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Call for New Editors at Völkerrechtsblog

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 9h

📢 Our Call for New Editors is out!
✨ We look forward to receiving your applications and to welcoming you to our team!
⏰ Expressions of interest shall be sent by 31.10.2025.

You can find further information here:
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Polina Kulish @polinakulish.bsky.social · 12d

Second, and particularly important, part of the SWAIL interview is out ⬇️

Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 12d

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.

Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 12d

Interesting interview on Second World Approaches to International Law (including a nice shout out to our Socialism and International Law volume)!

Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

Interview is cross-published with @ceureviewofbooks.bsky.social, with support from @anditalaber.bsky.social.

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Polina Kulish @polinakulish.bsky.social · 12d

Read our interview on SWAIL – a new project rethinking international law from the “Second World" ⬇️

Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 12d

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-...

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 13d

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

Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 13d

“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

A Question of Authority and Risk

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 13d

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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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 13d

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✨️
voelkerrechtsblog.org/a-question-o...

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 14d

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?

Promise and Peril of Relying on Human Rights in the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 15d

📣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

Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 15d

📣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⚖️:
voelkerrechtsblog.org/promise-and-...

The First in Absentia Confirmation at the ICC

Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 15d

“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 Encyclopaedic Value of the ICRC’s Customary IHL Study

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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 15d

📣 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 ✨️:
voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-encyclop...