Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht / Heidelberg Journal of International Law

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development [IBRD] / International Development Association [IDA]) may have passed a critical juncture in its consideration of animal welfare in the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)....

Right at the beginning of the economic crisis in Europe, there were calls for a mechanism that would contribute to monetary stability and thus represent an effective instrument to address the sovereign debt crisis. For this purpose, the euro...

We are at a critical juncture in the history of international law, as international courts and dispute settlement bodies grapple with the unfolding climate crisis. This article theorises a World Climate Court as a way of evaluating existing...

This article delves into the protection of economic and social rights in Central and Eastern Europe from the United Nations (UN) human rights protection system perspective. We analyse the extent to which the broad inclusion of economic and social...

The origin of public international law is strongly intertwined with monarchs and royal houses. From a traditional continental perspective, the concept of ‘sovereign States’ and of ‘sovereignty’ is traced back to the acquired autonomy and...

Facing various challenges associated with climate change, a question arises as to how one can address these newly emerging issues under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). There, the resilience of UNCLOS is at issue. An...