Rethinking the Territorial Tort Exception in the Age of Proxy States
15.06.2026
Recently, there has been an increase in cybercrimes (see here) and their potential to cause tortious harm. Due to the inherent nature of such actions, they have transboundary effects and...
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Immunity, Inviolability and Power in International Law
09.06.2026
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City, is well-known for its “celebrity” inmates such as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, R. Kelly and Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of...
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Sovereign Equality or Equal Sovereignty
14.05.2026
Fourteen years ago, the International Court of Justice, in Jurisdictional Immunities, affirmed State immunity even for cases of jus cogens violations or human rights abuses. Yet, victims of State-caused harm continue...
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A Hungarian Bank Heist
02.04.2026
On March 6, 2026, an incident seemingly ripped from a poorly written crime thriller created the premises for new diplomatic friction between Hungary and Ukraine. Hungarian authorities intercepted two Ukrainian armored...
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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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South Korea’s Denial of Japan’s Immunity for International Crimes
18.01.2021
The issue of sexual enslavement of Korean women during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945 has been called ‘the most emotional historical dispute’ between South...
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