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Völkerrechtsblog is taking a summer break until 28 August 2022. Find our coverage of Russia's violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and the ongoing invasion here.
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Imploding Protection Through Exploding Norms?

12.08.2022
Will Wright
On August 4th 2022, Amnesty International published a report criticising the tactics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) for endangering civilians by launching attacks and placing military targets in populated...
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Was wird aus der Beistandsklausel der EU?

08.08.2022
Jasper Kamradt
Finnland und Schweden haben seit dem Abend des 28. Juni Gewissheit: Beide werden Mitglieder im Verteidigungsbündnis der NATO. Nach einigen Zugeständnissen an die Türkei (ebenfalls NATO-Mitglied) können nun die Verfahren...
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Editorial #19: Taking Time

05.08.2022
Sué González Hauck
As in the months before, Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine has continued to play a central role in the contributions to Völkerrechtsblog. The interview with Alain Pellet, in which...
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No Purchase, No Requisition, No Seizure

27.07.2022
Tillmann Lindner
Grain plays a crucial role in the war in Ukraine. Not only is Russia blocking Ukrainian grain exports and thereby causing a risk of a world-wide food crisis. In addition,...
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Wofür kämpfen?

25.07.2022
Niklas Reetz
Der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine ist zu einem Zermürbungskrieg im Osten des Landes geworden. Seine Fortdauer kostet jeden Tag unzählige Menschenleben. Dennoch zeigt sich gerade in Hinblick auf die...
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How India’s Legislation Risks Impunity for Genocidal Speech

22.07.2022
Abhijeet Shrivastava
Historically, genocides have been preceded by the gradual yet wide dissemination of speech targeting and demonizing particular communities, such as in the Rwandan genocide. The enormity of such speech is...
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(Don’t) Call ‘Em Mercenaries

20.07.2022
Lorenz Rubner Lisa M. Cohen
Much like the invasion of Iraq did two decades ago, the attack on Ukraine has yanked legal terminology and arguments from international law to the public forum, prompting legal academics...
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold(fish)

18.07.2022
Paolo Mazzotti
At the twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) (12-17 June 2022), WTO Members reached a landmark Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (hereinafter: “the Agreement”). Pending ratification, the...
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Stocktaking of the International Criminal Court

15.07.2022
Michael Lysander Fremuth Konstantina Stavrou Andreas Sauermoser
We are extremely grateful to the editors of Völkerrechtsblog, especially, Miriam Nomanni and Raphael Oidtmann, for hosting this symposium. A big ‘thank you’ also goes to the contributors – Tom...
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Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes

15.07.2022
Kim Thuy Seelinger
One metric by which the success or failure of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has often been measured is that of its record regarding sexual and gender-based crimes (SGBCs). This...
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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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Embracing Fluidity: Dynamic Approaches to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

02.06.2022
Bastiaan Klerk
Marine protected areas (MPAs) in international waters (i.e. beyond the 12 nautical mile territorial seas) are in virtually all instances static, in the sense that their boundaries and measures are,...
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Returning ‘To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth’

20.05.2022
Following the Völkerrechtsblog symposium on Martti Koskenniemi’s new book, our editorial board members Christian Pogies and Hendrik Simon were invited by Ankit Malhotra of the Jindal Society of International Law...
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