Day 1 of the Helsinki Animal Law Conference 2026: "Reimagining Interspecies Justice" with talks by @annepetersmpil.bsky.social @eze-pz.bsky.social and Katja Tiisala! Interesting reflections and plenty of food for thought to take home. 🐾🌱
📣 Join us on 12 March (18:00 CET), at Humboldt University of Berlin, for a panel on “Multiperspectivism in International Legal Scholarship”. Hosted by @annepetersmpil.bsky.social & @chr-marxsen.bsky.social, with Kalika Mehta, Fuad Zarbiyev & @drqv.bsky.social www.mpil.de/apps/eventca...
The "Guantanamo model" for Greenland: U.S. gets complete jurisdiction, Denmark keeps sovereignty on paper. MPIL's @annepetersmpil.bsky.social explains what Trump's "framework" actually means—and why NATO can't sign it. Watch (DE): youtu.be/SfOVMeb9VHE?...
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“Purchase” or “lease” of Greenland does not fit into (post-)modern international law, as @annepetersmpil.bsky.social stresses – what matters is Greenland’s right to self-determination, not Trump’s dealmaking. 🔗 www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa... (paywall) #Greenland #USPolitics #Arctic
Trump möchte wohl einen Deal machen: Können die USA Grönland einfach kaufen?
US-Präsident Donald Trump will die Insel im Atlantik unbedingt haben. Neben Gewalt erwägt Washington nun offenbar auch den Einsatz von Geld. Doch Völkerrechtler sehen das skeptisch.
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We’re heading off for a winter break and wish you a wonderful holiday season! ⛄We’ll be back on 7 January - see you in the new year! ✨ #seasonsgreetings
Very happy to announce the Helsinki Animal Law Conference 2026: "Reimagining Justice Across Species”. Our keynotes are @annepetersmpil.bsky.social and @jeffsebo.bsky.social You are invited to submit your application ✨ See you in June! www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg... #animallaw
COVID mink culls: 23M animals eliminated. No debate. No legal voice. @annepetersmpil.bsky.social asks: What if animals had rights—not just welfare rules? Courts in Ecuador, Colombia, India are testing this. Watch her Hamburg lecture: www.mpipriv.de/1988974/03-0... #GlobalAnimalLaw #AnnePeters
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Anne Peters (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law): Towards Global Animal Law
Gastvortrag im Rahmen der Reihe „Hamburg Forum on Comparative Animal Law“ am 03.09.2025.
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Agriculture has been routinely protected from trade liberalisation. When it comes to trade in meat, ANNE PETERS (@annepetersmpil.bsky.social) argues, such protectionism deserves to be strengthened for the sake of animal welfare. verfassungsblog.de/internationa...
New Book!✨ 📘Access to Domestic Justice for Violations of International Law by Leander Beinlich A must-read on #HumanRights & #IntlLaw. 🔗Read intro free: doi.org/10.4337/9781... 🛒Shop Print: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... @annepetersmpil.bsky.social @maxplancklaw.bsky.social
📢New article in the #ZaöRV! Can international tribunals still matter in times of great power competition? Christian Schultheiss explores the impact of the South China Sea arbitration in his #OpenAccess comment. www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.17104/... #InternationalLaw #SouthChinaSea #HJIL
☀️ Nachhaltig forschen: Das MPIL setzt mit einer neuen Solaranlage ein Zeichen für #Klimaschutz und #Energieeffizienz. Ein weiterer Schritt in Richtung nachhaltiger Wissenschaft – jetzt auch in der @rnzonline.bsky.social nachzulesen 👇
🌍 Klimawandel & Internationaler Schutz Laura Kraft zeigt: Schutzmöglichkeiten für Klimamigrant:innen gibt es – international, europäisch, national. Es kommt auf die Auslegung, Anwendung und Weiterentwicklung des Rechts an. 🔗 Mehr dazu: transforming-economies.de?p=12003&prev...
Migration und Klimawandel: Bestehendes Recht anwenden
Folgen des Klimawandels und Migration: Das Völkerrecht weist Schutzmöglichkeiten für „Klimamigrant:innen“ auf.
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Tierische Rechte im Fokus: Kläger oder Angeklagte? Im Podcast "Clio auf die Ohren" (@unimainz.bsky.social) spricht @annepetersmpil.bsky.social über den Rechtsstatus von Tieren – von mittelalterlichen Prozessen bis zu aktuellen Debatten. 🎧 Jetzt reinhören: www.ub.uni-mainz.de/de/remix/pod...
Rethinking International Law in Turbulent Times In a new MPIL Research Paper, @annepetersmpil.bsky.social explores the challenges facing #IL amid geopolitical shifts, authoritarian resurgence, & digital transformation. She calls for a renewed, multiperspectival approach. tinyurl.com/3d39jybt
International Law and its Scholarship in the Time of Monsters
In only three years, the international legal order suffered three shocks: Ukraine, Gaza, and Trump. These function as a looking glass that focalises pre-exiting
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🇺🇸 Can the rise of the disaffected voter reshape the global order? In the current #ZaöRV, @gordonfriedrichs.bsky.social explores how shifting voter behavior destabilizes U.S. democracy and alters foreign policy under Trump’s second presidency: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.17104/... #OpenAccess
Am 12. Mai 2025 findet an der HU Berlin ein MPIL Buchgespräch zu "Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law" statt. @alexanderwentker.bsky.social Mit Prof. Dr. Claus Kreß und @Heikekrieger.bsky.social Moderation: @chr-marxsen.bsky.social 🕒 18 Uhr Anmeldung: berlin@mpil.de
Scholars tackle the Germany–Italy WWII reparations dispute, exploring how to balance state immunity with victims’ right to remedy in cases of historical war crimes. The conference is convened by: @annepetersmpil.bsky.social, Valentina Volpe & Dr. Giovanni Boggero
🔗 Join the livestream of the conclusive round table – 30 April 2025 us06web.zoom.us/j/8640354630... With: • Bruno Simma • Raffaele Sabato • Liliana Segre • Lutz Klinkhammer • Andrea Gattini And the conference Rapporteurs: • Alessandro Bufalini • @jemseva.bsky.social • Elia Alexiou
📢 New Issue Alert! The new #ZaöRV (Issue 1/2025), is out now and available #OpenAccess! Explore fresh takes on US foreign policy, global justice, climate change and more. 🔗 www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.17104/... #IntlLaw #ZaöRV
New @ejiltalk.bsky.social blogpost! 📣🇺🇳 @floriankriener.bsky.social and @annepetersmpil.bsky.social explore the legal limits of UNSC action in brokering a Ukraine-Russia "peace deal," following the concerning shift introduced by Resolution 2774. www.ejiltalk.org/legal-limits...
Legal Limits for UNSC Action on Peace in Ukraine
The last weeks have seen a gradual increase of pressure on the Ukrainian leadership to succumb to Russia’s imperialist demands. In particular, the United States of America under the Trump Administrati...
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Dear young colleagues! this was the most moving moment in my professional life. Thank you for the journey of shared learning.
MPIL Heidelberg@mpil.de · last yr.📢 Today, we celebrated @annepetersmpil.bsky.social's 60th birthday at @mpil.de with the colloquium "Beyond Constitutionalism: Between Multi-Perspectivism and Universalism in International Law". A day full of thought-provoking discussions! 🎉
The project is affiliated with the research groups of @annepetersmpil.bsky.social (MPIL Heidelberg) & Prof. Marie-Claire Foblets (MPI Halle), and focusses on fairness across time and space in international law.
Dear Julia! We missed you. I am sooo proud of you young Max Planckers 🧡.
Julia Emtseva@jemtseva.bsky.social · last yr.So disappointed to have missed it! I’m sure it was not only an intellectual event but also a heartfelt gathering, celebrating personal connections and the dedication of our wonderful @annepetersmpil.bsky.social
A just transition is key. Governments and civil society must work together to support sustainable food systems that benefit public health, the environment, animals, and communities.
Read the full Heidelberg Declaration and join the conversation via: 👉 @verfassungsblog.de (verfassungsblog.de/the-heidelbe...) & 👉 @ejiltalk.bsky.social (www.ejiltalk.org/the-heidelbe...)
📢 The Heidelberg Declaration on Transforming Global Meat Governance is out now on @verfassungsblog.de & @ejiltalk.bsky.social! In January, leading scholars gathered at @mpil.de to assess the urgent need for change in meat governance. Their conclusion? A major shift is essential. 🧵
The Heidelberg Declaration on Transforming Global Meat Governance
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Publication alert! New comment in @mpil.de's ZaöRV (open access)! 🎓📚 The piece tackles the question of whether we should aim at changing the EU Treaties to better protect EU values. My take: no! We should trust the Treaties! Read my text open access here: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.17104/...
Justin Krahe: “By ratifying a human rights treaty, states … also make certain commitments of an organisational nature, such as maintaining separation of powers and an independent judiciary.”- congratulations for this new book in our black series!
