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Editorial #44: Vorauseilender Gehorsam

29.04.2025
Leopold Raab
The Northern Hemisphere is in springtime, which means new life, rejuvenation, and an end to the cold. In nature, that is. In the metaphorical sense, it feels like our world...
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Non-Penalization Under Threat

28.04.2025
Elisha Gunaratnam
In February 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) introduced new guidance for its immigration staff regarding the “good character” requirement in its citizenship applications. Under the new guidance, people who have travelled...
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On European Human Rights, Frames, and Critique

25.04.2025
Esra Demir-Gürsel Jens T. Theilen Daniela Rau
Dear Esra, dear Jens, thank you for accepting the invitation to share insights into your research on the framing and critique of European Human Rights Law with us. You are...
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Protecting Nationals Abroad in Hostile Times

23.04.2025
Frédéric Mégret
In the midst of a perilous global moment, the fate of many immigrants in the U.S. threatened with removal seems to hang by a thread. This is bound to give rise to...
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The Plight of Palestinian Refugees

22.04.2025
Melina Pullin
Introduction With regards to refugee status determination, Palestinians are uniquely positioned under international law. This unique position goes back to the Arab-Israeli war in 1948, when thousands of Palestinians fled...
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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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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

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  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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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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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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 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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