englischUnder Art. 2 (4) UN-Charta it is forbidden for states to use force "in their international relations". While most authors consider this to mean solely "inter-state force", there is in fact a broader meaning to this central element of the provision. After a thorough textual interpretation, [...]
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englischThe law of neutrality has gained renewed relevance in the recent Ukraine conflict. It has already been subject of much debate as a result of changes in the international legal system. Nevertheless, the law of neutrality has maintained its place in international law to this day. The author [...]
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englischAlthough not explicitly mentioned in Art. 51 of the UN Charter, there is a consensus that self-defence is inter alia restricted by proportionality. However, the content and scope of this so-called jus ad bellum proportionality are still controversial in international legal scholarship and [...]
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englischTransitional Justice can be defined as the group of processes and mechanisms that address the problems caused by large-scale human rights violations that were committed during conflicts or by repressive regimes. This book analyses the efforts made in the implementation of the peace accords [...]
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englischWhenever States use force in their international relations, interstate assistance is a vital component.
The book clarifies the regulation of interstate assistance to a use of force under international law. It comprehensively reviews the relevant practice of States in United Nations [...]
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englischQuestions of methodology are questions of power also in international law. But where are the boundaries of judicial power and methodology to be drawn in identifying the existence of international crimes? And where are they drawn in practice? The book answers the first (normative) question on [...]
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englischEver since the end of the Second World War, Japanese defense and security law has been shaped by the tension between the "peace article" of the Constitution and the political expectations of an operational force. The result is a complex network of statutory guidelines for the activities of [...]
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englischUp to now, the naval blockade has been analysed almost exclusively in the context of ius in bello under international law. Since the emergence of the United Nations peacekeeping system, however, the question has arisen as to how the maritime blockade is to be assessed in terms of ius ad et [...]
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englischThis work is the first monographic examination of the so-called continuing crime in international criminal law. The continuing crime has emerged in jurisprudence and doctrine as a type of offence that is characterised by a temporally extended commission. In this context, various questions [...]
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englischIn the aftermath of armed conflicts, genocide and other forms of systemic injustice, states – and increasingly international courts – must repair a large number of survivors of grave human rights violations. As part of a transitional justice process, such reparation should also enable [...]
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