Histories of International LawSymposium

Histories on EJIL Talk!

…The first three contributions from our series “Histories of International Law” are now available in English on EJIL Talk!: “Völkerrechtsgeschichten” by Alexandra Kemmerer, “German International Law Scholarship and the…

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Alternative Dispute ResolutionSymposium

Navigating International Norms in Peace Mediation

…which peace mediation is conducted. Violent conflicts can lead to situations where the application of international law is weakened or judicial institutions are perceived as illegitimate or defunct. Thus, strengthening…

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Current Developments

Collectively Enforcing the Results of Democratic Elections in Africa

Part II: Third Gear – The UN Security Council

…Africa by African regional organi­zations and the UN from the point of view of (general) international law, one could perhaps argue that the case does in fact not involve major…

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Current Developments

Messing with the Mess We Are In

Notes from the Transregional Academy on ‘Redistribution and the Law in an Antagonistic World’ from 21-30 August 2017 in Berlin

…in our current international political and legal environment. The tidiness of national boarders infiltrated by transnational trade law? The hegemony of the United States within the institutional framework of international

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DiscussionResponse

Legal blogs follow tradition, too

…women in international law. Blogs, it appears, have served as a means to alter the ways and the participants of legal debate – on both sides of the Atlantic. But,…

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DiscussionResponse

Die „rules of the game“ der Rule of Law-Förderung

…Eine Replik auf Matthias Kötter Ein Durchbruch: Nach über 60 Jahren des juristischen Engagements in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) verspricht die „zweite Generation“ internationaler Rule of Law-Förderung, die Defizite der…

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Feminist Critiques of International CourtsSymposium

Judgment and diversity

Thinking with Hannah Arendt about the composition of international court benches

…If the number of female judges in an international tribunal is one out of twenty-one, as in the case of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea…

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Russian Perspectives on International LawSymposium

Is Russia the Guardian of Humanitarian Intervention?

…compatible with international law? Does Russia’s and China’s frequent use of vetoes concerning humanitarian intervention motivate other permanent members of the Security Council to go “forum shopping” and does this…

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Critical Race Perspectives on International LawSymposium

We need to talk about ‘race’

Symposium: Critical Race Perspectives on International Law

…anti-discrimination laws. Other contributions examine law’s complicity in the perpetuation of racial hierarchies and race thinking in fields such as international criminal law and justice or the role of race…

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Prior consultation in Latin AmericaSymposium

Symposium: Prior consultation in Latin America – The Case of Brazil

Ambivalent implementation – Creating a framework for prior consultation in Brazil

…limits of legal regulation of political conflicts , with specific regard to the problems of the national implementation of international law. Integrating international law in the national legal framework The…

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