate the commercial vessels carrying thousands of seafarers who had been trapped in the Persian Gulf for almost [...]

On July 13, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a “sweeping campaign” to dismantle what the State Department characterized as the “intolerable threat” posed by

the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty. The announcement — delivered through a press release, a video statement, and an accompanying op-ed — promised [...]

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR The Pentagon said

yesterday that a third member of the U.S. military had died over the weekend during the disposal of a downed Iranian attack drone in northern Iraq on Saturday. [...]

On 8 July 2026, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the Impact of the 1974 Turkish Invasion on Cypriot Women and Girls and the Crimes Committed by Turkish Forces

and Consequences on Gender Equality. The Resolution acknowledges that Cypriot women’s experiences of violence during 1974 are “often being excluded from official [...]

For as long as I’ve taught National Security Law, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (“ATRC”), a specialized national security court that Congress created in 1996, has

been a recurring curiosity of mine. Last week, it was activated for the first time in its 30 years of existence. [...]

Pour comprendre le droit d'aujourd'hui, pour éclairer ses principes fondamentaux et les crises qu'il traverse, il est nécessaire de lire ou de relire ceux qui ceux qui ont

construit son socle  philosophique et littéraire. Le choix des textes ou citations est purement subjectif, détaché de toute approche chronologique et destiné [...]

[Marco Roscini is Professor of International Law at the University of Westminster and a Senior Fellow at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence] Most discussions

of military AI and international humanitarian law (IHL) focus on autonomous weapons, targeting decisions and accountability. [...]