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Eine neue Folge vom Völkerrechtspodcast @voelkerrechtsblog.org, mit O-Tönen von der ESIL- Konferenz @esil-sedi.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/2jAS...
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Eine neue Folge vom Völkerrechtspodcast @voelkerrechtsblog.org, mit O-Tönen von der ESIL- Konferenz @esil-sedi.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/2jAS...
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The @voelkerrechtsblog.org is now recruiting volunteer members for the editorial team. Do apply!
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Call for New Editors at Völkerrechtsblog
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September 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The @voelkerrechtsblog.org is now recruiting volunteer members for the editorial team. Do apply!
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Call for New Editors at Völkerrechtsblog
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October 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📢 Our Call for New Editors is out!
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Second, and particularly important, part of the SWAIL interview is out ⬇️
What is SWAIL's relationship to #TWAIL?
Part II discusses intersections and divergences between the two approaches.
@pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński reflect on the discomforts SWAIL may provoke and on what SWAIL can offer scholars and practitioners.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Part II discusses intersections and divergences between the two approaches.
@pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński reflect on the discomforts SWAIL may provoke and on what SWAIL can offer scholars and practitioners.
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(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part II
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September 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Second, and particularly important, part of the SWAIL interview is out ⬇️
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The "double exclusion" of CEE - here in scholarly research, but applicable elsewhere as well (too eastern for the West, too western for the Third World) is never not a fascinating topic.
How does the “Second World” invite us to rethink international law?
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
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Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
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(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part I
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September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The "double exclusion" of CEE - here in scholarly research, but applicable elsewhere as well (too eastern for the West, too western for the Third World) is never not a fascinating topic.
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Interesting interview on Second World Approaches to International Law (including a nice shout out to our Socialism and International Law volume)!
How does the “Second World” invite us to rethink international law?
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
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(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part I
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September 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Interesting interview on Second World Approaches to International Law (including a nice shout out to our Socialism and International Law volume)!
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What is SWAIL's relationship to #TWAIL?
Part II discusses intersections and divergences between the two approaches.
@pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński reflect on the discomforts SWAIL may provoke and on what SWAIL can offer scholars and practitioners.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Part II discusses intersections and divergences between the two approaches.
@pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński reflect on the discomforts SWAIL may provoke and on what SWAIL can offer scholars and practitioners.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part II
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September 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What is SWAIL's relationship to #TWAIL?
Part II discusses intersections and divergences between the two approaches.
@pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński reflect on the discomforts SWAIL may provoke and on what SWAIL can offer scholars and practitioners.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Part II discusses intersections and divergences between the two approaches.
@pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński reflect on the discomforts SWAIL may provoke and on what SWAIL can offer scholars and practitioners.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
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Part I of the interview discusses SWAIL’s origins, revisits its 1st scholarly meeting in Vienna, and addresses the “dual exclusion” of Eastern & Central Europe from Western and non-Western traditions in international law.
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#SWAIL #Decolonization #LegalTheory
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#SWAIL #Decolonization #LegalTheory
(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part I
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September 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Part I of the interview discusses SWAIL’s origins, revisits its 1st scholarly meeting in Vienna, and addresses the “dual exclusion” of Eastern & Central Europe from Western and non-Western traditions in international law.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
#SWAIL #Decolonization #LegalTheory
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#SWAIL #Decolonization #LegalTheory
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Read our interview on SWAIL – a new project rethinking international law from the “Second World" ⬇️
How does the “Second World” invite us to rethink international law?
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part I
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September 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Read our interview on SWAIL – a new project rethinking international law from the “Second World" ⬇️
How does the “Second World” invite us to rethink international law?
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part I
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September 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
How does the “Second World” invite us to rethink international law?
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Read the interview with @pilabuda.bsky.social & Marek Wasiński on how SWAIL emerges from Eastern & Central Europe’s liminal position.
By @polinakulish.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social
voelkerrechtsblog.org/researching-...
Vanessa Vohs explains why military drones are a threat/use of force and NATO Article 4 consultations aren’t enough. Collective countermeasures are needed now, otherwise the prohibition of the use of force risks becoming meaningless.
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Testing NATO’s Resolve
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September 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Vanessa Vohs explains why military drones are a threat/use of force and NATO Article 4 consultations aren’t enough. Collective countermeasures are needed now, otherwise the prohibition of the use of force risks becoming meaningless.
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“It is imperative for the international community to critically evaluate and fortify the mechanisms that support the autonomy of international organization, ensuring they can effectively fulfil their mandates without compromising their multilateral values.”
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Balancing Act
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September 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“It is imperative for the international community to critically evaluate and fortify the mechanisms that support the autonomy of international organization, ensuring they can effectively fulfil their mandates without compromising their multilateral values.”
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Linus Mührel explains why publishing a new edition of the Study risks the potential danger of undermining its authority, as it “could trigger intense criticism, invite states to challenge even long-accepted rules...” Read his contribution to the #Symposium here✨️
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A Question of Authority and Risk
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September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Linus Mührel explains why publishing a new edition of the Study risks the potential danger of undermining its authority, as it “could trigger intense criticism, invite states to challenge even long-accepted rules...” Read his contribution to the #Symposium here✨️
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Artificial islands blur the line between rock, reef, and base. What does international law say about flying above them? Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga takes a look at the unresolved skies of the South China Sea 🌊. Read the full article here:
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Flying Too Low?
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September 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Artificial islands blur the line between rock, reef, and base. What does international law say about flying above them? Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga takes a look at the unresolved skies of the South China Sea 🌊. Read the full article here:
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📣The ICRC's Customary IHL Study relied on international human rights law – but with varying success. Why? Ilya Ivanov explains in his contribution to our #Symposium why the issue may be structural, but not intractable. Read the article here⚖️:
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Promise and Peril of Relying on Human Rights in the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study
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September 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
📣The ICRC's Customary IHL Study relied on international human rights law – but with varying success. Why? Ilya Ivanov explains in his contribution to our #Symposium why the issue may be structural, but not intractable. Read the article here⚖️:
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“The Court’s paralysis in the Kony case stems not from interpretive gaps in the Statute about the pre-trial stage, but from the persistent failure of States to execute arrest warrants.” - @kyrawigard.bsky.social on the ICC’s first in absentia hearing. Read here:
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The First in Absentia Confirmation at the ICC
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September 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“The Court’s paralysis in the Kony case stems not from interpretive gaps in the Statute about the pre-trial stage, but from the persistent failure of States to execute arrest warrants.” - @kyrawigard.bsky.social on the ICC’s first in absentia hearing. Read here:
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📣 Nadia Kornioti examines the Study’s practical value as an interdisciplinary research tool, reflecting on questions of “time, semantics, and legal culture, as well as international humanitarian law more broadly.” Read the full article here ✨️:
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The Encyclopaedic Value of the ICRC’s Customary IHL Study
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September 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
📣 Nadia Kornioti examines the Study’s practical value as an interdisciplinary research tool, reflecting on questions of “time, semantics, and legal culture, as well as international humanitarian law more broadly.” Read the full article here ✨️:
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Saksham Agrawal analyses how the ECtHR's Semenya v. Switzerland judgment exposes limits in Switzerland's arbitration framework, arguing that it calls for recalibrating PILA and reassessing arbitral autonomy.
#Switzerland, #HumanRights, #Arbitration
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#Switzerland, #HumanRights, #Arbitration
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After Semenya
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September 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Saksham Agrawal analyses how the ECtHR's Semenya v. Switzerland judgment exposes limits in Switzerland's arbitration framework, arguing that it calls for recalibrating PILA and reassessing arbitral autonomy.
#Switzerland, #HumanRights, #Arbitration
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#Switzerland, #HumanRights, #Arbitration
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In his contribution to the 📣 #Symposium on the #ICRC's Customary IHL Study twenty years on📣, Stanislau Lashkevich sketches a calibrated reading of state practice that aims to complement, rather than displace, the Study’s universalist method.✨️
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Beyond Headcounts
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September 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In his contribution to the 📣 #Symposium on the #ICRC's Customary IHL Study twenty years on📣, Stanislau Lashkevich sketches a calibrated reading of state practice that aims to complement, rather than displace, the Study’s universalist method.✨️
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Rouven Diekjobst (@diekjobst.bsky.social), Rosa-Lena Lauterbach (@rosalauterbach.bsky.social) and Paulina Rob kick off our #Symposium on customary IHL. Find out more about its reflections from scholarship and the exciting articles coming up! 💭✨️
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Revisiting Customary IHL
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September 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Rouven Diekjobst (@diekjobst.bsky.social), Rosa-Lena Lauterbach (@rosalauterbach.bsky.social) and Paulina Rob kick off our #Symposium on customary IHL. Find out more about its reflections from scholarship and the exciting articles coming up! 💭✨️
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Our workshop may be over, but that doesn‘t mean the conversation is. It has been an incredible two days of reflecting on customary #IHL and the ICRC‘s 2005 study. The series to our event between @articlesofwar.bsky.social
and @voelkerrechtsblog.org launched today - follow along!
and @voelkerrechtsblog.org launched today - follow along!
@diekjobst.bsky.social, @rosalauterbach.bsky.social and Paulina Rob introduce the joint series between #ArticlesofWar and @voelkerrechtsblog.org, which highlights the contested terrain of customary international humanitarian law two decades after the ICRC’s Study was first published.
September 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Our workshop may be over, but that doesn‘t mean the conversation is. It has been an incredible two days of reflecting on customary #IHL and the ICRC‘s 2005 study. The series to our event between @articlesofwar.bsky.social
and @voelkerrechtsblog.org launched today - follow along!
and @voelkerrechtsblog.org launched today - follow along!
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@diekjobst.bsky.social, @rosalauterbach.bsky.social and Paulina Rob introduce the joint series between #ArticlesofWar and @voelkerrechtsblog.org, which highlights the contested terrain of customary international humanitarian law two decades after the ICRC’s Study was first published.
September 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@diekjobst.bsky.social, @rosalauterbach.bsky.social and Paulina Rob introduce the joint series between #ArticlesofWar and @voelkerrechtsblog.org, which highlights the contested terrain of customary international humanitarian law two decades after the ICRC’s Study was first published.
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Since its publication in 2005, #ICRC Study of Customary #IHL has assumed an authoritative position in the identification and application of the law of #armedconflict. lieber.westpoint.edu/revisiting-c...
Revisiting Customary IHL Series – The ICRC’s Study at 20 - Lieber Institute West Point
The ideas introduced in this series highlight the contested terrain of customary IHL two decades after the ICRC’s Study was first published.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Since its publication in 2005, #ICRC Study of Customary #IHL has assumed an authoritative position in the identification and application of the law of #armedconflict. lieber.westpoint.edu/revisiting-c...