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Statement of Hungarian International Lawyers against the Blatant Disregard for International Law

17.04.2025
The Hungarian Government has recently initiated and implemented certain legislative and other measures that, in the opinion of the great majority of Hungarian international lawyers, clearly violate Hungary’s international legal...
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Forgotten Crisis in a World in Turmoil

15.04.2025
Mette-Luise Hellerich
While many in Europe are focused on the Russo-Ukrainian War, or perhaps on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and eroding transatlantic relations, one major contemporary issue has been left out of public...
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On the Fragmentation of International Law and Global Health Law

09.04.2025
Magdalena Greco
Introduction A set of intertwined compelling questions need to be answered by the Bureau of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) before presenting the results of the...
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Remembering Abel Nathan Willing (1856-1925)

01.04.2025
Miloš Vec
Dass der US-amerikanische Völkerrechtler Abel Nathan Willing völlig in Vergessenheit geraten ist, lag nicht nur an den juristisch-politischen Zeitumständen. Auch seine Persönlichkeit, die mit dem Etikett „schwierig“ nur unzureichend gekennzeichnet...
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Remembering Abel Nathan Willing (1856-1925)

01.04.2025
Miloš Vec
The fact that the American international law expert Abel Nathan Willing fell completely in oblivion was not only due to the legal and political circumstances of the time. His personality,...
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Rechte Ohne Rechtssubjektivität?

26.03.2025
René Kuppe
Die Rechte der Natur finden weltweit zunehmend Eingang in Gerichtsverfahren. So kommt es, dass am 15. März 2024 auch erstmals vor einem peruanischen Gericht die Rechte eines Flusses und die...
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Are All Options Exhausted?

19.03.2025
Aylin Koymali
Following the European Parliament's resolution on the situation of Afghan women after implementation of the Virtue and Vice Law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on 4th October 2024...
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Lawfare: The Mortal Kombat of Jurisprudence

17.03.2025
Narek Abgaryan
Carl von Clausewitz, a prominent Prussian military theorist at the beginning of the 19th century, in his major work “Vom Kriege” (On War), described war as nothing more than the continuation...
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Call for Contributions: Symposium on Knowledge under Occupation

14.03.2025
Khaled El Mahmoud Sissy Katsoni Anna Sophia Tiedeke
We hereby announce our forthcoming online blogpost symposium, ‘Knowledge Under Occupation: Academic Freedom and Palestine on the Global Stage’, which will be held in collaboration with Opinio Juris and will...
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Finally, “Rainbow Jurisdiction” at the International Criminal Court?

14.03.2025
Valérie V. Suhr
On 23 January 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC has filed the first two applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Afghanistan. These...
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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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#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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#43 Weltraumrecht: Alles andere als Rocket Science

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In Vorlesungen ist für das vermeintliche „Nischen-Thema“ Weltraumrecht oft nur eine Randnotiz übrig. Auch wenn das Weltall schon jetzt kein rechtliches Vakuum ist, eröffnen die jüngsten Entwicklungen spannende rechtliche Forschungsperspektiven:...
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13.12.2024
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 Menschenrechtliche Diskurse drehen sich oft primär um die sogenannten politischen und bürgerlichen Rechte: Meinungsfreiheit, Religionsfreiheit und Privatsphärenschutz stehen (primär) als Abwehrrechte für die Begrenzung staatlicher Gewalt. Insbesondere im internationalen...
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