Peace through Law Online – Roundtable

As of 1 October 2026.

The Roundtable is a small international discussion forum of lawyers and legal scholars. It takes up current developments recorded on this site – a new treaty signature or ratification, a court decision, a resolution, a regulatory measure or a newly identified gap – and discusses their legal significance for peace and conflict in the cyber and information sphere.

• Online, in English, every six to eight weeks, 60–90 minutes
• Method: one or two short inputs (10–15 minutes each) on a recent development, followed by an open discussion; the relevant entry on this site serves as the common point of reference
• Topics: chosen from the change log and from proposals by participants
• Chatham House rule: participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker may be revealed
• No positions: the Roundtable discusses developments; it does not adopt statements or recommendations
• Notes: with the consent of the participants, a short unattributed note of each session may be published on this page

1. The UN Convention against Cybercrime (2024) after the signature period – ratifications, safeguards and the relationship to the Budapest Convention
2. Autonomous weapons after the Seventh CCW Review Conference (November 2026) – see UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons and Gap: treaty on autonomous weapons systems
3. Sanctions as a response to information manipulation – the EU sanctions regime on Russia's destabilising activities and freedom of expression (ICCPR, Articles 19 and 20)

Dates will be announced on this page.

Participation is by invitation and on request. Lawyers and legal scholars interested in joining or in giving an input are invited to contact the editor (see contact).