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In December 2024, the Philippines’ new navy chief suggested that the Philippines’ military could adopt its own “gray zone” operations in the South China Sea (SCS) to counter those used...

In recent years, Colombia and Peru have clashed over the sovereignty of Isla Santa Rosa, a landmass formed in the 1960s by Amazon River sedimentation. Over time, accretion joined it...

The growing appeal of the Rights of Nature (RoN) framework reflects a significant evolution in legal and ecological thought. It challenges anthropocentric assumptions and tries to reposition nature not just...

It has been argued that Israel's “Operation Rising Lion” cannot be justified under jus ad bellum, because it fails the necessity and proportionality criteria for self-defense. This post contends that...

Recent Advisory Opinions from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) mark a...

Krisennarrative sind im völkerrechtlichen Diskurs aktuell allgegenwärtig, aber: Ist das überhaupt besonders? Ist das Völkerrecht nicht schon länger – oder gar immer – eine Disziplin der Krise? In Folge 50...

The following text is published in the category of “Open Letters and Statements“.    The ongoing wholesale destruction of Gaza and starvation of its population by the State of Israel...

Dieser Beitrag erscheint in der Kategorie ‚Offene Briefe und Stellungnahmen‘.    Die andauernde umfassende Verwüstung des Gazastreifens und das Aushungern seiner Bevölke­rung durch den Staat Israel erfordern dringend ein Handeln...

Recently, particularly in Europe, the obligations towards refugees and asylum seekers have become a game of cat and mouse, whereby obligations are created, and loopholes or other legally sound ways...

Once again, Völkerrechtsblog is looking for new volunteer members to join the Editorial Team! Völkerrechtsblog is an academic blog on all matters of public international law and international legal thought. It...

Since the start of the second Trump presidency, the geopolitical tensions surrounding the regulation of the digital sphere have reached new heights. European regulation, such as the Digital Services Act...

The impact of harmful stereotypes on the enjoyment of human rights is increasingly acknowledged in the human rights discourse. However, the exact legal scope of States’ obligations to combat harmful...

This is Part II of the interview. Part I is available here. The conversation also appears in the CEU Review of Books. The relationship between SWAIL and TWAIL was a...

This is Part I of the interview. Part II is available here. The conversation also appears in the CEU Review of Books. Dear Patryk, dear Marek, in February of this...

In the early morning hours of 10 September, Russia launched at least 19 Shahed-like Gerlan drones as well as smaller Gerbera decoy drones from both its own territory and Belarus...

Earlier this year, the United States announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, the withholding of funds destined for the UN Human Rights Council under the United Nations’ (“UN”)...

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a symposium relating to the ICRC's customary international humanitarian law study, featured across Articles of War and Völkerrechtsblog. The introductory post is available...

Artificial islands have become central flashpoints in maritime disputes, particularly in the South China Sea. Their strategic use by coastal states raises difficult questions under international law, especially regarding the...

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a symposium relating to the ICRC's customary international humanitarian law study, featured across Articles of War and Völkerrechtsblog. The introductory post is available...

Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) held its first-ever confirmation of charges hearing in absentia, in the case of The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony. Twenty years after the Court...

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a symposium relating to the ICRC's customary international humanitarian law study, featured across Articles of War and Völkerrechtsblog. The introductory post is available...

The Grand Chamber’s decision in Semenya v. Switzerland marks a pivotal development in the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) evolving engagement with international arbitration. The case concerned Caster Semenya,...

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a symposium relating to the ICRC's customary international humanitarian law study, featured across Articles of War and Völkerrechtsblog. The introductory post is available...