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Last month, the European Court of Human Rights unanimously dismissed an application by survivors of a Mediterranean ‘pullback’ operation. Although Italian coast guard officials were the first to receive the...

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Pushing Back Responsibility

15.07.2025

Indira Boutier

In June 2025, the Greek government announced the deployment of naval warships to international waters off the Libyan coast, framing the operation as a necessary intervention to prevent migrants from...

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The Long Road to Exploit Deep Sea Minerals

14.07.2025

Niels-Juergen Seeberg-Elverfeldt Andreas Kaede

The Rules to exploit minerals from the deep seabed outside national jurisdiction are currently drafted under the auspices of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). There is, however, continuous disagreement between...

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The End of ‘Contactless Control’ or the Time to Overcome Jurisdictional Constraints?

11.07.2025

Sissy Katsoni

On June 12, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (‘Court’) published its much-anticipated ruling on the application of S.S. and Others v. Italy. And, in fact, the Court opted for an...

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Versammlungsfreiheit und Selbstschutz

10.07.2025

Nina Alizadeh Marandi

Am 20. Mai 2025 entschied der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte (EGMR) einstimmig: Deutschland hat durch die strafrechtliche Verurteilung eines Demonstrierenden aus dem Schutzwaffenverbot gem. §§ 27 II Nr. 1, 17a...

Open Letters and Statements

Striking Iran’s Nuclear Facilities: International Law Scholars Warn of Precedent-Setting Violations

09.07.2025

The following text is published in the category of "Open Letters and Statements". Noting that the 120 Member States of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ‘categorically condemn and denounce in...

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Protecting the VIP (Very Important Premises) at All Costs

08.07.2025

Kai Budelmann

As all things in life, diplomatic missions come with up- and downsides. Being the singled-out representation in inter-state relations allows for unique political contacts, but also oftentimes provokes protestors to...

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Oh Self-Defence, Where Art Thou?

04.07.2025

Anonymous

On 7 May 2024, India conducted airstrikes across the Line of Control, claiming it was acting in response to a terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The operation was termed Operation Sindoor. The...

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Historical Responsibility at Hammelsgasse 1

03.07.2025

Alicja Polakiewicz

Whenever Germany applies universal jurisdiction, abstract allusions to the country’s historical responsibility abound. Responsibility is a state of being; but eight decades after the end of the Second World War,...

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Donald Trump und das Doppelte Kredibilitätsproblem

02.07.2025

Nikolai Ott

Schon vor einigen Jahren bezeichnete Stefan Talmon Donald Trump als „Totengräber des Völkerrechts“. Was sich in Trumps erster Amtszeit andeutete, transformiert sich in den ersten Monaten seiner zweiten Amtszeit in...

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