Benjamin Duerr
@benjaminduerr.com
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Diplomat. International lawyer. Writer | https://www.benjamin-duerr.com | The Hague / Den Haag (EN/NL/DE)
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The first “real” peace settlement after the First World War. What we can learn from the Locarno Pact of 1925 today, 100 years later:

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Ist das #Völkerrecht nicht schon länger – oder gar immer – eine Disziplin der Krise?

In Folge 50 des #Völkerrechtspodcast sprechen dazu u.a. #MPIL @goldmatt.bsky.social, @kemmereralex.bsky.social & @danaschmalz.bsky.social und teilen ihre Perspektiven.

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#50: Eine Disziplin (in) der Krise?
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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes. Are the allegations of sexual misconduct he faces related?
The Hague on Trial
The chief prosecutor has obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes—but faces allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Wordt Gaza het kerkhof van het internationaal recht, nu Israël zich amper voor zijn vernietigingscampagne hoeft te verantwoorden? Zo fatalistisch zijn zes experts die NRC raadpleegde niet. Maar: er wordt „op erg stevige wijze” aan de grondslagen van het recht gemorreld. buff.ly/jixFOvO
Is het internationaal recht nog relevant na ‘Gaza’? ‘We gaan een donker decennium tegemoet’
Internationaal recht: Wordt Gaza het kerkhof van het internationaal recht, nu Israël zich amper voor zijn vernietigingscampagne hoeft te verantwoorden? Zo fatalistisch zijn zes experts die NRC…
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Moet Nederland toetreden tot het verdrag tegen kernwapens? Zijn 5% van het bnp voor de NAVO te veel? Moeten autonome wapens verboden worden? @paxvoorvrede.nl stemwijzer voor vrede:
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I'm writing a new monthly column in @wpr.bsky.social. My first piece is on the flaws in international law on genocide and the gap in the Genocide Convention between genocidal intent and "military necessity," drawing on the indispensable work of @dirkmoses.bsky.social

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Gaza, Genocide and the Limitations of International Law
The Genocide Convention that Israel has been accused of violating may contain a critical loophole when it comes to military action.
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My piece in the Conversation looking at why the #ICJ & #ICC #Israel - #Palestine cases are taking so long. Spoiler alert: lots of evidence, state delays, & fugitives at large are contributing factors. #intLaw theconversation.com/why-are-the-...
Why are the ICJ and ICC cases on Israel and Gaza taking so long?
An expert on international law and genocide explains.
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The struggles - against nationalism, “realism”, powerful counter-forces - are the same, but the goals and visions to fight for are different: less ground-breaking and ambitious today.
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Must-read paper on the developments to date in the effort to establish a treaty on the prohibition, prevention, and punishment of crimes against humanity, by @leilasadat1.bsky.social, who has been central to that effort:
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TAFERELEN #49 — What can images achieve for international law?

On Thursday, 11 Sept, 18:00 at FOTODOK:
Lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld & photographer Tobias Bijl discuss the role of images as evidence in war crimes + genocide trials, and how they shape public memory.

www.fotodok.org/evenement/ta...
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“The proliferation of cease-fires in the place of lasting settlements is a symptom of the pessimistic politics of our time.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/m...
Why Wars Don’t End Anymore
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Legal Scholars and Practitioners:

The Florida Journal of International Law (of which I am the faculty advisor) seeks submissions for its upcoming symposium on the law of defensive uses of force.

Submissions are due by November 8.

Please see below for more info and please share widely. Thank you!
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The US has imposed sanctions against the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and four of its judges. We wouldn't accept this against domestic judicial officers. Why do we accept it against those enforcing international criminal law? A plan of action: www.fordhamilj.org/volume-48-is...
The Center Cannot Hold: ICC Sanctions, Rogue Turns, and the Unmaking of Legal Order — Fordham International Law Journal
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mpil.de
Do rules still matter when great powers stop pretending? @annepetersmpil.bsky.social argues yes: even cynical legal talk restrains power. Hypocrisy can keep norms alive; silence kills them.

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#MPILHeidelberg #AnnePeters
Quote graphic with white serif text reading “When international law norms are invoked so erratically, it stealthily undermines the very notion of law.” — Anne Peters, over a semi‑transparent teal overlay on a photo of a war‑damaged high‑rise apartment building with shattered facades and exposed concrete in Kyiv, Ukraine; orange arrow motif in the upper-left corner.