Sabrina Schäfer

Sabrina Schäfer is a PhD Candidate at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and a fellow of the Research Group “Dynamische Integrationsordnung” (DynamInt). Previously, she worked as Desk Officer in the Treaty Division of the German Federal Foreign Office.

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Memoranda of (Mis)Understandings (Part II)

Sabrina Schäfer Florian Held

As described in Part I of our post, non-legally binding arrangements (NBAs) play an ever larger role in foreign policy. As a response to their growing popularity and to avoid...

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Memoranda of (Mis)Understandings (Part I)

Sabrina Schäfer Florian Held

When thinking of international law, most lawyers’ first association might not concern non-legally binding arrangements (NBAs) between States (also described as ‘Memoranda of Understanding’ or ’MoUs’). After all, the terms...

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Dialing Into Jessup

Expect the Unexpected

Lena Riemer Sabrina Schäfer

Comparing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and Jessup is a bit like comparing apples and oranges. The ICJ’s mandate is to adjudicate contentious questions of international law, while one...

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Withdrawing from the ‚Withdrawal Doctrine‘

Sabrina Schäfer

Shortly after his election, President Joe Biden announced a number of issues he would tackle during his first days in office. Amongst others, this included reversing the effects of what...