In the newest entry to our interview series "The Person Behind the Practitioner", Aurelio Corneo interviews François Alabrune, French Ambassador to the Netherlands, former Director of Legal Affairs at the French MFA, and candidate for Judge at the International Court of Justice.
This post by Singh and Ahmad adopts a horizontal expansion to the neutrality principle, as applicable to International Sports Organisations. In doing so, it highlights how the current agreement remains violative of FIFA's human rights obligations.
Sophie Girardini, Franziska Michel and Veronika Stockinger use this occasion to readdress Germany's long way ahead in taking responsibility for the genocide. They critically discuss Germany's ever present fear of reparations and its duty to memorialise the genocide from a human rights perspective.
The US has sorted the world into three tiers of Al chip access-without negotiation or international law's consent. What happens when technological power reshapes global hierarchy in secret? Shivam Kumar discusses this issue in today's post.
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War near nuclear facilities tests whether IHL can restrain military operations before nuclear safety systems fail. Janakan Muthukumar argues for a risk-differentiated, hazard-based reading of IHL to better protect civilians from catastrophic nuclear harm.
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In today’s post Ilja Djatschkow explores immunities and diplomatic law by applying it to the cases of Nicolás Maduro and Jorge Glas.
Can nations in the Global South achieve effective data sovereignty against the extraterritorial reach of US public law? Samuel W. Ugwumba Jr. explores this through Nigeria's comprehensive digital governance package.
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Today, on 28 May, Namibia commemorates the genocide against the Ovaherero, Nama, Damara and San in the beginning of the 20th century.
The deadline to take part in our #Symposim on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is fast approaching! You only have time until Sunday, June 14, to send us your contribution. Read more on how you can contribute to it:
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