Closing Channels
26.07.2024
Sué González Hauck
Isabel Lischewski
In this piece, we offer some reflections on our time as Editors-in-Chief at Völkerrechtsblog. In doing so, we do not speak for the blog as a whole, but also not...
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Editorial #37: All Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal than Others
26.07.2024
Khaled El Mahmoud
A notable milestone in the annals of international criminal law is the anniversary of the Rome Statute, adopted on 17 July 1998, which constituted the most significant legal institution in...
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The Great Barrier Reef and the List of World Heritage in Danger
As the most extensive coral reef ecosystem of the world, the Great Barrier Reef was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1981. The effects of climate change, global warming,...
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Adding to the List
International support for Israel has been declining in light of the duration and scale of its military offensive in Gaza. Recent events have contributed to this trend, culminating in the...
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Home Alone?
19.07.2024
Jona Höni
Yari-Lasse Jäger
On 20 May 2024 Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that he was seeking arrest warrants against Hamas leaders Yayha Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri...
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Remembrance Day for No One?
11.07.2024
Tim Huyeng
Selin Schumacher
Commemoration tends to fail, and memorial days often lead to disappointment. The "International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica," enshrined in UN Resolution A/78/L.67/Rev.1, has...
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Gedenktag für Niemanden?
11.07.2024
Tim Huyeng
Selin Schumacher
Gedenken tendiert zum Scheitern und Gedenktage zur Enttäuschung. Mit dem „International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica“ manifestiert sich in UN-Resolution A/78/L.67/Rev.1 ein globaler Aufhänger...
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Statt dem Keil der Selbstverteidigung das feine Messer der Nothilfe
Die Pflicht zur Hilfeleistung auf See ist eine seit langem etablierte Regel des Seevölkerrechts, die auf der zentralen Einsicht beruht, dass es auch auf See das Leben zu schützen gilt....
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Tribunals, Treaties, and Turning Back Time
09.07.2024
Carla Borck
Patrick Beer
In December 2023, Venezuelan voters were asked their opinion on questions regarding the Essequibo region and whether the territory, today part of Guyana, should be turned into a new Venezuelan...
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Saving the Climate in Strasbourg? – A Critical Look at the European Court of Human Rights’ Climate Cases
07.07.2024
Marko Milanovic
On 9th April 2024, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued decisions in three significant climate change cases. In this edition of the Current Issues in...
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#38 Smarte Kriege: Künstliche Intelligenz in bewaffneten Konflikten
05.07.2024
Erik Tuchtfeld
Isabel Lischewski
Philipp Eschenhagen
Der Gaza-Krieg hat den Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in bewaffneten Konflikten erneut in die öffentliche Debatte gebracht. Berichte, dass die israelische Armee zur Identifizierung von Hamas-Terroristen Systeme namens Lavender, Where’s...
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War against Women
The Orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the Israeli military operation in Gaza have been widely discussed from numerous perspectives (see here, here, and here). However, the...
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Krieg gegen Frauen
Die Beschlüsse des Internationalen Gerichtshofs (IGH) zur israelischen Militäroperation in Gaza sind inzwischen aus zahlreichen Perspektiven diskutiert worden (siehe etwa hier, hier und hier). Wenig Beachtung hat dabei jedoch ein...
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Editorial #36: On the Failure of International Law and Paying the Price of Queer Joy
21.06.2024
Isabel Lischewski
Personally, I look forward to this summer’s Pride celebrations with distinctly muted excitement, and the first parades I have been to this year have left, at best, a stale taste...
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Closure of Protection Gaps?
18.06.2024
Livia Benschu
Alexandra Lily Kather
On Thursday, June 6, 2024, the German Parliament adopted the Federal Government's draft bill on the further development of international criminal law as amended by the Committee on Legal Affairs....
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Victims’ Perspective on the Development of Enforced Disappearances by Non-State Actors
17.06.2024
Carolina Castañeda
In May 2023, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances addressed the issue of non-state actors in the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances (ICPPED). They aimed...
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- Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
Know Your Enemy and Know Yourself
13.06.2024
Johannes Socher
Five years into the submission of my doctoral thesis and three years after the publication of “Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space”, Polina Kulish’s and Tero...
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- Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
Zombie Self-Determination?
As part of our mission to foster OA, we regularly collaborate with publishers and journals. For this review symposium, Bill Bowring’s review ‘Zombie Self-Determination?’ of Johannes Socher’s monograph ‘Russia and...
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- Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
A Journey for Understanding (Part II)
12.06.2024
Polina Kulish
Tero Lundstedt
This is Part II of the Book Review on Johannes Socher’s “Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space” (Oxford University Press, 2021). You can read Part I...
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- Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
A Journey for Understanding (Part I)
11.06.2024
Polina Kulish
Tero Lundstedt
This is Part I of the Book Review on Johannes Socher’s “Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space” (Oxford University Press, 2021). You can read Part II...
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Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
In this book review symposium on Johannes Socher’s book ‘Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space’ (Oxford...
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- Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
Lingering at the Borders of an Argument
11.06.2024
Christian Pogies
Anna Sophia Tiedeke
Any claim to the Right to Self-Determination is an exercise in reconsidering “belonging” under international law. Akin to a prism, it draws our attention to the contact zones between international...
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The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the Law of the Sea – What follows from the Qualification of GHG Emissions as Marine Pollution?
10.06.2024
Nele Matz-Lück
The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the Law of the Sea from 21 May 2024 is a landmark decision. Not only does the ITLOS define GHG emissions from...
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“Pax Falastini”
Since the conception of the Zionist state in Herzl’s utopia, the relationship between Israel and Palestine has been the thermometer of global politics: Early socialist experiments, 19th century state-building fantasies,...
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