Heute vor 80 Jahren, nur wenige Monate nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs, trat die Charta der Vereinten Nationen in Kraft.

For many international lawyers – whether scholars, practitioners, or students – this situation is not merely an intellectual ...

This case is therefore about EU citizenship and raises the specific question of whether EU law should accept stratification of EU citizenship along ethnic lines. I will argue that the Court should not ...

It implies that parties must raise their ambition to the highest level they can feasibly achieve, in light of their responsibilities, capabilities, and the best available science (see also Voigt et al ...

Im Zuge des völkerrechtswidrigen Angriffskriegs Russlands gegen die Ukraine verschärfte sich die sicherheitspolitische Lage in Europa erheblich. Prognosen rechnen damit, dass Russland – jedenfalls spä ...

Das Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG) sollte Unternehmen verpflichten, menschenrechtliche Risiken in ihren globalen Lieferketten zu verhindern. Stattdessen droht nun einer seiner wichtigsten ...

Euromaidan reform trajectory of the country when the rationale for transformative action was a response to the legacy of Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency (in office: 2010-2014), with endemic corruption ...

Kyrgyzstan’s abolition of the death penalty was the product of a gradual reform shaped by the State’s post-Soviet democratization path. Following its independence in 1991, the State retained the ...

We propose a global ban on industrial animal agriculture by 2050 because this food system causes massive, unnecessary, and transboundary harm to humans, animals, and the environment. Addressing these ...

Over the next five years, the true test will be whether the Commission can translate the Strategy into (at least some) tangible progress towards a “Rainbow Europe”, or whether its cautious approach ...

I share the view of those who consider the new administration of the Gaza Strip envisaged by President Trump’s 20-point plan ...

In September 2025, the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) – a move hailed at home as “a step toward ...