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Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (ZaöRV) | MPIL Heidelberg. International, Comparative, and European Law. Where the #Staatslehre goes #International #OpenAccess #ScopusIndexed
The EU Blocking Regulation: Europe’s economic sovereignty in a changing world 🌍 In her new article, Johanna Fink analyses the EU Blocking Regulation as a strategic tool at the intersection of international law and geoeconomics. Read now in the new #ZaöRV #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
In the new issue of #ZaöRV, Dana Burchardt examines a decision of the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the Administrative Tribunal of the Asian Development Bank and its reliance on the European Court of Human Rights’ Waite and Kennedy approach. Now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Beyond derogation: rethinking migrants’ rights under the ECHR 🌐 Johanna Bücker and Lina Sophie Möller examine a new “context-driven” justification advanced by European states in response to migration at the Belarus–EU border. Read the new #ZaöRV now #OpenAccess : www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Protest as counter-hegemonic human rights work ✊ Zoe Louise Tongue explores how abortion rights movements in Argentina and Ireland used protest not only to demand legal change, but to reshape the meaning and reach of human rights. Read the new #ZaöRV #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Evolution of protest rights in Russia ⏳ Dmitrii Kuznetsov traces the journey from initial optimism around European human rights standards to the erosion of protest freedoms before Russia’s departure from the Council of Europe in 2022. #OpenAccess in the new #ZaöRV: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
The Right to Protest in the Inter-American Human Rights Framework ⚖️ In his contribution to the new #ZaöRV, Marcos Antonio Vela Ávalos examines the recognition and protection of the right to protest within the Inter-American human rights system. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Climate Protest and the Right of Resistance in International Law 🌱 In her contribution to the ZaöRV, Maria O’Sullivan examines the growing tensions between climate activism, criminalisation of protest, and human rights protection. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
How does international law protect peaceful protest — and how should it evolve to reflect its role in democratic societies? In his new article in the #ZaöRV, Florian Kriener explores the emerging legal framework surrounding peaceful protest. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Revisiting a Landmark Contribution on German Reunification: Russell A. Miller takes a fresh look at Professor Jochen Abr. Frowein’s seminal essay “Germany Reunited”. Now available in the new #ZaöRV #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
📢 Obituary in the #ZaöRV 🕯️ It is with great sadness that we remember Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Jochen A. Frowein (1934–2026). The obituary by Matthias Hartwig, Georg Nolte, Stefan Oeter, and Christian Walter traces the remarkable path of his academic life. Read now: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
How can the EU meaningfully defend democracy in an era of democratic erosion? Franca Maria Feisel examines the EU’s emerging “whole-of-society approach” to defending democracy and questions whether current strategies live up to this ambition. Now in the new #ZaöRV: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🇪🇺 In his new article, Armin von Bogdandy reflects on the promise of the volume 70 Years of EU Law and analyses the republican dimension of the EU legal order and its implications for democratic legitimacy and citizenship. Read the article now #OpenAccess in ZaöRV: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
💰Can the EU drive tax harmonisation? In a new article, Aitor Navarro examines how EU law shapes tax coordination among Member States despite institutional limits. Now available #OpenAccess in the new #ZaöRV: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🤝Rethinking the story of Social Europe In his new article, Marc Steiert revisits the development of EU social policy and highlights alternative trajectories in the history of EU law. Read the article now #OpenAccess in ZaöRV 1/2026: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🔎Why do some EU law violations remain invisible? In his new article, Christian Thönnes explores how gaps in the constitutional framework of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice affect the enforcement of EU law. Read now #OpenAccess in ZaöRV 1/2026: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🔎Is EU citizenship more than a catalogue of rights? In his new article, Johan Meeusen offers three insights for reassessing the legal and constitutional role of EU citizenship. The article is now available #OpenAccess in ZaöRV 1/2026: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🌍Is the EU truly a global human rights actor? SpecialIssue: 70 Years of EU Law In his article in #ZaöRV, Henri de Waele critically evaluates the EU’s legal and institutional record in promoting human rights beyond its borders. Read the article now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
⚖️In “Is It Enough to Say ‘Common Values’? Reassessing Article 2 TEU as the Identity of the EU Legal Order”, Maciej Krogel examines how Article 2 TEU functions as a constitutional foundation of the EU legal order. New ZaöRV issue available #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🌍From market power to geoeconomics In their new article, Alexandros Bakos and Christos Karetsos analyse how EU law increasingly intersects with geopolitical strategy through trade, sanctions, and regulatory tools. Read now #OpenAccess in the new #ZaöRV: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🔍What stories about EU law remain untold? #ZaöRV In his article, Jacob van de Beeten critically examines dominant narratives of European integration and highlights overlooked perspectives in the development of EU law. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🏛️ How did the EU legal order come into being? In the new #ZaöRV, Giulia La Torre revisits the early decades of European integration and examines how institutions, doctrine, and jurisprudence contributed to the emergence of a distinctive supranational legal order: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
📚 How has EU legal thinking evolved? In the new #ZaörV, Paolo Mazzotti traces the intellectual foundations of EU legal discourse and shows how narratives of continuity and rupture have shaped the field. An insightful contribution, now available #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
⚖️Is EU legal language political? In the new #ZaörV, Päivi Leino-Sandberg explores how the professional language of EU law shapes authority, expertise, and the politics of European integration. Her article is now available #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
🇪🇺The New #ZaöRV #SpecialIssue on 70 Years of EU Law How should we understand seven decades of #EU law? In the introduction to ZaöRV 1/2026, Paolo Mazzotti reflects on the tensions between continuity and transformation in the EU legal order. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
⚖️EU sanctions beyond EU borders? In the new ZaöRV 1/2026, Katja Göcke examines how EU sanctions against Russia are increasingly designed to cover situations that have no genuine link to the EU. Read her timely comment now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
📰 Hot of the Press and available #OpenAccess: A new issue of the #ZaöRV – Heidelberg Journal of International Law is now accessible online! Find a first insight into the new issue 1/2026 here, and stay tuned for highlights of the individual articles: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
EU Health Emergencies and Legal Limits How far can the EU go in a health emergency? In his new article in the latest #ZaöRV, Bartłomiej Kurcz analyses the legal constraints shaping EU-level crisis response. Find out more about his argument now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Who Controls Health Data in Europe? In ZaöRV 4/2025, Sellner, Nantcha, and Molnár-Gábor explore the Regulation on European Health Data Space, highlighting its implications for data protection, governance, and innovation. Read their timely article now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Securing Europe’s Medical Supply Chains How can EU law help secure medical supply chains? Find out now in an interesting article by Bayerlein, Agarwal and Rudloff in the latest #ZaöRV. They link health security, trade, and economic resilience. Available #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
When Health Policy Meets the Internal Market A new article by Vincent Delhomme in the latest #ZaöRV 4/2025 examines where public health goals collide with EU market logic, focusing on tobacco control and prevention policies. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...