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Dear Readers,

Völkerrechtsblog firmly stands on its founding values of Open Knowledge and Open Access. We want everyone to be able to learn about and engage with international law and legal thought , regardless of membership in institutions with well-stocked (online) libraries or personal financial situation.

All parts of the blog are and will remain free.

Unfortunately, maintaining the blog is not so cheap: although our Editors are unpaid volunteers, we have regular costs for technical infrastructure (website, cloud, material for the Völkerrechtspodcast, etc.) and for our biannual editorial meetings. From fall 2025, we will be funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the project “Expansion of the model project ‘Völkerrechtsblog’ into an Open Science Hub”. However, this project does not cover the costs mentioned above. At present, the blog is financed in part by membership dues from the Editors themselves.

We would therefore like to ask for your help.

As of 2023, the blog is recognized by German authorities as a non-profit association (Völkerrechtsblog e.V., Registry of the District Court of Charlottenburg, Berlin, Registry Number VR 40019 B). This makes it easier for us to accept donations, and will hopefully reassure potential donors that their support will actually be used to further the blog’s goals.

To this end, we would like to ask those among are readers that can give something to do so to ensure that the blog can continue operating for those that can’t. This is explicitly not a subscription model to continue using the blog! There will be no “Völkerrechtsblog +” for paying members. We ask that anyone that can give as much or as little as they wish, at regular intervals or as a one-time donation.

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King regards,

The Editorial Team