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The German Parliament will debate today a draft for a due diligence act intended to protect human rights in global supply chains, as submitted by the German government. The result...

On the 8th of April, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) issued its widely-anticipated judgement on Vavřička and others v. the Czech Republic shedding some...

Die politische Aushandlung, Formulierung und Verabschiedung der Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention vor siebzig Jahren ging mit einer rassistisch gefärbten Modernisierungspolitik in Staaten des Globalen Südens einher, die es mitzuberücksichtigen gilt, wenn nach...

The geographically small Nagorno-Karabakh is rich in cultural and religious heritage. It is therefore not surprising that the recent war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over this contested territory spurred not...

On March 5th, 2021, Germany published its position paper “On the application of International Law in Cyberspace”. The inter-ministerial document stipulates Germany’s views on the rules regulating state activity in...

From 15 to 18 March 2021, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held oral hearings in the Case of Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya). Initially scheduled...

Outer space’s unique environment has been utilized to study and further a range of subjects, from colloid behavior to creating protein crystals for more effective disease control, often having enormous commercial application. For...

The global political momentum created by the COVID-19 pandemic recently led to a joint statement on 30 March 2021, signed by the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Director-General and twenty-seven heads...

On 25 March 2021, the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) dismissed as inadmissible the climate action brought by 10 families from the European Union, Kenya and Fiji, for the protection...

Die politische Aushandlung, Formulierung und Verabschiedung der Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention von siebzig Jahren ging mit einem Wissen über Migration als einem global zu lösenden Problem einher, das es kritisch zu hinterfragen...

Am 19. April 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Herr PD Dr. Roman Schmidt-Radefeldt der zehnte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Er ist Regierungsdirektor bei den Wissenschaftlichen Diensten des Deutschen Bundestages....

 Der Krieg als Mittel der Politik: Das ist im heutigen Völkerrecht nicht mehr zulässig. Nichtsdestotrotz werden nach wie vor Kriege geführt und gegen das Gewaltverbot verstoßen. Isabel erklärt, welche...

On 21 January 2021, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court or ECtHR) adopted its judgement on the inter-state case Georgia v Russia (II). The judgement concerns...

Just hours before Myanmar’s newly elected government sat in for their first parliamentary session on 1st February, 2021, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other National League for Democracy (NLD)...

What kind of law do you ‘do’? Where would you place its outward bounds? Substantively, but also geographically; what lines do you draw in your imagination to encompass your field(s)...

The 1951 Refugee Convention and the UNHCR had a longer pre-history drawing on experiences influencing its further developments. A critical predecessor in this regard was the UN’s International Refugee Organization...

A year ago, the world stood still. Germany – like most European countries – had just entered its first Corona-lockdown. We all went through many different phases since, and this...

The work of environmental and human rights defenders (EHRD) is pivotal in promoting human rights protection and strengthening democracies. It has been particularly important during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, EHRD...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, more services and activities have migrated online. Digital supply chains have therefore emerged as the lifeblood of modern society and interferences with them can be hugely...

History has shown us that global crises have prompted strong human rights responses. The atrocities of the world wars led to a re-evaluation of the human condition that demanded the...

Whether internationally or nationally, law does not simply exist but is made by political actors; those involved thus have the power to set standards. Exactly this politicization of international refugee...

Ob international oder national, Recht existiert nicht einfach, sondern wird stets von politischen Akteur*innen geschaffen. Die Beteiligten haben also die Macht, Standards zu setzen. Genau diese Politisierung des internationalen Flüchtlingsrechts...

With the plight of the worldwide pandemic the need for humanity to protect the environment and maintain ecological balance became more apparent. While India’s lockdown led to reduced anthropogenic interference...