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Rule of Law Rules # 9: “Legal Tech is Still Risky Because of Humans”

23.09.2021

“Rule of Law Rules” is the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s podcast on Rule of Law in the age of digitalization. The host of the podcast is Dr Angela Daly, a socio-legal scholar of...

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From Achmea to Komstroy

22.09.2021

Johannes Tropper

In a recent landmark decision Moldova v. Komstroy, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 2 September 2021 found intra-EU investment arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty...

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Refoulement Beyond Pushbacks

20.09.2021

Spyridoula (Sissy) Katsoni

Since the Taliban took control of Kabul, the news has abounded in heart-breaking images of people trying to flee Afghanistan. Following some sympathetic responses, however, the discourse has shifted to...

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(Writing) International Legal Histories – Continuation of Politics by Other Means?

17.09.2021

Anne Peters Raphael Schäfer Hendrik Simon

Dear Professor Peters, dear Mr. Schäfer – to begin with the genesis of your anthology Politics and the Histories of International Law: How did this publication project come about? Where...

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International Law and the Political

Völkerrechtsgeschichte (schreiben) – Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln?

17.09.2021

Anne Peters Raphael Schäfer Hendrik Simon

Liebe Frau Professorin Peters, lieber Herr Schäfer - um mit der Entstehungsgeschichte Ihres Sammelbandes „Politics and the Histories of International Law“ zu beginnen: Wie kam es zu diesem Publikationsprojekt? Wo würden Sie...

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International Law and the Political

International Law and the Political: Setting the Scene

17.09.2021

Hendrik Simon

With this blogpost we start our new interview series ‘International Law and the Political’. Regardless of one’s school of thought, it can hardly be contested today that international law is...

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Memoranda of (Mis)Understandings (Part II)

15.09.2021

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)

13.09.2021

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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Is ‘Cyberwar’ Fought with Weapons?

09.09.2021

Lisa M. Cohen

How do – and should – we classify offensive cyber capabilities? Particularly in the context of international humanitarian law, the question whether offensive cyber capabilities are weapons, means of warfare,...

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Recognition of a Taliban Government?

08.09.2021

Lukas Kleinert

After the horrible events of the last weeks, policy makers around the world will soon think about their future relationship with the new Taliban leadership in Afghanistan. Whereas some States...

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Livestream: Heidelberger Salon digital – „Welt(un)ordnung und Internationales Recht“

21.09.2021

Unmittelbar vor der Wahl zum 20. Deutschen Bundestag werden Professor Dr. Carlo Masala (Universität der Bundeswehr, München), Dr. Christian Marxsen (MPIL/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Dr. Carolyn Moser (MPIL) und Professorin Dr....

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Who Speaks International Law?

Livestream: Who Speaks International Law?

04.09.2021

Today at 8:45 am CEST, we will livestream Prof. Dr. Sundhya Pahuja and Prof. Dr. Shaun McVeigh's keynote here. They will engage in a conversation on the theme of the...

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Who Speaks International Law?

Livestream: Race, Borders and Jurisdiction

03.09.2021

Today at 5 pm CEST, we will livestream Professor Achiume’s keynote ‘Race, Borders and Jurisdiction’ here. This keynote is part of this year’s AjV-DGIR conference on ‘Jurisdiction – Who Speaks International...

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#9 Brennendes Öl

03.09.2021

Sophie Schuberth Isabel Lischewski Philipp Eschenhagen Erik Tuchtfeld

Ist im Krieg wirklich alles erlaubt? Zumindest nicht, wenn es nach dem sogenannten humanitären Völkerrecht geht. Das regelt nämlich - insbesondere in den Genfer Konventionen -, wie unnötiges Leiden...

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Rule of Law Rules #8: „Access to Justice is in my View a Two-Sided Coin“

26.08.2021

“Rule of Law Rules” is the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s podcast on Rule of Law in the age of digitalization. The host of the podcast is Dr Angela Daly, a socio-legal scholar of...

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#8 Seevölkerrecht

06.08.2021

Philipp Eschenhagen Erik Tuchtfeld Isabel Lischewski Sophie Schuberth

Sommer, Strand und – Überfischung? Zur Urlaubssaison widmen wir uns einer der Geburtsstätten des Völkerrechts, dem Meer. Isabel erklärt die Basics des Seevölkerrechts und warum die Freiheit auf hoher See...

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Rule of Law Rules #7: „Legal Tech is Becoming The Trend Globally“

03.08.2021

"Rule of Law Rules" is the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's podcast on Rule of Law in the age of digitalization. The host of the podcast is Dr Angela Daly, a socio-legal scholar...

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Defining Ecocide

Defining Ecocide – An Interview with Christina Voigt

09.07.2021

Wrapping up our Symposium ‘Defining Ecocide’, Christina Voigt, member of the Independent Expert Panel, explains her views on the definition of ecocide. In a conversation with Justine Batura, Philipp Eschenhagen...

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Die Erste Frau an der Spitze der WTO – Haben Handelsorganisationen ein Gender-Problem?

07.07.2021

Online-Vortrag von Paulina Schiefelbein mit anschließender Diskussion. [embed]https://intr2dok.vifa-recht.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/mir_derivate_00010830/VRTT_7.7.2021.mp4[/embed]

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