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"The overriding priority now is lethality, and protecting civilians 'has been de-emphasized across the targeting and strike community,' one person familiar with the matter told me." www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

‟In our view, imposing the death penalty in such circumstances amounts to racial discrimination and, in certain circumstances, even to the crime of apartheid, which may give rise to international criminal liability to anyone involved.“ www.justsecurity.org/135364/israe...

If Hungary is at the forefront of attacking the rule of law in Europe, Germany is emerging as the main protagonist in dismantling EU climate governance. Politically and economically wrong, and in open contradiction to what the International Court of Justice held in its climate advisory opinion.

Thank you @verfassungsblog.de and Dr @maximb.bsky.social for these fantastic questions for Prof @mccordonier.bsky.social @tejasrao.bsky.social and me.

“The Unwillingness to Call This Illegal Is a Terrible Mistake” Five Questions to Oona A. Hathaway Read it in English here: verfassungsblog.de/the-unwillin... And in German here: verfassungsblog.de/die-weigerun...

The US–Israeli war against Iran is “clearly and unequivocally unlawful.” We spoke with OONA A. HATHAWAY (@oonahathaway.bsky.social), Professor at Yale Law School, about the international legal order and Europe’s reluctance to call the attack on Iran illegal. verfassungsblog.de/the-unwillin...

Communities displaced and destroyed while death toll rises faster than during any previous war in Lebanon For Batoul Hamdan and her two children, seven-month-old Fatima and Jihad, three, Monday’s iftar, the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during Ramadan, was special. For a week, they had eaten to the sounds of bombs in their home in Arab Salim. Hamdan eventually decided to leave for Al-Nimiriya, the sleepy town where she had grown up. Surrounded by her parents and siblings in the family home, she hoped they could finally enjoy the festive mood of Ramadan. Continue reading...

Can international climate law realistically change state behaviour – or does it leave the most powerful actors untouched? 🌎 Five questions to Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Tejas Rao and Markus Gehring about the current state of international climate governance: verfassungsblog.de/vanuatu-reso...

As the civilian toll in Iran mounts, some officials point to the impact of Pete Hegseth’s hostility to battlefield restraint.

Israeli scholars condemn the new “Death Penalty for Terrorists Law,” warning it breaches international law and unfairly targets Palestinians in military courts.

The number of Pentagon employees who focus on mitigating civilian casualties has dropped from 200 people to less than 40.

"Born outside the body" We at Verfassungsblog are noticing a shift: more and more submissions read as AI-generated. In our editorial, EVA MARIA BREDLER reflects on what we lose – and why academic work needs a body. verfassungsblog.de/the-human-tr...