León Castellanos-Jankiewicz

International law expert on arms trade and human rights

Recent publications

Dutch Court Halts F-35 Aircraft Deliveries for Israel

Verfassungsblog, February 14, 2024

A New History for Human Rights: Conflict of Laws as Adjacent Possibility

Journal of the History of International Law (2024)

El País, July 31, 2023

The armor of the European arms industry

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Interviews & press

  • The Private is Political: Interview with León Castellanos-Jankiewicz

    Völkerrechtsblog, September 30, 2024

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  • Can Mexico win its battle with US gun companies?

    BBC, March 7, 2024

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  • Can 'lawfare' stop the war in Gaza?

    The World, March 7, 2024

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Access to Justice for Gun Violence

Seeking Accountability for European Arms Exports

Written under my supervision in the University of Amsterdam Law Clinics for the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs

International law clinic

Selected speeches & talks

  • León Castellanos-Jankiewicz delivers a presentation at the conference on The Business of Lethality held in El Colegio de México on November 4, 2022.

    UN Working Group on Firearms panel presentation on accountability of private security companies

    Vienna, April 4, 2024

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  • León Castellanos-Jankiewicz delivers a speech at the UN Constructive Dialogue on Firearms in Vienna on May 5, 2023.

    Statement on EU due diligence at the UN Constructive Dialogue on Firearms

    Vienna, May 5, 2023

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  • León Castellanos-Jankiewicz in dialogue with Alejandro Celorio Alcántara, Principal Legal Advisor of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    Transnational Civil Litigation and Corporate Liability: Mexico v Smith & Wesson

    The Hague, May 2, 2022

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Contact

Email

L.castellanos@asser.nl

Twitter

https://twitter.com/leoncastjan

Address

Asser Institute for Internatonal and European Law

R.J. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22

2517 JN, The Hague

The Netherlands