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Non-Penalization Under Threat

28.04.2025

Elisha Gunaratnam

In February 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) introduced new guidance for its immigration staff regarding the “good character” requirement in its citizenship applications. Under the new guidance, people who have travelled...

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Protecting Nationals Abroad in Hostile Times

23.04.2025

Frédéric Mégret

In the midst of a perilous global moment, the fate of many immigrants in the U.S. threatened with removal seems to hang by a thread. This is bound to give rise to...

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The Plight of Palestinian Refugees

22.04.2025

Melina Pullin

Introduction With regards to refugee status determination, Palestinians are uniquely positioned under international law. This unique position goes back to the Arab-Israeli war in 1948, when thousands of Palestinians fled...

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Forgotten Crisis in a World in Turmoil

15.04.2025

Mette-Luise Hellerich

While many in Europe are focused on the Russo-Ukrainian War, or perhaps on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and eroding transatlantic relations, one major contemporary issue has been left out of public...

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On the Fragmentation of International Law and Global Health Law

09.04.2025

Magdalena Greco

Introduction A set of intertwined compelling questions need to be answered by the Bureau of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) before presenting the results of the...

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Remembering Abel Nathan Willing (1856-1925)

01.04.2025

Miloš Vec

Dass der US-amerikanische Völkerrechtler Abel Nathan Willing völlig in Vergessenheit geraten ist, lag nicht nur an den juristisch-politischen Zeitumständen. Auch seine Persönlichkeit, die mit dem Etikett „schwierig“ nur unzureichend gekennzeichnet...

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Remembering Abel Nathan Willing (1856-1925)

01.04.2025

Miloš Vec

The fact that the American international law expert Abel Nathan Willing fell completely in oblivion was not only due to the legal and political circumstances of the time. His personality,...

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Lawfare: The Mortal Kombat of Jurisprudence

17.03.2025

Narek Abgaryan

Carl von Clausewitz, a prominent Prussian military theorist at the beginning of the 19th century, in his major work “Vom Kriege” (On War), described war as nothing more than the continuation...

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Finally, “Rainbow Jurisdiction” at the International Criminal Court?

14.03.2025

Valérie V. Suhr

On 23 January 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC has filed the first two applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Afghanistan. These...

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Democracy on Trial

13.03.2025

Toni Selkälä Shorena Nikoleishvili

Regular elections constitute a cornerstone of democratic societies. In most states, elections are timed, organised, and administered in accordance with detailed electoral legislation. The right to cast a vote and...

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EU Deforestation-Free Regulations

13.03.2025

Samriddhi Guha

On the island of Borneo, Malaysia, palm trees stretch as far as the eye can see. Malaysia is the world’s second largest palm oil producer after Indonesia. However, the European...

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The Law of Treaties and Ukraine’s Resource Curse

11.03.2025

Robert Frau

The spectacle around their White House meeting on Friday, 28 February, between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy was and is widely reported. The meeting was supposed to peak in the...

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Draft Rules on Deep Seabed Mining in a Critical Phase

11.03.2025

Andreas Kaede Niels-Juergen Seeberg-Elverfeldt

The “Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area” (hereafter: “Exploitation Rules”) are currently drafted under the auspices of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). It was established by the...

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“Senator, I Can’t Give You a Yes or No Answer”

10.03.2025

Carlotta Manz

At the end of January, videos of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings went viral. Kennedy – a controversial figure best known for his anti-vaccines rhetoric – was chosen by...

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Klimagutachten des Internationalen Gerichtshofs

19.02.2025

Judith Scherer

Während der Antrag der UN Generalversammlung für ein Gutachten zur Frage der Pflichten von Staaten bezüglich Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel als Meilenstein gefeiert wird, besteht das Risiko, dass das Gericht...

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Steering the Tide

17.02.2025

Michael Bigl

The 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of the Philippines marked a landmark moment in the geopolitical and legal disputes over the South China Sea...

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Putting the Cart before the Horse?

04.02.2025

Jérémy Mota

On 3rd October 2024, Mauritius and the United Kingdom published a Joint Statement on both governments’ websites (UK.gov and govmu.org). This political agreement addresses the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands,...

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XX (b), (g) and Everything in Between

27.01.2025

Prem Vinod Parwani

The interaction between trade and climate has become a legal and geopolitical hotbed. The European Union (‘EU’) recently decided to introduce a carbon tariff, which would result in hiked prices...

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Seabed Warfare

24.01.2025

Heiko Meiertöns

Countless submarine cables are the communicative backbone of a globalized world of states. Today they form a “new front line”. The same can be said of other elements of critical...

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UNRWA, Gaza and the Recent Request for an Advisory Opinion

23.01.2025

Haris Huremagić

After more than a year of hostilities, there are no appropriate words to describe the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The situation is beyond the imaginable and every word that could...

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Divergent Digital Futures

17.01.2025

Rudraksh Lakra

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...

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Ecocide as the Fifth International Crime

16.01.2025

Ritwik Sharma

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...

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Forum of Mayors

14.01.2025

Jana Šikorská

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...

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La Destruction de la « Victime Idéale »

09.01.2025

Sabrina Seikh

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...

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Crushing the “Ideal Victim”

09.01.2025

Sabrina Seikh

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...

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The ECT’s Long Road to Modernisation

19.12.2024

Johannes Tropper

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,...

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Proxy Wars and International Criminal Law

17.12.2024

José Manuel Aznar Puyalto

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...

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Eurocentrism in Ukraine’s Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

16.12.2024

Sergii Masol

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,...

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Nagorno-Karabakh

13.12.2024

Davit Khachatryan

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...

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Climate of Justice

12.12.2024

Abhijeet Shrivastava Aastha Kapoor

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...

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The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

11.12.2024

Laisa Branco de Almeida Julia Cirne Lima Weston

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...

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Somewhere, Beyond the Sea

05.12.2024

Maximilian Beyer Maira Sophie Müller

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...

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Legal Echoes

03.12.2024

Lisa Wiese Adrian Schildheuer

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)...

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The Conundrum of the Komstroy Declaration

27.11.2024

Kartik Sharma

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)....

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Remaining Tensions Between the “Global Souths” and the “Global Norths”

26.11.2024

Tejas Rao Renatus Otto Franz Derler

The Convention on Biological Diversity gained increased momentum with the establishment of the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) which aimed to address the limitations of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets...

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UNGA-Resolution 2758

25.11.2024

Jen-Yi Lin

Im Oktober 2024 nahm das Europäische Parlament (EP) eine Resolution an, in der es China anschuldigt, Resolution 2758 der Vollversammlung der Vereinten Nationen (UNGA) mit dem Ziel fehlzuinterpretieren, Taiwans Beteiligung...

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Die europäische Verteidigungspolitik am Scheideweg

18.11.2024

Kassandra Langguth

Der Aufstieg autoritärer, rechtsnationaler und/oder populistischer Parteien in den Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union hält schon seit mehreren Jahren an. Eine Stagnation dieser Entwicklung ist für die nahe Zukunft nicht abzusehen....

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A Silver Lining of the US Election?

09.11.2024

Pierre Thielbörger

So Trump won. Pollsters predicted 50:50 chances for both candidates just before the election (see e.g. here and here). But it was not to be: Donald Trump won in a...

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America Reimagined

04.11.2024

Frederike Kanschat Gordon Friedrichs

Traditionally viewed as a leader in upholding a rules-based international order, the U.S. saw its global role fundamentally challenged during Donald Trump’s first presidency. Trump's "America First" approach disrupted international...

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DSI – What?!

01.11.2024

Catharina Caspari

The use of DSI (Digital Sequence Information) is one of the hot topics discussed at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16), taking place...

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Oh Captain, whose Captain?

31.10.2024

Nikolai Ott

Als eines der zentralen Prinzipien des Seevölkerrechts regelt das Flaggenstaatsprinzip die Verantwortung über Schiffe auf See. Nach Art. 5 (1) des Internationalen Abkommens über die Hohe See von 1958 (IAHS)...

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Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions

30.10.2024

Franka Weckner

Over the past few months, visitors to Cairo have encountered an unusual sight: once-bustling fast-food chains like McDonald's and KFC now stand eerily empty. Similar scenes have been reported in other Muslim-majority...

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On Genocide, Amidst the Shouting, Silence is the Message

29.10.2024

Timothy William Waters

Speaking in May at a celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, President Biden denounced the decision earlier that month by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek arrest...

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When Does the Obligation to Comply with Provisional Measures End?

28.10.2024

Johannes Tropper

In the pending case of Allegations of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the question arises as to the effect of the ICJ’s partial...

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A Complex Relationship

24.10.2024

Paulina Rob Fiona Abken

In Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany), Nicaragua took Germany to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for alleged violations...

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The Cost of Silence

22.10.2024

Ananya Bhargava

The recent comments by the Indian Government reaffirming the marital exemptions carved out within the provisions on rape in Indian criminal law is a distressing reminder of the appalling condition...

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Germany’s Abortion Regulation: A Relic of the Past?

15.10.2024

Hanna Welte

As countries around the world make strides in securing abortion rights, Germany's abortion law remains a relic of the past. Is it time to abolish these outdated regulations and to...

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Let Those Without Sin Cast the First Stone

12.09.2024

Kiran Mohan Vazhapully

It has been said that “satellites don’t have mothers”. However, a nuclear-material-laden satellite detonating in space could have consequences that produce ripple effects on global peace and security. This threat...

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Bilateral Investment Treaties as a Tool for Global Climate Governance?

11.09.2024

Alistair Lieser

International Investment Law (IIL) has long been understood as counterproductive to adopting effective climate change policy. As IIL aims for predictable investment protection, International Climate Change Law (ICCL) requires flexibility...

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Is It Time?

10.09.2024

Paulina Rundel

While the UN and almost every region around the world have explicitly recognized the right to a healthy environment, there is one region that still lacks this right: Europe. But...

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Louisiana’s Castration Law

28.07.2024

Inika Dular

While Louisiana’s new castration law aims to deter sexual offences, it raises ethical and legal concerns because it infringes upon international human rights norms such as bodily autonomy and informed...

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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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Adding to the List

24.07.2024

Moritz Rhades

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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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

10.07.2024

Nikolai Ott

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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War against Women

28.06.2024

Nora Salem

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

28.06.2024

Nora Salem

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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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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“Pax Falastini”

10.06.2024

Adrian Kreutz

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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Nicaragua’s Suit against Germany May Be Good as Gold (Part II)

07.06.2024

John B. Quigley

In Part I of this blog piece, it was explained that Nicaragua is suing Germany over Germany’s shipment of armaments to Israel. Part I recounted that Germany seeks dismissal of...

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Nicaragua’s Suit against Germany May Be Good as Gold (Part I)

06.06.2024

John B. Quigley

This two-part piece analyzes the legal viability of Nicaragua’s suit against Germany in the International Court of Justice over shipment of armaments from Germany to Israel. Nicaragua claims that those...

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Reinventing an ‘Unfortunate Invention’

06.06.2024

Kusha Grover Akaanksha Singh

‘It appears that each one feels free to interpret so-called “plausibility” of rights in the way one feels like; this may be due to the fact that the Court’s majority...

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A Tale of Two Conflicts

05.06.2024

Tatjana Grote

On the morning of 20 May 2024, a legal earthquake sent its shockwaves through the world: The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) officially announced that it...

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ECtHR Favours 1.5-Degree Limit

05.06.2024

Felix Ekardt

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland that the protection of life and health under Article 8 ECHR against climate...

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(Re-)Discoveries in a ‘Lost’ Text

04.06.2024

Robert Stendel

“Problems of international law in particular are still all too often discussed within national circles. The contributors and staff of journals normally come from more or less the same State....

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Racialised Climate Justice

01.06.2024

Jens T. Theilen

9 April 2024 was a big day for international lawyers. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rendered judgment in three major climate change cases. One of these much-anticipated decisions,...

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‘Where is Martti Koskenniemi?’

25.05.2024

Artur Simonyan

To set rather an authentic atmosphere before or while reading the blog post, the author suggests the following artistic pieces to consult (here, here, here). The recommended pieces demonstrate that...

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The A Sud v. Italy Case after the KlimaSeniorinnen Judgment

24.05.2024

Federica Cittadino

Just as climate litigation is on the rise globally, increasingly more climate cases are brought before Italian courts. On February 26, 2024, the Civil Tribunal of Rome has rendered its...

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Expanding the Limits of Genocidal Intent

18.05.2024

Adrián Agenjo

Traversing the labyrinthine corridors of the Peace Palace, we confront the question of the elusive nature of genocidal intent in the case of South Africa v. Israel. Genocide, just like...

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Crossfire Commerce

16.05.2024

Aryan Tulsyan

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has drawn in numerous foreign actors and impacted trade, leading to proposed trade sanctions against parties like Israel (such as Turkey’s trade ban), Iran, and...

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Who Cares About Public Interest?

15.05.2024

Igor Popović

The preceding year presented formidable challenges for freedom of expression and affiliated freedoms in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BaH): an attack on LGBT+ community members, the draft statute on online disinformation...

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Yet to Be Deployed?

14.05.2024

Julian Chorus

It was with a single remark that the Agent of the Republic of Nicaragua concluded the German reservation had “no application” (para. 23) in the proceedings instituted on 1 March...

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Der kurze Atem der deutschen Strafverfolgungsbehörden

13.05.2024

Arne Bardelle

Deutschland beansprucht seit einigen Jahren eine Vorreiterrolle in der Strafverfolgung von Völkerstraftaten. Doch die Ermittlungspraxis zu internationalen Verbrechen in Belarus zeigt erneut: Dieser Anspruch gilt nicht für alle Situationen gleichermaßen....

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Settler Violence Through the Lens of State Responsibility

24.04.2024

Moritz Rhades

Since 7 October 2023, public attention partially shifted away from the situation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. However, UNRWA has released alarming numbers: 444 civilians have been killed...

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Whether “Absolute” Means Absolute

23.04.2024

Arnold Vardanyan

On 26 February 2024, the Armenian Cassation Court published a decision following its earlier requested advisory opinion from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the applicability of statutes...

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Targeting the Assets of the Russian Central Bank

22.04.2024

Valentin von Stosch

In response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, western States have frozen around €250bn worth of assets of the Russian Central Bank (RCB). More than two years after the invasion, scholars...

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Resisting the Allure of Future Generations’ Rights

19.04.2024

Luísa Netto

On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered much-anticipated judgments in three emblematic climate change cases: Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and others v. Switzerland, Carême v. France,...

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Who’s Afraid of Human Rights in War? (Part II)

18.04.2024

Mischa Gureghian Hall

In Part I of this response, I addressed the background of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the fact pattern of Narayan and Others v. Azerbaijan before the European Court of Human...

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Who’s Afraid of Human Rights in War? (Part I)

17.04.2024

Mischa Gureghian Hall

From the ravaged streets of Gaza to the decimated cities of Ukraine, the calamitous consequences of disavowing international human rights law (IHRL) in situations of armed conflict have seldom been...

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Technical International Law

16.04.2024

Julian A. Hettihewa

There seems to be a mismatch. The horror in Gaza. The composure in The Hague. Civilians raped and killed or abducted by Hamas, Palestinian women and girls arbitrarily executed or...

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No Global Climate Justice from this Court

15.04.2024

Kilian Schayani

On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) published its rulings in three climate change cases. Certainly, the judgments will be considered as historical. Not only...

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Votes, Vetoes, and Vested Interests

10.04.2024

The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory proceedings regarding the Legal Consequences Arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem have featured...

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Impact of a Constitutionally Recognized Right to Abortion

02.04.2024

Amélie Beauchemin Louise Boulet

Earlier this month, France adopted a unique and progressive measure, becoming the only country in the world to recognize the freedom to have an abortion in its Constitution. The Constitutional...

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Is the Harmonisation of IHL and IHRL Eroding?

18.03.2024

Tabriz Musayev

Editor's note: a two-part rebuttal to this piece by Mischa Gureghian Hall has been published on Völkerrechtsblog (see Part I and Part II). On 19 December 2023, the European...

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A Beacon of Hope or a Dead End

12.03.2024

Muskan Gupta Xenia Dhar

Introduction: In the past few months, India’s labour unions have been in a state of turmoil due to the Framework Agreement for Temporary Employment of Indian Workers in Specific Labour...

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Victims of Gender-Based Violence: Between Hope and Reality

11.03.2024

Anna Kompatscher Katia Hamann Alexandra Kempf

On 16 January 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or “the Court”) clarified in C-621/21 (“WS”) that women, when victims of gender-based...

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The EU’s ‘My Way or the Highway’ Approach?

09.03.2024

Kartik Sharma

The multilateral trading system continues to be in an uncertain state due to the ongoing Appellate Body crisis. The US has been incessantly blocking new judicial appointments over systemic concerns...

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An Instrument of Extortion?

31.01.2024

Ole-Christian Tech

On August 6th 2020, US senators drafted an open letter threatening German companies involved in constructing the new gas pipeline Nord Stream II with sanctions. Nord Stream II is the...

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Progress or Patchwork?

17.01.2024

Morten Boe

Germany has received widespread acclaim for its domestic implementation of international criminal law (ICL) in the German Code on Crimes against International Law (Völkerstrafgesetzbuch) and for completing multiple universal jurisdiction...

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Fortschritt oder Flickwerk?

17.01.2024

Morten Boe

In Hinblick auf die kommunikative Offenheit der Verfahren hat die deutsche Strafjustiz die avisierte „Vorreiterrolle“ bei der Verfolgung von Völkerrechtsverbrechen bisher nicht einnehmen können. Anders als in anderen europäischen Staaten,...

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Telling Stories at the International Court of Justice

16.01.2024

Juliette McIntyre

The provisional measures hearings in South Africa v. Israel, held on 11 and 12 January 2024, were watched by an audience in the tens of thousands. The Hindustan Times feed...

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Indignity Trending

15.01.2024

Kate McInnes

Hamas’ assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s scorched-earth response in Gaza, has captivated global audiences for over three months. The staggering loss of life and the brazen...

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First Trial for Crimes Against Humanity in The Gambia Comes to an End

21.12.2023

Susann Aboueldahab Inês Freixo Rodolfo González Espinosa

On 30 November 2023, the first trial worldwide to address crimes against humanity committed in The Gambia during the ruling of former president Yahya Jammeh (1994 to 2016) came to...

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International Rights of Nature

14.12.2023

Helen Arling

Rights of nature have experienced a major upswing in recent years (for an overview of legal developments, see here). Starting with a local ordinance in the US state of Pennsylvania...

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Extraordinary, Extraterritorially

13.12.2023

Moritz Rhades

It is well known that the European Union (EU) uses its economic levers to maximize pressure on the Russian Federation. In order to reach its goals, the EU not merely...

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From Grotius to von der Leyen

11.12.2023

Dawit Frick Benedikt Leidner

Sanctions have been on the forefront of media coverage for some time now. Just this 26th November, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on a Russian couple facing prosecution in Munich over...

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Wann wird das Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz erwachsen?

30.11.2023

Kajo Kramp Moritz Drescher Mette Steffen Laura Valdivia

Das Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz (AsylbLG) ist, nach den inhaltlich falschen – und zu Recht stark kritisierten – Äußerungen von Friedrich Merz zur medizinischen Versorgung von Asylbewerber:innen, pünktlich zu seinem Geburtstag ins Zentrum...