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Reassessing Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities
12.11.2024
Valerie Fajardo
Alyssa Huffman
Lorena Zenteno Villa
The Principle of ‘Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities’ (CBDR-RC) holds all states responsible for addressing human-driven climate change and environmental destruction but acknowledges that some states have historically...
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Setting the Scene for COP29
11.11.2024
Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Khaled El Mahmoud
Dear Margaretha, we would like to express our gratitude for accepting our invitation and for agreeing to this interview. We are delighted to have the opportunity to engage in discourse...
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Climate Change Conference COP29
Accompanying the Climate Change Conference in Baku, COP29, the symposium provides a critical monitoring of this year’s COP and a...
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Climate Diplomacy in an Era of Permacrisis
11.11.2024
Justine Batura
Khaled El Mahmoud
Humanity is facing in an era marked by turbulence, uncertainty, and instability. Increasingly referred to as a permacrisis, this period is defined by a series of complex and interconnected crises...
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A Silver Lining of the US Election?
09.11.2024
Pierre Thielbörger
So Trump won. Pollsters predicted 50:50 chances for both candidates just before the election (see e.g. here and here). But it was not to be: Donald Trump won in a...
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- The Person Behind the Academic
Chatting with Iulia Motoc
08.11.2024
Iulia Motoc
Spyridoula Katsoni
Welcome to the latest interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Judge Iulia Motoc, and through the following questions, we will try to...
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Editorial #39: Hey! Teacher! Leave Them Kids Alone!*
06.11.2024
Rishiti Choudaha
*Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd Academia weighs heavy on the head that was historically ruled by a foreign Crown. The colonial history of international law is...
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America Reimagined
04.11.2024
Frederike Kanschat
Gordon Friedrichs
Traditionally viewed as a leader in upholding a rules-based international order, the U.S. saw its global role fundamentally challenged during Donald Trump’s first presidency. Trump's "America First" approach disrupted international...
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- Völkerrechtspodcast
#41 Fortschritt durch europäische Menschenrechte?
01.11.2024
Daniela Rau
Isabel Lischewski
Erik Tuchtfeld
Im April 2024 sorgte die erfolgreiche Klimaklage des Vereins KlimaSeniorinnen gegen die Schweiz vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte (EGMR) für ein großes Medienecho. Doch bei all der Freude...
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DSI – What?!
01.11.2024
Catharina Caspari
The use of DSI (Digital Sequence Information) is one of the hot topics discussed at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16), taking place...
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Oh Captain, whose Captain?
Als eines der zentralen Prinzipien des Seevölkerrechts regelt das Flaggenstaatsprinzip die Verantwortung über Schiffe auf See. Nach Art. 5 (1) des Internationalen Abkommens über die Hohe See von 1958 (IAHS)...
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Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions
30.10.2024
Franka Weckner
Over the past few months, visitors to Cairo have encountered an unusual sight: once-bustling fast-food chains like McDonald's and KFC now stand eerily empty. Similar scenes have been reported in other Muslim-majority...
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On Genocide, Amidst the Shouting, Silence is the Message
29.10.2024
Timothy William Waters
Speaking in May at a celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, President Biden denounced the decision earlier that month by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek arrest...
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When Does the Obligation to Comply with Provisional Measures End?
28.10.2024
Johannes Tropper
In the pending case of Allegations of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the question arises as to the effect of the ICJ’s partial...
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Chatting with Kathryn McNeilly
25.10.2024
Kathryn McNeilly
Spyridoula Katsoni
Welcome to the latest interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Prof. Kathryn McNeilly, and through the following questions, we will try to...
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A Complex Relationship
24.10.2024
Paulina Rob
Fiona Abken
In Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany), Nicaragua took Germany to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for alleged violations...
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Rest in Peace, Schengen!
“We will therefore extend our temporary internal border controls to all German land borders”. Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser announced that − after years of controls at the...
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The Cost of Silence
22.10.2024
Ananya Bhargava
The recent comments by the Indian Government reaffirming the marital exemptions carved out within the provisions on rape in Indian criminal law is a distressing reminder of the appalling condition...
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Defending International Law in 2024
18.10.2024
Maximilian Bertamini
We rarely talk about it, but we have all been there. Especially in recent times. Confronted by students, reporters and especially our domestic-law colleagues on the value of - international...
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Germany’s Abortion Regulation: A Relic of the Past?
As countries around the world make strides in securing abortion rights, Germany's abortion law remains a relic of the past. Is it time to abolish these outdated regulations and to...
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Chatting with Stewart Manley
11.10.2024
Stewart Manley
Spyridoula Katsoni
Welcome to the latest interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Dr. Stewart Manley, and through the following questions, we will try to...
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#40 IGH-Gutachten zu den rechtlichen Folgen von Israels Besatzungspolitik
11.10.2024
Philipp Eschenhagen
Isabel Lischewski
Daniela Rau
In dieser Folge geht es um das jüngste Gutachten des Internationalen Gerichtshofs zu den rechtlichen Folgen der Politik Israels in den besetzten palästinensischen Gebieten. Im Interview beleuchtet Ammar Bustami, um...
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- International Law and the Political
The Private is Political
30.09.2024
León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Hendrik Simon
Despite its enormous growth in importance over the last 20 years or so, the History of International Law as an academic sub-discipline has so far widely neglected private international law....
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Chatting with Seline Trevisanut
27.09.2024
Seline Trevisanut
Spyridoula Katsoni
Welcome to the latest interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Prof. Seline Trevisanut, and through the following questions, we will try to...
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