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In recent years, the European Union has placed unprecedented emphasis on accelerating its green and industrial transitions. Two flagship instruments, the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) and the Critical...

The t-shirt you have on now? It might have begun its journey in Xinjiang, China, an area embroiled in geopolitical and legal controversy. Over the years, there have been countless...

In the early hours of 3 January 2026, the United States launched “Operation Absolute Resolve”. The military attack, which reportedly cost the lives of at least 80 people, consisted of...

The concept of “territory” is foundational to international law, yet its functional meaning can shift dramatically across different legal regimes. This tension was recently scrutinised in the Spentech Engineering Limited...

In an earlier contribution, I analysed the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) usage of the concept of intersectionality to address claims of multidimensional discrimination. The main conclusion of that...

The festive season of December provided a little break from reality: Love Actually. (Yes, in many aspects the film did not age well!) Hugh Grant is Prime Minister, and, when...

The International Organization for Migration reports that, over recent decades, 218.6 million people have been internally displaced due to climate change, and some projections estimate that up to 1.2 billion...

The following text is published in the category of “Open Letters and Statements“. SUMMARY – The unilateral action of the United States against Venezuela qualifies as a flagrant violation of...

In the immediate aftermath of the illegal US strikes against Venezuela, US officials again ramped up their aggressive rhetoric towards Greenland (see, e.g., here and here, though the most recent...

Balanced investment treaties are often sold as a solution to the legitimacy crisis of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). States now incorporate detailed clauses, right-to-regulate provisions, and carve-out clauses to strike...

Iran is currently witnessing a large-scale uprising, with women’s rights part of its demands. Yet, this struggle predates mass protests, rooted in decades of activism and everyday acts of resistance....

The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in A.R. v. Poland has recently complemented the growing international jurisprudence on women’s reproductive rights, specifically on the access to...

The Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal and the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal, both presented on 19 November by the European Commission, are certain to attract substantial attention from commentators...

„It’s coming home“ The controversy surrounding the sport dimension of the Israel-Palestine question also reached Germany this winter. On 11 December 2025, a UEFA Europa League match involving Israeli football...

The global climate crisis exacerbates structural inequalities. Women, who defend human and environmental rights, face specific forms of violence that, in many cases, are neither recognized nor adequately addressed by...

On 9 July 2025, the United States (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, acting under Executive Order No. 14203, announced the imposition of unilateral sanctions against Francesca Paola Albanese, appointed...

Despite the global trade hysteria prompted by the U.S' unilateral act of Liberation Day Tariff, the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) as the sole institution serving the role of global trade...

They say you die twice – once when you stop breathing and again when your name is spoken for the last time. By all accounts, the prohibition on the use...

Armed conflict is a grim feature of our time: some 130 wars are currently raging worldwide, each exacting a catastrophic human toll and offering all too many real-world case studies...

From 10 to 19 November 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur (SR) on the Right to Development (RtD), Surya Deva, undertook his first official visit to Germany. The visit marks a...

The 2025 Emissions Gap Report and the outcome of the first global stocktake clearly reveal that we are not on track to meet the 1.5 °C target under the Paris Agreement...

Völkerrechtsblog welcomes blog post proposals for its upcoming symposium ‘Women in International Law Vol. 5’. The ‘Women in International Law’ symposium is an online symposium held annually in March and...

The following text is published in the category of “Open Letters and Statements“. [German version below] 8 January 2026 The Executive Board and the Council of the German Society of...

In the early hours of 3 January 2026, the United States conducted an operation involving strikes against Venezuelan targets. In an apparent escalation, President Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed...