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

This article deals with the capabilities and limitations of the European Union in adopting measures in the fight against pandemics on the basis of legal and economic evaluative criteria. The Covid-19 pandemic has directed the spotlight on the EU’s...

This article explores the constraints of actions at the European Union (EU) level in the field of health emergency preparedness and response. It argues that although the EU has found a way to be better prepared for future public health emergencies,...

The pandemic has made clear the absolute need to coordinate Member States’ action on health matters and to create a supranational health governance capable of anticipating and responding to health crises. The attention towards legal preparedness...

The widespread use and exchange of health data is central to modern digital medical care and research as well as the development of a European market for healthcare services and products. With the Regulation on the European Health Data Space...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union (EU) initiated the European Health Union (EHU) to fortify medical supply chains, aligning with broader economic security goals. Geopolitical tensions prompted the EU to adopt a package of initiatives...

In 1968, Christian Tomuschat published the article titled ‘Die Interameri kanische Menschenrechtskomission’ (The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights) on the history, operations, and impact of the then-still-nascent institution.1 Now, more...

The concept of a ‘European Health Union’ (EHU) is in the spotlight, but has not been defined so far. It is no International Organization, as the failed ‘European Health Community’ in the 1950s would have been. The EHU can be seen as an...

European Union (EU) policy on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is primarily conducted through Article 114 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). This contribution submits that the use of this provision to regulate unhealthy...

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...

This article represents the first attempt to retrace and map the historical and contemporary evolution of transnational law journals, thereby unveiling a blind spot in the history of scientific periodicals in international law. Section I provides a...