In the contemporary period, especially after the Cold War, private military and security companies are developing at a fast pace, and international legal regulations are non-existent.
The presence of employees of private military and security companies in the grey zones and in military operations is a reality. [...]
Against the backdrop of profound democratic and geopolitical tensions in 2025, the European Court of Human Rights’case law is examined. This article explores how the Court
is navigating a balance between caution and preserving the safeguards enshrined in the Convention in the face of new challenges and threats. [...]
In this chapter, the author offers a horizontal comparison of interpretation standards contained in international legal instruments of different origin. These legal instruments
range from international treaties to model laws. They also originate from different law makers such as the United Nations or individual states as well as trade or [...]
This thesis explores the historical and legal dimensions of the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo region. It traces the origins of the conflict
back to colonial times, analyzing competing claims stemming from Spanish exploration, Dutch settlement, and British inheritance. [...]
In 1920, when the Advisory Committee of Jurists was appointed by the Council of the League of Nations to be responsible for the development of a Permanent Court of International
Justice (PCIJ), it was conventional wisdom among scholars that only states could possess international legal personality. [...]
It is a fundamental tenet of the law of evidence, spanning all jurisdictions, that witness testimony should ideally be delivered in open court by the individual who observed
the event in question, or by the expert whose technical knowledge is relied upon. [...]
This article discusses interactions between the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the European Court of Human Rights. More specifically, it critically examines
evolving legal reasoning of the CC with respect to its interpretation of international law. [...]
The witness protection framework at the International Criminal Court (ICC) was made to comply with internationally recognized standards of fundamental human rights, with international
standards of fair trial and due process. Its purpose is not only to ensure protection of the physical and psychological integrity of witnesses testifying before the [...]
Twelve years after the Lancet-Oslo University Commission on Global Governance for Health [2] global governance frameworks for protecting health in conflict continue to be treated
as separate humanitarian, geopolitical, and security issues rather than an integrated part of everyday public health governance. [...]
Anarchismus und Recht – passt das überhaupt zusammen? Und was hat der Abolitionismus damit zu tun? Auf den ersten Blick scheinen diese Ansätze kaum vereinbar. Gleichzeitig
steht die internationale Rechtsordnung zunehmend unter Druck: Institutionen des Völkerrechts werden kritisiert, ihre Legitimität infrage gestellt. [...]