The Conundrum of the Komstroy Declaration

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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...

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Transboundary Elements of Crime

24.11.2023

Davit Khachatryan

On 12 October, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) addressed the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh in response to the Azerbaijani military operation that commenced...

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Teaching International Law in the Middle East

20.11.2023

Nora Salem

The first day of this semester happens to be October 8th – a difficult day to start a course on international law, I think to myself, fearing Israel’s response as...

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#MPIL100

14.11.2023

Philipp Glahé Alexandra Kemmerer

Science often begins with a coincidence. Or more precisely: a moment of serendipity, that happy opportunity that enables and produces knowledge in the seemingly unintentional coincidence of constellation and event....

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An Inclusive International Court of Justice

10.11.2023

Irene Miano

On the 24th of October, the Information Department of the International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’ or ‘the Court’) published a press release, announcing that the Court had amended its Rules,...

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Equality as Integral

08.11.2023

Vandita Khanna

Duarte Agostinho, the ‘biggest-yet climate case’ before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has, among other things, framed climate change as an issue of inequality....

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Back to the Future: Viewing Emerging Climate Risk Through a Precautionary Lens

26.10.2023

Naimeh Masumy Amanda J. Lee

This piece explores the utility of the precautionary principle as a tool available to investment tribunals tasked with assessing measures adopted by States to address climate-related risks. To date, little...

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Bridging Jurisprudence and Ecology

25.10.2023

Rafsi Albar

Earlier this year, the United Nations General Assembly filed a request for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice following the adoption resolution on 29 March. The request...

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The Stateless Paradox

23.10.2023

Sebastian Losch

Climate change poses many challenges for International Law. One issue that has become the subject of much discussion in both academic discourse and in political practice is the unique situation...

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Palestine – Israel: Context Matters!

20.10.2023

Nora Salem

The horrific attacks against Israel by Hamas on 7.10.2023, killing 1,300 Israelis and kidnapping 199 Israeli and foreign hostages into Gaza, raises the question: how did we get here? This...

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Analysing Potential Investor-State Treaty Challenges to the OECD’s Pillar Two Model Tax Rules

18.10.2023

Rupam Dubey

The Pillar Two Model Rules constitute the second part of an initiative, which refers to the broader effort led by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to address...

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Western Sahara: Questions of Neutrality?

16.10.2023

Robert Brandts

For decades, Algeria has been the major supporter of the Sahrawi liberation movement (Frente Polisario) in its struggle against Moroccan occupying forces. This support not only takes place on the...

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Why a Court Alone Won’t Bring Us to Heaven

12.10.2023

Julian A. Hettihewa

On 27 September 2023, the case of Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others (no. 39371/20) was heard by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human...

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Children as Agents of Change

05.10.2023

Stephan Gerbig

The Committee on the Rights of the Child (Committee) has recently published its new General Comment No. 26 (GC26) on Children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on...

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The Signing Ceremony Begins

04.10.2023

Laisa Branco de Almeida

In March 2023, the treaty text of the new Treaty on Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (‘the BBNJ Agreement’) was approved at the United Nations in New York, marking...

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Closing Doors to Investor-State Dispute Settlement

02.10.2023

Erick Guapizaca

Global South countries have often asserted that Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) ensnare them, culminating in manifestations of neocolonialism, where their populations endure poverty while foreign corporations profit from their vast...

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From Rome with Love?

14.09.2023

Maximilian Alexander Mitter Julius Christoph Nippert

The 21st July judgment of the Italian Corte Costituzionale could bring an end to everyone’s favorite immunity dispute. “Jurisdictional Immunities 2.0” came into being when Germany instituted proceedings in 2022...

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A Serious Humanitarian Crisis Leading to Genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh

13.09.2023

Arnold Vardanyan

It is already more than 270 days since the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, also known as the "road to life,” which connects the Nagorno-Karabakh region to Armenia and the...

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Protecting Human Rights During the Climate Crisis

04.09.2023

Pranav Ganesan Helen Keller

This blogpost was inspired by a question that arose in an international climate case concerning emissions reductions obligations under human rights law. During the oral proceedings of KlimaSeniorinnen and Others...

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Who Is Responsible for Ensuring Human Rights in Global Sport?

04.08.2023

Michele Krech

In Semenya v. Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, the Court) has weighed in on the issue of sex testing in sport. The decision comes after a series...

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Islamic State, Women, and Their Role as Perpetrators in International Criminal Law

27.07.2023

Dilken Celebi

In June 2023, the Koblenz Higher Regional Court handed down one of the most significant sentences to female Islamic State (ISIS) returnees. The verdict against Nadine K. included charges for...

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Islamischer Staat, Frauen und ihre Täterinnenrolle im Völkerstrafrecht

27.07.2023

Dilken Celebi

Das OLG Koblenz verurteilte die Rückkehrerin aus dem Islamischen Staat (IS) Nadine K. im Juni 2023 u.a. wegen der mitgliedschaftlichen Beteiligung an einer terroristischen Vereinigung, Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit durch...

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Preventive Detention Under the Convention?

17.07.2023

Marius Kühne

Preventive detention of climate activists is gradually turning into a popular practice with the German police. Recently, a video from Regensburg gained attention showing an activist of the so-called "Last...

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The Last World: 150 Years of Franz Josef Land

14.07.2023

Miloš Vec

This is an English version of Vec's original German article, translated by the editorial team with the author's consent. The title of Christoph Ransmayr's novel, "The Last World," fits...

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Die letzte Welt: 150 Jahre Franz-Josef-Land

13.07.2023

Miloš Vec

Für die Geschichte der Entdeckung des Franz-Josef-Lands vor 150 Jahren würde auch ein anderer Romantitel von Christoph Ransmayr passen: „Die letzte Welt“. Das Franz-Josef-Land, ein Archipel von rund 200 Inseln,...

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Tackling Foreign Election Interference Through Self-Determination

11.07.2023

Abhijeet Shrivastava

The problem of foreign election interference through cyberspace has by now received immense traction in international legal literature. Yet compared to intrusive instances such as vote count manipulations, there remains...

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Improving the Status Quo of Sustainable Governance

06.07.2023

Jan-Alexander Jeske

The Environmental Rule of Law is one of the key principles to save planet earth for future generations. Every regulation for environmental protection can only have an impact to the...

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How (Over)Compliance by Private Actors Can Violate the Right to Health

30.06.2023

Maira Sophie Müller Katharina Luise Preller

What if sanctions would be enacted against your country and you could not get access to vital medicine, because the supply company fears a high fine by the US? This...

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A Circumvention of Refugee Rights?

22.06.2023

Klaas Müller

On the May 11, 2023, the pandemic US border regulation – Title 42 - ran out. To replace it, the Biden Administration put in place a new rule titled “Circumvention...

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Should Third States Follow Ukraine’s Lead and Confiscate Russian State Assets?

19.06.2023

Artem Ripenko

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale attack against Ukraine. Reconstruction and recovery needs are estimated at over 400 billion USD. A potential source for rapid compensation is the...

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The Internationalisation of Caste

15.06.2023

Swati Singh Parmar

A bottomless social stratification of inequality exists in the form of caste in Indian society. Caste transposes economic, cultural, political, and educational marginalisation. The egregious forms of discrimination that the...

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Joining the Conversation

13.06.2023

Henrique Marcos

“And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” — Lewis Carroll, ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.’ In ‘The Outside Keeps Creeping In,’ Sué González...

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Iran’s Appointment as the Chair-Rapporteur of the UNHRC Social Forum

08.06.2023

Reza Khabook

On 10 May 2023, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) President appointed the Islamic Republic of Iran to chair the 2023 Social Forum. The upcoming Forum focuses on...

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In Line with the Vanguard of International Law?

31.05.2023

Catharina Caspari

When the sun sets over Mar Menor, flamingos wade slowly through the silt at the shores. The lagoon’s waters are shallow, used to be crystal clear and abundant with seahorses....