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The German Parliament will debate today a draft for a due diligence act intended to protect human rights in global supply chains, as submitted by the German government. The result...

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What Does the Vavřička Judgement Tell Us About the Compatibility of Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccinations with the ECHR?

21.04.2021

Spyridoula Katsoni

On the 8th of April, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) issued its widely-anticipated judgement on Vavřička and others v. the Czech Republic shedding some...

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70 Years of UNHCR and Refugee Convention

‘Populate or Perish’ – Zu den Interessen Australiens und Venezuelas in den Verhandlungen der Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention

20.04.2021

Sebastian Huhn

Die politische Aushandlung, Formulierung und Verabschiedung der Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention vor siebzig Jahren ging mit einer rassistisch gefärbten Modernisierungspolitik in Staaten des Globalen Südens einher, die es mitzuberücksichtigen gilt, wenn nach...

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A Violent Effort to Rewrite History?

19.04.2021

Sylvia Maus

The geographically small Nagorno-Karabakh is rich in cultural and religious heritage. It is therefore not surprising that the recent war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over this contested territory spurred not...

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Cyber Space, Sovereignty and the Intricacies of International Law-Making

16.04.2021

Florian Kriener

On March 5th, 2021, Germany published its position paper “On the application of International Law in Cyberspace”. The inter-ministerial document stipulates Germany’s views on the rules regulating state activity in...

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Maritime Delimitation, Non-Appearance, and Acquiescence

15.04.2021

Christoph Saake

From 15 to 18 March 2021, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held oral hearings in the Case of Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya). Initially scheduled...

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No Rocket Science!

15.04.2021

Manasa S Venkatachalam

Outer space’s unique environment has been utilized to study and further a range of subjects, from colloid behavior to creating protein crystals for more effective disease control, often having enormous commercial application. For...

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Beware of Procedural Perils

14.04.2021

Pedro Villarreal

The global political momentum created by the COVID-19 pandemic recently led to a joint statement on 30 March 2021, signed by the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Director-General and twenty-seven heads...

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Time for an Update of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

14.04.2021

Remo Klinger

On 25 March 2021, the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) dismissed as inadmissible the climate action brought by 10 families from the European Union, Kenya and Fiji, for the protection...

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70 Years of UNHCR and Refugee Convention

Eurozentrismus und strategische Interessen in der Wissensproduktion über Migration in den 1940er und 1950er Jahren

13.04.2021

Sebastian Huhn

Die politische Aushandlung, Formulierung und Verabschiedung der Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention von siebzig Jahren ging mit einem Wissen über Migration als einem global zu lösenden Problem einher, das es kritisch zu hinterfragen...

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