18.3.26, 19:30 Uhr Cumberlandsche Bühne Völkerrecht oder Recht des Stärkeren? „Die „Chronik der laufenden Entgleisungen“ fragt nach der Schamlosigkeit der Macht - mit der Rechtsprofessorin Heike Krieger und der Leiterin des Instituts für Internationale Beziehungen der TU Braunschweig, Anja Jakobi.“

Die Bundesregierung bezeichnet den Krieg gegen den Iran weiterhin nicht als völkerrechtswidrig. Zahlreiche Wissenschaftler:innen aus dem Völkerrecht und den internationalen Beziehungen fordern eine Rückkehr der dt. Außenpolitik zur UN-Charta und zum Grundgesetz: verfassungsblog.de/stellungnahm...

Happy to share that I submitted my doctoral thesis 'The Duty to Cooperate in the Law of State Responsibility: Bringing Serious Breaches of Peremptory Norms to an End During Occupation' in December! 📖 ✏️ /1

Yes, it did. www.simplelaw.blog/p/3-ways-bad...

The End of an Era? On US Intervention in Venezuela and Its Consequences by Helmut Aust, Claus Kreß and myself verfassungsblog.de/the-end-of-a...

Unseren Beitrag gibt es jetzt auch Online (allerdings hinter Paywall) www.faz.net/einspruch/ex...

Gemeinsam mit Helmut Aust und Claus Kreß haben wir unsere Überlegungen zu den Folgen der US Außenpolitik für den Umgang mit dem Völkerrecht in der heutigen FAZ veröffentlicht.

The vote in the UN 3rd Committee on Nov. 20, on a recurring resolution to reaffirm the jus cogens prohibition against torture, which has been typically adopted by consensus. This year a vote was required, and 3 states voted no...

This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is. The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

If you are in Berlin, please join me for my talk, "War Unbound," on Monday evening at the Freie Universität Berlin! Details here: www.jura.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...

Grateful to the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War for the opportunity to speak at the VIII “Silent leges inter arma?” Conference in beautiful Bruges last month. 🙏 I had the pleasure of joining Hanne Cuyckens, Prof. Dr. Natia Kalandarishvili-Mueller, and Nele Verlinden .. /1

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Just published in ICLQ via @cambup-law.cambridge.org, an excellent article by Marko Milanovic @unirdg-law.bsky.social analysing the notion of an illegal occupation in the recent #ICJ Advisory Opinion on Palestine. #InternationalLaw #IHL #Occupation #AdvisoryOpinion

New publication👇 @heikekrieger.bsky.social writing about 'Third Party Obligations and World Ordering in the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory' in the German Yearbook of International Law elibrary.duncker-humblot.com/article/7557...

The 8th ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ conference will be organised in the city of Bruges from 16-19 September 2025 by the 🇧🇪 Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. Check out this year’s topics and other information at: ismllw.org

Only 3 weeks left to register for this event hosted in Bruges from 16 to 19 September 2025! Check out the detailed programme at www.ismllw.org. The Supporting Partners of this event 👉 Netherlands Defence Academy 👉the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law, Palacky University

Do statehood and sovereignty persist when a state sinks? AURELIO CORNEO and JUDITH SCHERER examine what the ICJ says on this question in its climate advisory opinion and explore the issues of territory, population, and government in times of climate crisis. verfassungsblog.de/montevideo-c...

A State consent dilemma in the current work of the International Law Commission on the theory of sources | by Dmytro Soldatenko

The ICJ "for the first time explicitly acknowledged the legal standing of all States in relation to obligations erga omnes (in the sense of Article 48(1)(b) ASR). Until now, the Court’s decisions on collective obligations had been confined to obligations erga omnes partes arising under treaties." 👇

The duty to cooperate under customary international law is fundamental to the response to climate change, and is intrinsically linked to the duty to prevent harm, requiring good faith, continuous and sustained forms of collective action, applying to all states (subject only to CBDR);...10/17

ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change:

Ein Gespräch zum Iran und zum Völkerrecht mit der NZZ (hinter paywall) www.nzz.ch/internationa...

The Illegal Israeli-American Use of Force Against Iran: A Follow-Up | by Marko Milanovic

Instrumentalized Migration and Jurisdictional Challenges: Lithuania v. Belarus at the ICJ | by Niccolò Ridi and Matina Papadaki

A Humanitarian Action by the UN General Assembly in Gaza? | by Enzo Cannizzaro

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Historic decision at #WHA78: Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics. 🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH

The newly announced tribunal to try the crime of aggression in Ukraine is a good step forward, if not what many of us hoped was possible. For the deep background, take a look at this @justsecurity.org series that started with this post in September 2022: www.justsecurity.org/83117/the-ca...

The program for the 20th Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law is online. Come join us in Berlin! www.esil2025.de/_files/ugd/b...

This event - "The future of international law - an anchor in a crumbling world" - will be simultaneously translated into English and live streamed. Registration link below.

Die Zukunft des Völkerrechts, ich freue mich auf die Diskussion mit den Kollegen. calendar.boell.de/de/event/die...

I talk to @afpfr.bsky.social about UN reform plans. "We do not know how far Guterres will run with these ideas, but he is now in his final period in office, so he may decide to go out with a bang!" www.bssnews.net/internationa...

📢 Our #callforpapers for Volume 28 (2025) is now out! 📖 Theme: "Facts in International Humanitarian Law" 📅 Abstract deadline: 13 June More info: www.asser.nl/asserpress/d... #IHL #LOAC

Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof hat ein Verfahren gegen Ungarn eingeleitet. www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...

Todays big international law news, that seems to be buried in the back pages. This pandemic treaty now needs to be adopted at the World Health Assembky in May. #PandemicAccord www.bbc.com/news/article...

✨Neuer #Völkerrechtspodcast zur Integrität von Wahlen und ausländischen Einflusskampagnen! 🎙️ Moderation: @erik.d-64.social & Rouven Diekjobst 🗣️ Interview: @erik.d-64.social mit Henning Lahmann 📚 Grundlagenteil: @isalischewski.bsky.social voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/45-ohne-s...

📖 Philippe Sands @philippesands.bsky.social returns w/ "38 Londres Street"—a gripping story of law, memory & pursuit. 🎙️Join the conversation on 6 May 2025 in Courtroom 600. From Pinochet to Patagonia—don't miss it. 🔗 bit.ly/4jbHZeG #PhilippeSands #38LondresStreet #NurembergAcademy #Courtroom600

‪ Interesting thoughts by Lukas Willmer on recognition of governments and the CEDAW case against Afghanistan before the ICJ: '... the present situation in Afghanistan shows that, with regard to legal recognition, states remain predominantly guided by considerations of effective control. ... /1

Reminder. Today at the International Court of Justice #ICJ, hearings on the application for the indication of provisional measures, in #Sudan v #UAE, based on the #Genocide Convention.

SecState Rubio met today with Morocco's foreign minister and "reiterated that the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara." He's restating a position taken by the 1st Trump admin, which was a reversal of past US policy. The Biden admin never bothered to reverse it back.

The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on #Nicaragua released a damning report yesterday that gives a detailed account of grave human rights abuses by the Ortega regime. The report also calls for states to consider bringing an #ICJ case against #Nicaragua. t.co/UTKVFQnIJJ

Everything is terrible. But, for the students out there, the Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law are now open access: opil.ouplaw.com/home/MPIL

🌍 Exciting News! The ICLQ is now on Bluesky! 🎉 Join us for: 📚 Publication alerts with full-text articles 📰 Journal news and info 🔁 Reposts of opportunities and events in our 5 fields of interest ( #PIL, #privil, #comparativelaw, #EUlaw, #HR) Follow us and share this post with your network! 🌟

The #ICJ will hold public hearings on Thursday 10 April 2025 on the provisional measures request submitted by Sudan in #Sudan v. #UnitedArabEmirates concerning alleged violations by the latter of its obligations under the Genocide Convention. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

It's here! 10 years since starting my PhD & 5 years since my viva, my book exists in the world! In it, I identify & challenge the limitations of individuals in ICJ practice & procedure. I'm indebted to far too many people (see acknowledgments)! Access here: shorturl.at/d9UJ2

For an important take on what is currently going on with international law and the Trump Administration: ‚International Law Under Pressure‘ by @mwgehring.bsky.social and @tejasrao.bsky.social verfassungsblog.de/internationa...

Auf diesem Account erstellen wir Starterpacks mit Behörden. Hier sind alle momentan auf Bluesky vorhandenen Accounts Deutscher Bundesbehörden. go.bsky.app/TMR2gAo

International Law as a Common Heritage of Mankind | by Pierre Marie Dupuy

Germany reopened its embassy in Syria, marking a revival of diplomatic ties under a new leadership in Damascus that is facing humanitarian and security problems as it tries to rebuild the country after the fall of Bashar al-Assad reut.rs/4iIFDmV