Benjamin Duerr
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Diplomat. International lawyer. Writer | https://www.benjamin-duerr.com | The Hague / Den Haag (EN/NL/DE)
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Berichten uit Den Haag over internationaal recht, politiek en de geschiedenis van de diplomatie. Click to read Benjamin Duerr in Den Haag, a Substack publication.
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“Non-superpower countries know that adherence to international law is not idealism, but the foundation of stable relations - and that it will only become more important in a rapidly changing world.” @chathamhouse.org
President Trump may disregard international law – but other countries want to make use of it
Non-superpower countries know that adherence to international law is not idealism, but the foundation of stable relations - and that it will only become more important in a rapidly changing world.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
“Non-superpower countries know that adherence to international law is not idealism, but the foundation of stable relations - and that it will only become more important in a rapidly changing world.” @chathamhouse.org
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"States complicit in attacks against the foundations of the world order must be called out for it. And this applies to the US, which now stands in opposition to the Nuremberg principles."
80 Years After Nuremberg, Envisioning the Future of International Law www.justsecurity.org/128387/nurem...
80 Years After Nuremberg, Envisioning the Future of International Law www.justsecurity.org/128387/nurem...
80 Years After Nuremberg, the Future of International Law
For international criminal law to remain a compelling set of norms, the central principles that formed Nuremberg must be vigorously defended.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
"States complicit in attacks against the foundations of the world order must be called out for it. And this applies to the US, which now stands in opposition to the Nuremberg principles."
80 Years After Nuremberg, Envisioning the Future of International Law www.justsecurity.org/128387/nurem...
80 Years After Nuremberg, Envisioning the Future of International Law www.justsecurity.org/128387/nurem...
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History 2026 (Frankfurt: @mpilhlt.bsky.social , 6-17 JUL 2026); DEADLINE 31 JAN 2026
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History 2026 (Frankfurt: MILHLT, 6-17 JUL 2026); DEADLINE 31 JAN 2026
(image source: MPILHLT ) On the academy: The Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History provides a selected group of highly motivated ear...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:14 AM
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Max Planck Summer Academy for Legal History 2026 (Frankfurt: @mpilhlt.bsky.social , 6-17 JUL 2026); DEADLINE 31 JAN 2026
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Negotiating a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity – Introduction to the Symposium | by Chiara Giorgetti and Franz Perrez
Negotiating a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity – Introduction to the Symposium
This is the first post in our Joint Symposium on “Negotiating a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity.” This piece is cross-posted on Just Security. We are delighted to host this symposium and grateful to...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Negotiating a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity – Introduction to the Symposium | by Chiara Giorgetti and Franz Perrez
The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 banned any warlike activity and granted all countries equal access to hunting, fishing, mining and owning land on the Norwegian polar archipelago — a rare arrangement anywhere on the globe. Now Norway is reconsidering the treaty.
The Tug of War at the Top of the World
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January 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM
The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 banned any warlike activity and granted all countries equal access to hunting, fishing, mining and owning land on the Norwegian polar archipelago — a rare arrangement anywhere on the globe. Now Norway is reconsidering the treaty.
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In the new @dissentmag.bsky.social issue, out today, @yguichaoua.bsky.social and I diagnose the crisis of conflict studies in a piece that is part intellectual history, part personal experience.
What was conflict studies for? And what can its travails tell us about how wars have changed?
What was conflict studies for? And what can its travails tell us about how wars have changed?
The Demise of Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine
An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
In the new @dissentmag.bsky.social issue, out today, @yguichaoua.bsky.social and I diagnose the crisis of conflict studies in a piece that is part intellectual history, part personal experience.
What was conflict studies for? And what can its travails tell us about how wars have changed?
What was conflict studies for? And what can its travails tell us about how wars have changed?
De geschiedenis is vol van plotselinge omwentelingen van macht en politieke verhoudingen. Zij maken de vervolging van oorlogsmisdrijven mogelijk - ook als het lang onrealistisch leek.
De late vervolging van oorlogsmisdrijven in Syrië
Politiek is hijgerig, het recht heeft een lange adem.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
De geschiedenis is vol van plotselinge omwentelingen van macht en politieke verhoudingen. Zij maken de vervolging van oorlogsmisdrijven mogelijk - ook als het lang onrealistisch leek.
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🎥 Video 'Global Challenges' | Grand entretien with #InternationalLaw prof. Paola Gaeta about the evolution of the concept of genocide and its practical application in international law.
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#genocide #GlobalChallenges
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#genocide #GlobalChallenges
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January 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
🎥 Video 'Global Challenges' | Grand entretien with #InternationalLaw prof. Paola Gaeta about the evolution of the concept of genocide and its practical application in international law.
@gvagrad-law.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social
#genocide #GlobalChallenges
shorturl.at/RevUH
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#genocide #GlobalChallenges
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No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges
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January 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
“Predictability, which is essential for global peace, is not a feature of this world.” Five writers on the world could be headed.
Opinion | Trump Broke the World Order. Now What?
With the president’s actions in Venezuela, we’re entering a new era. Here’s what it could look like.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
“Predictability, which is essential for global peace, is not a feature of this world.” Five writers on the world could be headed.
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Oud-diplomaat over internationaal recht: ‘Dat iets volgens de wet gebeurt, betekent niet dat het juist is’
Oud-diplomaat over internationaal recht: ‘Dat iets volgens de wet gebeurt, betekent niet dat het juist is’
De VS zijn ‘doorgeslagen’. Maar dat betekent niet dat het internationaal recht in crisis verkeert, zegt Martti Koskenniemi. ‘Als we zeggen dat anderen de wet ‘misbruiken’, bedoelen we dat we het niet met hen eens zijn.’
www.trouw.nl
January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Oud-diplomaat over internationaal recht: ‘Dat iets volgens de wet gebeurt, betekent niet dat het juist is’
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Interview with Martti Koskenniemi in @zeit.de. Everyone in the international law-sphere not only has read his work but also knows how to spell his name. And I think that says everything about how important he is.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Martti Koskenniemi: "Das Völkerrecht existiert, solange wir daran glauben"
Ist mit der Entführung Maduros das Völkerrecht am Ende? Keinesfalls, sagt der Jurist Martti Koskenniemi. Und im Falle Grönlands könne es noch sehr nützlich werden.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Interview with Martti Koskenniemi in @zeit.de. Everyone in the international law-sphere not only has read his work but also knows how to spell his name. And I think that says everything about how important he is.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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Ist mit der Entführung Maduros das Völkerrecht am Ende? Keinesfalls, sagt der Jurist Martti Koskenniemi. Und im Falle Grönlands könne es noch sehr nützlich werden.
Martti Koskenniemi: "Das Völkerrecht existiert, solange wir daran glauben"
Ist mit der Entführung Maduros das Völkerrecht am Ende? Keinesfalls, sagt der Jurist Martti Koskenniemi. Und im Falle Grönlands könne es noch sehr nützlich werden.
www.zeit.de
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Ist mit der Entführung Maduros das Völkerrecht am Ende? Keinesfalls, sagt der Jurist Martti Koskenniemi. Und im Falle Grönlands könne es noch sehr nützlich werden.
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Begin van genocidezaak tegen Myanmar is voor de Rohingya een stapje naar gerechtigheid
Begin van genocidezaak tegen Myanmar is voor de Rohingya een stapje naar gerechtigheid
Het Internationaal Gerechtshof hoort vanaf maandag argumenten in de genocidezaak tegen Myanmar. Israël kijkt mee; de uitkomst van deze zaak kan van belang zijn in het proces dat Zuid-Afrika tegen het land aanspande.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Begin van genocidezaak tegen Myanmar is voor de Rohingya een stapje naar gerechtigheid
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Vacature (Senior) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven bij NL MinJenV, met accent op het opzetten van de voorbereidende fase van een #Agressietribunaal voor de vervolging van het misdrijf agressie tegen #Oekraïne.
www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/sr...
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De Rijksoverheid zoekt: (Sr.) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven
(Sr.) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven in Den Haag voor 36 uur bij Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid
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January 10, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Vacature (Senior) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven bij NL MinJenV, met accent op het opzetten van de voorbereidende fase van een #Agressietribunaal voor de vervolging van het misdrijf agressie tegen #Oekraïne.
www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/sr...
www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/sr...
Webinar on Monday on #Venezuela and the implications for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the UN, and world order. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (organised by the Dutch United Nations Association)
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Webinar on Monday on #Venezuela and the implications for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the UN, and world order. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (organised by the Dutch United Nations Association)
‘I don’t need international law’: #Trump speaks about his vision of power in @nytimes.com interview. The only constrained is ‘my own morality’. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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January 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
‘I don’t need international law’: #Trump speaks about his vision of power in @nytimes.com interview. The only constrained is ‘my own morality’. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Meld je aan voor mijn nieuwsbrief: berichten uit Den Haag over internationaal recht, politiek en geschiedenis + 2x per maand lees-, luister- en kijktips erover. benjaminduerr.substack.com
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Berichten uit Den Haag over internationaal recht, politiek en de geschiedenis van de diplomatie. Click to read Benjamin Duerr in Den Haag, a Substack publication.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Meld je aan voor mijn nieuwsbrief: berichten uit Den Haag over internationaal recht, politiek en geschiedenis + 2x per maand lees-, luister- en kijktips erover. benjaminduerr.substack.com
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I wrote an Expert Comment for the University of Oxford on the implications of the US aggression against Venezuela for International Law and Global Security.
My argument in brief below:
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
My argument in brief below:
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I wrote an Expert Comment for the University of Oxford on the implications of the US aggression against Venezuela for International Law and Global Security.
My argument in brief below:
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
My argument in brief below:
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
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UN Experts: "the unprovoked use of armed force on Venezuelan sovereign territory is a clear breach of Art 2(4) of the UN Charter... It may also constitute the international crime of aggression attributable to the individual political and military leaders involved."
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www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
UN Experts: "the unprovoked use of armed force on Venezuelan sovereign territory is a clear breach of Art 2(4) of the UN Charter... It may also constitute the international crime of aggression attributable to the individual political and military leaders involved."
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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List of organizations, collaborations and treaties the US are pulling out of per presidential decree.
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
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January 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
List of organizations, collaborations and treaties the US are pulling out of per presidential decree.
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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There's much commentary on Venezuela Maduro and international law. We focus on potential accountability routes, after examining illegality of US actions + immunity issues. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... Thanks @bcfinucane.bsky.social and Ignacio for making time.
Episode 149 – Might versus Right in Venezuela ? with Brian Finucane and Ignacio Jovtis
Maduro kidnapped by the US – what are the implications for accountability for human rights violations in Venezuela and for peace and security in Latin America. With Brian Finucane and Ignacio…
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January 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
There's much commentary on Venezuela Maduro and international law. We focus on potential accountability routes, after examining illegality of US actions + immunity issues. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... Thanks @bcfinucane.bsky.social and Ignacio for making time.
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Deadline is less than two weeks away!
DH at 50: European Perspectives on America's Global Rise and Crises
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DH at 50: European Perspectives on America's Global Rise and Crises
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January 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Deadline is less than two weeks away!
DH at 50: European Perspectives on America's Global Rise and Crises
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DH at 50: European Perspectives on America's Global Rise and Crises
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📣 Beginning next week, the International Court of Justice will hold hearings in the Rohingya genocide case. The case is now at its critical merits phase.
When the case was filed, we published a series of Q&As that explained the case's importance. www.globaljusticecenter.net/q-a-developm...
When the case was filed, we published a series of Q&As that explained the case's importance. www.globaljusticecenter.net/q-a-developm...
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
📣 Beginning next week, the International Court of Justice will hold hearings in the Rohingya genocide case. The case is now at its critical merits phase.
When the case was filed, we published a series of Q&As that explained the case's importance. www.globaljusticecenter.net/q-a-developm...
When the case was filed, we published a series of Q&As that explained the case's importance. www.globaljusticecenter.net/q-a-developm...
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Totally agree with @drnajimagi.bsky.social @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social, & I always tell my students: the UN is flawed & we should critique its failings, but it also has successes & we are far better off with it than without it. theconversation.com/venezuela-ga...
Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: is the UN failing?
Should we push for a better UN that doesn’t reward the powerful by making them unaccountable? Absolutely. Should we scrap it altogether? No.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Totally agree with @drnajimagi.bsky.social @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social, & I always tell my students: the UN is flawed & we should critique its failings, but it also has successes & we are far better off with it than without it. theconversation.com/venezuela-ga...