englischThe book focuses on the interrelationship of the sources of international law. It considers comparative-legal historical insights, it examines the role of institutions such as the International Court of Justice and the International Law Commission, and it explores and analyzes developments [...]
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englischNonviolent Protest Movements are elementary for the spread of democracy and human rights. Some states have, therefore, established policies to support these movements when they emerge. This practice, however, raises significant doubts from states that see themselves confronted with such [...]
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englischWhile much ink has been spilled over successions’ ramifications for international treaties and state debts, less attention has been paid to their effects on the internal law of states. When it comes to individual rights, this deficit represents a huge lacuna since a myriad of individual [...]
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englischCarl Bilfinger was a professor of public law at the universities of Halle, Heidelberg, and Berlin. From 1943 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1954 he was director of the Kaiser Wilhelm/Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. A companion and follower of Carl Schmitt [...]
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englischThis open access book examines if states are bound by the ICESCR in case of domestic measures with extraterritorial effects on economic and social human rights of individuals abroad. For states to meet the challenges posed by globalisation, it addresses the circumstances under which such [...]
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Die rechtshistorische Untersuchung erörtert den Entstehungsprozess des kodifizierten Kriegsrechts Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts.
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englischBefore the end of this century, the Arctic will no longer be covered by ice all year round, resulting in increased Arctic shipping. It is therefore time to examine the legal framework for Arctic shipping and in particular (inter)national regulations as well as regional soft law and privately [...]
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englischHow do the rights of same-sex couples have to be ensured by states, and which kind of environmental obligations are induced by the right to life and to personal integrity? Questions as diverse and far-reaching as these are regularly dealt with by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in [...]
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englischThe harm prevention rule – often termed ‘due diligence’ – is often seen as a potentially powerful accountability mechanism for malicious cyber operations of state and non-state actors when attribution fails. Yet a lack of clarity on its doctrinal status, content and scope has hampered its [...]
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englischCrises are privileged moments of solidarization and desolidarisation. On one hand, solidarity-based institutions are often at issue in times of crises. On the other hand, solidarity is invoked to mitigate or overcome crises. This puts political and legal authorities, in which solidarity is [...]
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