Happy 4th of July! And keep the Republic! open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

A Primer on Just War Theory and the Iran War at www.justsecurity.org/136692/just-...

When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality: The Slippery Slope to Total War on Iran at www.justsecurity.org/135797/war-c...

Finally! Here's the US Security Council letter justifying its war against Iran: As exptected, a mixture of an absurdly broad conceptualization of the right to self-defence and humanitarian intervention.

Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.

Big shoes indeed. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

Aus aktuellem Anlass: Wer das Völkerrecht bricht, oder Rechtsbruch duldet, gefährdet nicht nur die Ukraine, sondern letztlich die Demokratie im eigenen Land. Rechtlosigkeit und Gewalt im Außenverhältnis schlagen auf das Innenverhältnis durch. taz.de/Voelkerrecht...

Geschichte nur als Wahlfach? Unfassbar. Ein Anschlag auf die Demokratie.

Trump’s actions are illegal – but his greed may hold him ... share.google/1PNQohrkJS7W...

Declaration of the German Society ofInternational Law on the US Military Intervention in Venezuela www.dgfir.de/en/aktuelles...

Eine Errungenschaft europäischer Zivilisation zeitung.faz.net/data/564/rea...

Defense Minister Pistorius warned in the Bundestag that any forced Ukrainian capitulation would only strengthen Putin and encourage other autocrats. He outlined three core principles for peace: no unilateral territorial concessions, a strong Ukrainian military backed by real security guarantees.

The dark side of neutrality (from the memoirs of Cordell Hull, former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace prize laureate in 1945)

The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Obligations Towards UNRWA and Other International Organizations in the Occupied Territories: Key Issues at www.justsecurity.org/123215/icj-a...

Trump’s Dream of Infinite Presidential Power www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Conservative legal luminary Jack Goldsmith points out that Justice Barrett's opinion in the universal injunction case rests on an error: For the purposes of historical analysis, she looked at the wrong statute and got the relevant date wrong by nearly *a century.* papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

For those in Berlin next Friday: Event on the rule of law in the US with Andrew Weissmann and my colleague Kim Lane Scheppele. All welcome.

Ich empfehle diesen Beitrag aus der F.A.Z.: Dies alles muss beendet werden zeitung.faz.net/faz/natur-un...

Ein Vorschlag zur Nutzung des Jahresüberschusses 2024 in Höhe des akuten Sanierungsbedarfs! www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/politik/regi...

Ich empfehle diesen Beitrag aus der F.A.Z.: Niemand hat ein Monopol auf den Holocaust zeitung.faz.net/faz/politik/...

On November 21, 1922, the New York Times published its very first article about Hitler’s rise. It’s an incredible read. „The New York Times’ first article about Hitler’s rise is absolutely stunning.“ By Zack Beauchamp, VOX Mar 3, 2016 - The article is nine years old - www.vox.com/2015/2/11/80...

The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,500 visas held by international students on Friday, announcing a dramatic shift by ICE during a court hearing in Washington. nyti.ms/4lIMsXT

'Juristen bezeichnen diese Strategie als "autokratischen Legalismus" – und der wird auch von der Trump-Regierung praktiziert. Aber...ihr Handeln ähnelt immer häufiger dem für Trump...typischen Geschäftsgebaren...: Tu etwas offensichtlich Illegales; schau, ob die anderen einknicken oder klagen.'

Das ist schlimm - und aus dem Mund einer Justizministerin solche Sätze in Richtung der Justiz zu hören, ist absolut schockierend. So etwas legt die Axt an die Gewaltenteilung und damit an eine unverzichtbare Säule des Rechtsstaats.

Mixed Signals on Alleged Alien Enemies www.lawfaremedia.org/article/mixe...

The federal gov't has taken the unusual step of filing an uninvited cert-stage amicus in Goldey v. Fields, asking #SCOTUS to expand #FederalImmunity - here, to ensure there's no remedy for excessive force against prison inmates. I have a lot of thoughts, but here are 5. 1/6

Limited Protection: Israel’s High Court of Justice Rejection of Gaza Humanitarian Aid Petition www.justsecurity.org/109731/israe...

Absolut notwendige Sendung. Dringende Sehempfehlung! www.daserste.de/information/...

More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...

I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...