Prisoner of War Videos on Facebook
14.04.2023
Pierre Thielbörger
Jan-Phillip Graf
When violent clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces reignited the international armed conflict (IAC) in Nagorno-Karabakh last year, social media was flooded with videos allegedly portraying the mistreatment of prisoners...
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Between Accuracy and Dignity
30.09.2022
Jan-Phillip Graf
Jannik Neumann
According to several news organizations, the Ukrainian forces use the facial recognition software Clearview AI to identify deceased Russian combatants in order to inform families about their kin’s death (here,...
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The Death of the Prohibition on the Use of Force
15.02.2022
Towards the end of 2021, Russia began a massive buildup of troops along its border with Ukraine and forecasts of a possible invasion started to circulate. Expectedly, the community of...
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Ecocide – Legal Revolution or Symbolism?
03.02.2022
Romina Pezzot
Jan-Phillip Graf
One year ago, the Stop Ecocide Foundation convened the so-called ‘Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide’ (IEP). Composed of 12 renowned international jurists and co-chaired by Dior...
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Livestream: Ecocide – Legal Revolution or Symbolism?
23.09.2021
Jan-Phillip Graf
Romina Pezzot
Philippe Sands
Paola Gaeta
Kai Ambos
Jorge E. Viñuales
In June 2021 the first legal definition of the international crime of ‘ecocide’ was proposed by an Independent Expert Panel. Join leading international experts in the discussion about its potential...
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The Kids Aren’t Alright
30.06.2021
People who walked along the East River in mid-March towards the UN’s headquarters in New York found a peculiar picture: 168 empty school tables with blue UNICEF school bags on...
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The Future of “Climate Refugees” in International Law
05.06.2021
Sissy Katsoni
Jan-Phillip Graf
The issue of “climate refugees” has attracted scholarly attention for over a decade. The historic ruling of the Human Rights Committee (‘HRCtee’) in Ioane Teitiota v. New Zealand further increased...
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A pushback against international law?
08.12.2020
Jan-Phillip Graf
Kai Budelmann
In late October, an international group of investigative journalists released a detailed report about the involvement of Frontex, the European border security agency, in so-called pushbacks in the Mediterranean. Though...
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