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In the last decade, countries have made efforts at both regional and international levels to clarify their positions regarding the application of international law to information and communication technology in...

The international criminal law framework could soon expand to include ‘ecocide’—the arbitrary, severe, and either widespread or long-term destruction of ecosystems. On September 9, 2024, Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu submitted...

For the fourth year in a row, conference room XXII in the Palais des Nations in Geneva changes guard and the delegate seats usually assumed by States are filled in...

Welcome to the latest interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Judge Dire Tladi, and through the following questions, we will try to...

Avec le récent rapport d'Amnesty International sur le génocide en Palestine et les mandats d'arrêt de la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI), les violences sexuelles et sexistes (VSS) pourraient enfin recevoir...

Amid the recent Amnesty International report on genocide in Palestine and the ICC arrest warrants, it is to be hoped that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) will now receive increased...

Völkerrechtsblog welcomes blog post proposals for its upcoming symposium ‘Women in International Law Vol. 4’. The ‘Women in International Law’ symposium is an online symposium held annually (in March) and...

Welcome to the latest interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Prof. Philippa Webb, and through the following questions, we will try to...

On 3 December 2024, the Energy Charter Conference (ECC) adopted the amendments to modernise the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). It was concluded in the 1990s mainly to protect energy investments,...

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there has been a resurgence in the discussions around aggression and the homonym crime. However, the debate has mainly centred around...

Ukraine’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (hereinafter, the ICC Statute) has reignited the war of words over the pros and cons of this decision. Domestically,...

 Menschenrechtliche Diskurse drehen sich oft primär um die sogenannten politischen und bürgerlichen Rechte: Meinungsfreiheit, Religionsfreiheit und Privatsphärenschutz stehen (primär) als Abwehrrechte für die Begrenzung staatlicher Gewalt. Insbesondere im internationalen...

The September 2023 mass displacement of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, widely characterized as ethnic cleansing, reignites the critical debate on the limits of self-determination under international law. The extreme oppression faced...

Increasingly, litigants recognize the strategic and discursive utility of using human rights proceedings in the fight against climate change. One of the key issues here is the pursuit of remedies...

Wellington ‘Dinho’ Gabriel is a community leader from the Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares community in Bahia, Brazil. In October 2024, Dinho spoke at an event at the United Nations, ahead...

On 12 December 2022, the Commission of Small Island States (COSIS) submitted a request for an advisory opinion to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS or...

On 3rd October 2024, the UK and Mauritius announced a historic agreement on the issue of the disputed Chagos Islands. Subject to a future treaty, the UK will hand over...

Perhaps one would hope that the end of the year would bring optimism for the new year. However, the situation at the end of 2024 is depressing, especially with regard...

For the second time in twenty years, the ICJ emphasized third states’ obligations arising from Israel’s violation of self-determination and other erga omnes obligations. The July 2024 Advisory Opinion (AO)...

Welcome to the latest interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Dr. Danish Sheikh, and through the following questions, we will try to...

Dear Christoph, welcome to Völkerrechtsblog! We are delighted to have you join us for this interview. To begin, let’s delve into the realm of international climate governance. In terms of...

Dear Bertha, welcome to Völkerrechtsblog. Thanks for agreeing to take the time to answer our questions so thoroughly. How do you assess the commitment of the states – particularly the...

Dear Margaretha, a very warm welcome back! I believe that the overall sentiment among all of us was one of ambitious expectations for the outcomes of COP29, accompanied by a...

The European Union (EU) appears relieved by the CJEU’s Komstroy decision, viewing it as a means to exit all pending and future intra-EU arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)....