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Editorial #21: On the Excitement of New Beginnings

06.10.2022
Katharina Koch
October marks the beginning of the new semester at German universities. At least in smaller cities like mine in Erfurt, you can feel the squares quickly become more crowded again...
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Tiptoeing Around the Right to Life

04.10.2022
Valentin Büchi
When the UN Human Rights Committee published its views on the case of Billy et al. v. Australia (Torres Strait Islanders) on September 23rd 2022, it made history as the...
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Between Accuracy and Dignity

30.09.2022
Jan-Phillip Graf Jannik Neumann
According to several news organizations, the Ukrainian forces use the facial recognition software Clearview AI to identify deceased Russian combatants in order to inform families about their kin’s death (here,...
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Take It or Break It?

28.09.2022
Louis Valentino Kolkmeyer
Vor gut sechs Jahren hat das britische Volk per Referendum für den Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs (VK) aus der Europäischen Union (EU) gestimmt (Brexit). Dystopien wie ein frequenter Gebrauch von...
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Fortifying the Crime of Ecocide Through Transitional Justice Mechanisms

26.09.2022
Mansi Srivastava
Recently, the crime of ecocide, which has been proposed to be added to the Rome Statute, has garnered much attention. Scholars have underlined both the definitional gaps and the practical...
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On Ceasefire Agreements and (Counter)Offensives

23.09.2022
Victor Santos Mariottini De Oliveira
On September 13th 2022, hostilities broke out once again along the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia in connection with the long-lasting dispute for Nagorno-Karabakh. Reports estimate that heavy artillery shelling...
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Zwischen normativem Anspruch und prozessualer Wirklichkeit – Teil II

21.09.2022
Nicolai Bülte Franziska Gruber Stefan Vasovic
Der erste Teil dieses Beitrags ist hier erschienen.   Die prozessuale Hürde: Immunitäten Größter Vorteil – und größter Streitpunkt – einer internationalisierten Strafverfolgung ist die potentielle Umgehung von Immunitäten. Während...
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Zwischen normativem Anspruch und prozessualer Wirklichkeit – Teil I

21.09.2022
Nicolai Bülte Franziska Gruber Stefan Vasovic
Seit am 24.02.2022 russische Truppen in die Ukraine einmarschiert sind, scheint das Völkerstrafrecht eine Renaissance zu erleben. Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) nahm bereits wenige Tage nach Kriegsbeginn Ermittlungen auf, eine...
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What Have the Recent UN Attempts to Regulate Lethal Autonomous Weapons Brought?

19.09.2022
Lutiana Valadares Fernandes Barbosa Gustavo Macedo
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) are no longer science fiction. They have already been deployed in real scenarios. According to the Panel of Experts on Libya established pursuant to United...
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What Needs to Be Said

16.09.2022
Maximilian Bertamini Tillmann Lindner
It seems these days that international law and its institutions are unable to keep power at bay. In recent times, the UN Security Council (SC) – one member in particular...
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In her research she focusses on international climate change law, sustainability governance and comparative international law; her PhD thesis examines the role of domestic courts in international climate change law.

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#20 Wirtschaft und Menschenrechte

02.09.2022
Philipp Eschenhagen Isabel Lischewski Erik Tuchtfeld Sophie Schuberth
Multinationale Unternehmen werden immer mächtiger und steigern ihre Profite, auch in Zeiten von Krieg, Klima- und Coronakrise. Was bedeutet diese Macht für die Geltung der universalen Menschenrechte? Wie lässt sich...
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Law of the Sea and Naval Warfare in the Context of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

26.08.2022
Alexander Lott
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Move, See, Listen, Imagine International Law (or Not)

12.08.2022
Sofia Stolk
In this talk Sofia takes you on a sightseeing tour through The Hague, the ‘International City of Peace and Justice’. But it is not a tour from A to B...
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Rassifizierte Grenzregime und die Grenzen des menschenrechtlichen Schutzes vor Rassismus

08.07.2022
Sué González Hauck
In den vergangenen Monaten zeigten sich vermehrt Hierarchien der Solidarität bei der Aufnahmebereitschaft gegenüber ukrainischen Geflüchteten im Vergleich zu der Aufnahmebereitschaft gegenüber Menschen, die beispielsweise aus Afghanistan, Syrien oder aus...
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#19 Der Kriegsparteistatus

08.07.2022
Sophie Schuberth Isabel Lischewski Philipp Eschenhagen Erik Tuchtfeld
In den letzten Monaten hat viele die Frage umgetrieben, wann Deutschland Kriegspartei im Russland-Ukraine-Krieg werden würde. Was hätte das eigentlich für Folgen? Und ist das eigentlich die wirklich relevante Frage?...
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Food, Hunger and International Law

05.07.2022
Eymir Albal
Hunger has been at the forefront of the vital problems faced by people throughout history. The causes of hunger and how this problem should be handled have created a discussion...
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Overview of the Issues Raised by Ship Modularity’s Introduction into the Law of the Sea

05.07.2022
Paul Margat
Ship modularity represents the possibility to adopt easier and more flexible building processes as well as a greater adaptability to different missions carried out by a vessel. It also provides...
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Cyber-Enabled Disinformation and International Law

14.06.2022
William Letrone
Cyberspace undeniably made our world smaller. But the resulting state of interconnectivity came at a price; a greater vulnerability to foreign influences and interferences. From a legal perspective, the capacity...
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#18 Völkerrecht und Verfassung

03.06.2022
Erik Tuchtfeld Sophie Schuberth Isabel Lischewski Philipp Eschenhagen
Die deutsche Verfassung ist „völkerrechtsfreundlich“. Doch was heißt das eigentlich genau? Isabel erklärt, wie das Völkerrecht in Deutschland Wirkung entfaltet und was der Unterschied zwischen Monismus und Dualismus ist. Erik...
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