The Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL) was honoured to present the 2026 Read Medal Award to Mr. Paolo Solano at its 55th Annual Conference which was held on October 29-30, 2026 in Ottawa. The John E. Read Medal is awarded by the CCIL to commemorate the life and work of John Erskine Read, O.C., Q.C., a distinguished Canadian lawyer and the only Canadian judge elected to the International Court of Justice. The Read Medal is awarded to Canadians (including permanent re

The CCIL is pleased to announce that Professor Frédéric Mégret, Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, McGill University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Scholarly Book Award for his book “Interference in Sovereign Affairs and the Discursive Economy of International Law” (Brill, Nijhoff: 2025). Professor Mégret's book is a splendid contribution to the study of international law, is highly original, and could not be more relevant. In a world

International justice stands at a crossroads. The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution. At the same time, the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize honours Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge, and the European Parliament has awarded the 2026 Sakharov Prize to the Court and its officials. The contrast is striking: international justice is receiving major recognition just as judicial independence faces direct threats. Against this backdro