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The Paris Agreement’s Crucial Test

15.05.2025
Harsh Mahaseth Aryaman Keshav
Humans survive. Whether it is pandemics, volcanic eruptions, or the ice age; humans endure and survive. With the effects of global warming at the door, human survival is once again...
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The UK Supreme Court’s Unworkable Sex Definitions in For Women Scotland

14.05.2025
Manon Beury Lena Holzer Electra Zacharias
On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court decided in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v. The Scottish Ministers that the term “woman” in the Equality Act 2010...
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India, the Indus Waters Treaty, and the Limits of Good Faith

14.05.2025
Parthiban Babu Sai Ramani Garimella
The terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025, reportedly perpetrated by militants operating from Pakistani territory, has reopened a long-familiar fault line in South Asian politics. Yet...
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The New European Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer

13.05.2025
Salim Amin
On March 12, 2025, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe unanimously adopted the European Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer (‘the Convention’). This instrument...
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From Denial to Accountability

12.05.2025
Sissy Katsoni Mariana Gkliati
A long-denied reality by the Greek authorities is now on court record. Through its judgement in A.R.E. v Greece the European Court of Human Rights (Court) has confirmed the longstanding...
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Will the Swiss Grandmas Travel the World?

12.05.2025
Liz Hicks Hannah Leoni Stahl Aylin Yildiz Noorda
Anticipation has run high for what some call the of the KlimaSeniorinnen ruling delivered on 9 April 2024. While it is too early to definitively assess the KlimaSeniorinnen ruling’s impact...
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Trumps ökonomische Erpressung 

09.05.2025
Vincent Holzhauer
Die Zollpolitik der USA unter Donald Trump war schon 2018 ein rechtspolitischer Stresstest. In der öffentlichen und juristischen Diskussion dominierte damals die Bewertung im Rahmen des Welthandelsrechts – insbesondere nach...
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Reproductive Violence in Occupied Gaza

08.05.2025
Winona Xu
Israel’s commission of reproductive violence on the Gaza Strip exemplifies the impunity surrounding violations of Palestinians’ right to reproductive health. Since Israel’s breach of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on 18 March...
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Disordering the Binaries of International Law

06.05.2025
Jessica Lynn Corsi
Together with Staggs Kelsall and others, I co-lead a transnational feminist project to create gender equality for the judiciary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). These efforts call for...
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Precaution as Obligation?

01.05.2025
Juan Auz
On March 14, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) made public a landmark ruling holding Ecuador internationally responsible for the violation of various rights of the Tagaeri and...
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#46 Internet für Alle? Debatten über den Internetzugang als Menschenrecht

09.05.2025
Jasmin Wachau Rouven Diekjobst Isabel Lischewski
  In den letzten Jahren ist die Zahl der Internetnutzer:innen weltweit kontinuierlich gewachsen, während vielen Menschen der Zugang zum Netz nach wie vor verwehrt bleibt. Gleichzeitig berichten zahlreiche Regionen von...
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In the firth episode, we have the pleasure of speaking to Erik Bordeleau, a philosopher, curator, fugitive planner and media theorist based between Berlin and Lisbon, where he is currently...
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21.04.2025
In the fourth episode we speak to Dr. Laura Lotti, a researcher analyst and writer with 10-year experience investigating digital assets and networked organisations, currently exploring regenerative technocultures. She is...
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#45 Ohne Schutz? Die Integrität von Wahlen und ausländische Einflusskampagnen

11.04.2025
Erik Tuchtfeld Rouven Diekjobst Isabel Lischewski
  Im Dezember letzten Jahres hat mit dem rumänischen Verfassungsgericht erstmalig ein Gericht eine Wahl aufgrund einer ausländischen Einflusskampagne in sozialen Netzwerken annulliert. Die Debatte über den Schutz von Wahlen...
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In our third episode, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Gail Lythgoe, a Lecturer in Global Law at the University of Edinburgh, for an engaging discussion on the intersections of...
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In the second episode, we welcome Klaudia Klonowska for an exploration of her research on the AI-enabled decision-support systems and their intra-actions with human judgement and international legal rules and...
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10.03.2025
In the first episode, we are pleased to welcome Dr Dimitri Van Den Meerssche, a Senior Lecturer in Law and Fellow of the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS)...
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With this second season of Digital Echoes, we expand the focus of our exploration for new normativities, lingering with ways of thinking, methodologies that may not immediately offer much in...
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#44 Feminist Resistance in Armed Conflicts: Beyond Victimhood, Toward Justice

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Women play diverse and complex roles in armed conflicts – whether as combatants, peacebuilders, community organizers, or as those directly impacted by war, including through gender-based violence. Yet, international law...
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