📖 My review of Anu Bradford’s "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology" (Oxford University Press 2023) is out on @zaoerv.bsky.social Many thanks to @alexanderwentker.bsky.social and @erik.d-64.social for editing this timely book review symposium. 🔗 doi.org/10.17104/004...

ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law@zaoerv.bsky.social · 12mo ago

📚 The new issue of the Heidelberg Journal of International Law (ZaöRV) is out and available now (Issue 3/2025)! #OpenAccess articles on international law, European law & more. 👉 Read here: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/... #ZaöRV #HJIL #InternationalLaw #OpenAccess

My friend and colleague Robert Stendel and I have a new draft on SSRN of an article forthcoming in EJIL, entitled 'Monetary Gold in the Age of Public Interest Litigation'. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Comments (still) welcome! Here is the abstract:

Interview mit Tagesschau24 (@tagesschau.de.web.brid.gy) zum völkerrechtlichen Gewaltverbot im Konflikt zwischen Israel, den USA und dem Iran (Aufzeichnung von heute, 18:30). www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/v...

Völkerrechtler Alexander Wentker, Universität Potsdam, über die Grenzen des Völkerrechts im Nahostkonflikt

Völkerrechtler Alexander Wentker, Universität Potsdam, über die Grenzen des Völkerrechts im Nahostkonflikt

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One week left to apply to our new Comparative and Global Law LLM at @uni-muenster.de ! Check out details below...

Michaela Hailbronner @mhailbronner.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are launching an LL.M. program in Comparative and Global Law @uni-muenster.de, which is one if the top places in Germany to study law in English, w particular strengths in comparative law & legal history.More info below, pls help spread the word! www.jura.uni-muenster.de/de/internati...

If you missed the annual ICLQ lecture given by Prof. Benoit Mayer based on his article 'The 'Highest Possible Ambition' on Climate Change Mitigation as a Legal Standard" You can catch up with a recordings here buff.ly/6V7TaE3

📢 IT’S HERE!!! 📢 ✨The programme of our “HOW TO” series of events is out!!!✨ This brand new series of events aims to provide a range of skills and support to ESIL early-career members embarking on a career in international law.

Many thanks to @iclq.bsky.social and @cambridgeup.bsky.social for this wonderful prize and to @biicl.bsky.social for an equally wonderful event!

International & Comparative Law Quarterly@iclq.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to @alexanderwentker.bsky.social of @unipotsdam.bsky.social and @mpil.de for being awarded the 2024 ICLQ Early Career Prize for his outstanding article published in vol 73(4). Our thanks to @cambridgeup.bsky.social for their continued support of the ICLQ Early Career Prize!

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

I am very happy, grateful, and honoured that my book (Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law) has received the 2025 Francis Lieber Prize of the American Society of International Law’s (@asilorg.bsky.social) Lieber Society. You can read the book here: academic.oup.com/book/57564

Mehrere Verwaltungsgerichte beschäftigen sich zur Zeit mit Exportgenehmigungen für Waffen nach Israel. Die Verfahren testen die Reichweite verwaltungsgerichtlichen Rechtsschutzes und grundrechtlicher Schutzpflichten im Ausland. (1/2)

Below is my response to the four thought-provoking comments on my book. For ease of reference, here are the links to all the posts in the symposium, in order of appearance: 1) My intro: www.ejiltalk.org/party-status...

Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law: Author’s Response

I am very grateful to Marko, Ashley, Philippa, and Paul for their thoughtful contributions. I greatly appreciate their thorough engagement with my work. To conclude the symposium, I will react to a fe...

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EJIL: Talk!@ejiltalk.bsky.social · last yr.

Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law: Author’s Response | by Alexander Wentker

Party Status to Armed Conflict | by Paul Berman

Party Status to Armed Conflict

The following comments are offered from the perspective of a government lawyer but very much on a personal basis; they do not necessarily represent the views of the UK Government. The relationship bet...

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Co-Party Status to Armed Conflict and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence | by Philippa Webb

Co-Party Status to Armed Conflict and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

I explore in this post how the use of AI-based Decision Support Systems (AI-DSS) could disrupt the three criteria developed by Alexander Wentker for identifying co-parties to an armed conflict. I firs...

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The Power of Co-Party Influence on IHL Compliance | by Ashley Deeks

The Power of Co-Party Influence on IHL Compliance

Alex Wentker’s book, which will stand as the definitive work on co-party status for years, offers an extremely careful and comprehensive look at the nature and implications of being a co-party to an a...

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‼️ ESIL pre-conference workshops are the ideal setting for ECRs wanting to share their work and get feedback! Make sure to check all the CfP and to submit your abstracts! And if you have questions, do not hesitate to reach out to us!

ESIL-SEDI@esil-sedi.bsky.social · last yr.

🔴Are you working on something you’re passionate about? Our IG pre-conference workshops are the perfect place to share ideas, get feedback, and connect with others who care about the same issues.🤝 Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation - submit your abstract now!📩 🔗 bit.ly/3ZwnrEP

On Parties and Co-Parties: A Comment on Alex Wentker’s Book | by Marko Milanovic

On Parties and Co-Parties: A Comment on Alex Wentker’s Book

I doubt that a doctoral thesis – and then a book – on international law could be more timely than Alexander Wentker’s Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law. The ongoing wars in Ukraine a...

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Over the next few days, @ejiltalk.bsky.social is hosting a symposium on my book, with thoughtful contributions by Marko Milanovic, Ashley Deeks, Paul Berman, and Philippa Webb (+ intro & response by me). I am very grateful to the four contributors, as well as to the editors for hosting this.

Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law

Abstract. This book analyses why it matters and how it is established that a State, international organisation, or armed group is a party to an armed confl

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EJIL: Talk!@ejiltalk.bsky.social · last yr.

Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law: An Overview | by Alexander Wentker

Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law: An Overview | by Alexander Wentker

Party Status to Armed Conflict in International Law: An Overview

Introduction Russia’s war of aggression has sparked intense public debates about whether and how to support Ukraine across many Western States over the past three years. These debates capture the hear...

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Congratulations! 🎉 @alexanderwentker.bsky.social has been awarded the @cambridgeup.bsky.social #ICLQ Early Career Prize for his article "The Armed Attack Exception to Neutrality in International Peace and Security Law": www.biicl.org/newsitems/16... 📖 Available #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1017/S002...

I'm very humbled and honoured to be awarded this prize. The article is here (OA): doi.org/10.1017/S002... and a summary here bsky.app/profile/alex... If you're in London on 13 May, join us to discuss the article (briefly) – and, more importantly, for Benoît Mayer’s lecture (see 👇).

British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)@biicl.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 Congratulations Dr Alexander Wentker! ICLQ has awarded its 2024 Early Career Prize to Dr Wentker for his article on the Armed Attack Exception to Neutrality. Join us on 13th May to celebrate. Free to attend - Register now: https://buff.ly/3CKt6je #ICLQ #EarlyCareerPrize #LegalScholarship

My latest article with @ICLQ_jnl has just been published open access: doi.org/10.1017/S002... A short 🧵. The law of neutrality has traditionally prohibited States from militarily assisting belligerent States and has required them to prevent belligerent States from using their territory. 1/3

⚖️ Der IGH ist aktuell so beschäftigt wie nie. Nicht nur mit dem Klimawandel, sondern immer häufiger auch mit Kriegen. Damit wird er unweigerlich zum Akteur der internationalen Sicherheit. Wie er sich dabei positioniert, dazu ein paar Gedanken von mir in der JZ. 1/2 doi.org/10.1628/jz-2024-0316

I very much enjoyed discussing some ideas from my book at @uvalaw.bsky.social. Many thanks to Ashley Deeks for the kind invitation and a thoughtful conversation, to everyone who came along for excellent questions, and to all those involved for being such great hosts! (Recording & link to book👇)

UVA Law School@uvalaw.bsky.social · 2y ago

LISTEN: @alexanderwentker.bsky.social, a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, discusses what makes countries party to a conflict when providing wartime support.

📰 Nordkorea kämpft in der Ukraine – was das völkerrechtlich bedeutet hat @meretbaumann.bsky.social gestern in der @nzz.ch erklärt, mit ein paar Einschätzungen von mir. www.nzz.ch/internationa...

Robert Stendel and I had a great time presenting and discussing our work on ICJ public interest litigation & the indispensable third party principle at the ASIL Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago on Friday. Many thanks to our thoughtful chair Isabella Uría and to @asilorg.bsky.social for a wonderful event!

👋🏼 the ESIL Early-Career Network is also on Bluesky 🦋 Follow us for all-things ECR and international law 🤓 The current members of the coordinating committee are @matinapapadaki.bsky.social, @stefaniasds.bsky.social, @alexanderwentker.bsky.social, Rita Guerreiro Teixeira and Antoine De Spiegeleir

I am very much looking forward to returning to Oxford for a book launch of my monograph📚. Join us next FR 22 Nov at 2.30-4 pm GMT – in person (All Souls College) or online (link below 👇 )! www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Many thanks for the invitation to introduce our research paper on ‘Identifying Co-Parties’ at the Articles of War blog: lieber.westpoint.edu/joining-in-w...!   The full paper can be found here: www.chathamhouse.org/sites/defaul....   @chathamhouse.bsky.social

Last week, we launched our research paper on ‘Identifying co-parties to armed conflict in international law’ @chathamhouse.bsky.social. When States go to war, they often rely on the support of others. So do non-State armed groups - and international organisations. 1/

Habe gestern Abend kurz im Interview mit dem BR die politische Debatte um die Ukraine-Unterstützung & #Taurus rechtlich eingeordnet. Kann man in der ARD-Mediathek nachhören: www.ardmediathek.de/video/br24/i....

BR24: Interview mit Völkerrechtler Alexander Wentker | ARD Mediathek

Interview mit Völkerrechtler Alexander Wentker | Video | Im Gespräch bei BR24 ist Alexander Wentker, Völkerrechtler am Max Planck-Institut in Heidelberg. Er hat seine Doktorarbeit über die brisante Fr...

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