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PACE rejected the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention. Read Julia Heuwing's post on why the vote does not resolve the clash between the CRPD's abolitionist and the ECHR's regulatory approach to coercive psychiatric measures. voelkerrechtsblog.org/a-vote-again...
A Vote Against Making Things Worse
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The ICJ recognised a right to strike under ILO Convention No. 87. Sumedha Pradhan and Sourabh Bohraargues argue the Court’s reasoning raises important questions about treaty interpretation, state consent, and the limits of evolutive interpretation. voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-right-re...
The Right Result, the Wrong Reasoning?
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🎙️ Our new podcast episode is up! Völkerrechtspodcast has partnered with the Mal nach den Rechten schauen podcast to examine the continuities of National Socialism in public international law.
#59 Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt: Friend and Enemy
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In the last post of the symposium "The Rooms We Wanted", Matilde Masetti-Placci, Bhavinee Singh and Siddharth de Souza express their concluding reflections on the decolonisation seminar series held at the University of Edinburgh.
An Elective, or a Foundation?
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On today's post in the framework of the symposium "The Rooms We Wanted", Matilde Masetti-Placci, Bhavinee Singh, Hilda Tizeba and Kağan Sürücü discuss decoloniality and the digital era, and writing as a form of decolonial praxis.
Decolonial “And”
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In another post of "The Rooms We Wanted" Symposium, Matilde Masetti-Placci and Bhavinee Singh are in conversation this time with Dr. Morshed Manan and Dr. Rebecca Tapscott about the requirement of the signed consent form in empirical research.
From Inside Ethics Review Boards
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On our latest post in the framework of the symposium "The Rooms We Wanted", Matilde Masetti-Placci, Bhavinee Singh and Chloe Young reflect on decolonising ethics and the coloniality of ethics review.
A Form to Be Signed
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On this post under the “The Rooms We Wanted” symposium, Matilde Masetti-Placci and Bhavinee Singh speak with Dr Rohini Sen about finding a scholarly voice within the dominant frameworks of international law and working across disciplines.
Beyond the Traditional Framework
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Continuing with our symposium "The Rooms We Wanted: What a Year of Decolonisation Seminars Revealed about a Law School", Matilde Masetti-Placci and Bhavinee Singh conversate with Ahmed Raza Memon and explore different questions relating to Decolonial Method in International Law.
Writing from the Margins
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In the framework of out symposium "The Rooms We Wanted: What a Year of Decolonisation Seminars Revealed about a Law School" Matilde Masseti Placi, Bhavinee Singh and Alexandrine Lamarre reflect on neutrality in legal academia.
Unravelling the Neutral Scholar
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‼️ We are happy to introduce our new symposium “The Rooms We Wanted: What a Year of Decolonisation Seminars Revealed about a Law School.” This symposium reflects on the Decolonisation Seminar Series held at the University of Edinburgh through the 2025-2026 academic year.
The Rooms We Wanted
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Ananya Kumar discusses China’s Medog Hydropower Project, which raises important questions under customary international watercourse law, particularly regarding China’s duty to notify and cooperate with India and Bangladesh. voelkerrechtsblog.org/water-under-...
Water Under the Bridge
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Read glexareen.bsky.social post on judicial caution, statehood, and sea-level rise following United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/80/L.65. voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-power-of...
The Power of ‘Constructive Misreading’
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Radhika Gupta argues that ILO practice gives preparatory work a co-primary role under Articles 5 and 31 VCLT, challenging the ICJ’s approach in its Right to Strike Advisory Opinion. voelkerrechtsblog.org/can-the-ilo-...
Can the ILO Interpret Differently?
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Read Swarna Latha R's post about the CRPD strengthening participation and representation of persons with disabilities, which doesn't necessarily translate into decision-making power. voelkerrechtsblog.org/participatio...
Participation Without Authority?
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Is Polyphemus the Villain? Franco Di Pede analyses certain concerns relating to Christopher Nolan's latest movie, The Odyssey. In particular, the article examines the international law implications of filming a movie in Western Sahara. voelkerrechtsblog.org/western-saha...
Western Sahara, a Never-Ending Odyssey…
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Sweden’s youth wings in adult prisons raise important questions under Article 37(c) CRC. Physical separation may not be enough if children remain exposed to the risks and stigma of adult detention. Read more about it in a blog post by Cem Zor. voelkerrechtsblog.org/walled-in-no...
Walled in Not Walled Off?
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What does international law tell us about self-determination and what might it leave unsaid? Himani Jha reflects on Tom Sparks' important contribution while exploring how questions of power, decolonisation, and political struggle remain central to the doctrine. voelkerrechtsblog.org/clarifying-t...
Clarifying the Norm, Questioning the Structure: A Review Of Tom Spark’s Self-Determination in the International Legal System
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📣 Introducing the First Annual "Teaching International Law” Symposium 📣 The #Symposium, organised by Sissy Katsoni and Btissam Boulakhrif, will host a series of posts on the engagement with decolonial feminist approaches while teaching international law. voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...
Introducing the First Annual “Teaching International Law” Symposium
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Following our series of interviews, Antonio Guzman Mutis has talked with @iftachco.bsky.social , co-founder and co-director of @front-lex.bsky.social , a legal hub challenging EU migration policies through strategic litigation at the ECHR, CJEU and ICC.
In conversation with Iftach Cohen, Co-founder and Co-director of Front-LEX
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On our latest edition of “the Person behind the Academic” Sissy Katsoni interviews Ioannis Ktistakis, judge at the European Court of Human Rights.
Chatting with Ioannis Ktistakis
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The ICJ found a right to strike in a Treaty that never mentions one by relying on other treaties via Art. 31 VCLT. S. Geiersbach & @juliusnpprt.bsky.social ask if the Court's "common understanding" test is common enough and show where its reasoning on State silence and the "relevant rule" runs thin.
(Un)Common Understandings
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Veronika Fikfak shares her experience on how to write a successful funding application for an ERC grant. This is the first post of our newest service: the resources section, a repository for different useful materials. 🛠️ Resources page: voelkerrechtsblog.org/services/res... 📝 Read the post:
How to Think Your Way to an ERC Project
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Today's post by Valerio Sinaj revolves around adaptation and victim status in ECtHR climate litigation, focusing on the role of adaptation and adaptability in determining victimhood, with a specific focus on the application challenging the UK's insufficient adaptation programme before the ECtHR.
Adaptation and Victim Status in ECtHR Climate Litigation
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📣 Call for Papers 📣 Una vez más, América Latina y el Caribe están en el punto de mira de los últimos debates. Völkerrechtsblog invita a académicos y profesionales a reflexionar sobre temas relativos a intervención e influencia,
📣 Call for Papers 📣 Latin America and the Caribbean are once again at the center of recent debates. Völkerrechtsblog invites scholars and practitioners to reflect on the themes of intervention and influence,
Read 黄健昀's post "Should AI Be Organized? The Case for a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization" discussing why a dedicated international body, modeled on the IAEA, is needed to govern AI. voelkerrechtsblog.org/authors/jian...
Should AI Be Organized?
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Germany may have more legal latitude to acquire nuclear weapons than commonly assumed. Gabriel H. Heyl examines Article 3 of the Two Plus Four Agreement, the NPT, and the VCLT after the failed NPT Review Conference. voelkerrechtsblog.org/wind-of-nucl...
Wind of (Nuclear) Change
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Drawing on Macbeth, Gustavo Leite Neves da Luz argues that international law cannot let future demand justify present exploitation. Critical minerals are not a licence to bypass precaution, due diligence, and environmental protection. voelkerrechtsblog.org/macbeth-at-t...
Macbeth at the International Seabed Authority
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On 15 May 2026, the International Law Commission adopted the draft articles on Immunity of State Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction on second reading. Hua Deng examines how this swift agreement contrasts with nearly two decades of contentious debate. voelkerrechtsblog.org/of-continuou...
Of Continuous Controversies and Unfinished Tasks
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