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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📢 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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🇪🇺 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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

💰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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🤝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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🔎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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🔎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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🌍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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

⚖️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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🌍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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🔍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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🏛️ 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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

📚 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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

⚖️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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🇪🇺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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

⚖️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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📰 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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

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/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Legal Preparedness for the Next Health Crisis In the latest #ZaöRV 4/2025, Giacomo Di Federico offers a fresh take on legal preparedness as a core element of the European Health Union, from emergency response to long-term resilience. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Can EU Health Powers Be Expanded? Christian Calliess’ article in the latest #ZaöRV explores whether EU health policy suffers from a competence gap, and how Treaty law might evolve in response to health crises - as always #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The Missing Piece of EU Health Governance In his contribution to the new #ZaöRV, @mrfrischhut.bsky.social asks what is still missing in the #EuropeanHealthUnion, tracing its development and outlining ideas for future reform. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

What Is the European Health Union? The latest ZaöRV features a #SpecialIssue on the #EuropeanHealthUnion. Weilert, Viallarreal, and Hering set the scene for the European Health Union, examining its legal foundations, key challenges, and global outlook after COVID-19: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Human Rights Beyond Treaties In the new #ZaöRV 4/2025, Flávia Piovesan & James (Jim) Cavallaro revisit Christian Tomuschat’s classic ZaöRV article on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. A classic revisited - critically and boldly. Read now #OpenAccess: www.inlibra.com/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

📢 Exciting news! The new issue of #ZaöRV/ HJIL 4/2025 is out now #OpenAccess 🌍✨ This edition features a #comment on the European Media Freedom Act, alongside a #special issue on the European Health Union. 📸Take a first look at the new contents! www.inlibra.com/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

💰Animal Welfare Conditionality in the World Bank’s Legal Framework In the latest #ZaöRV, Moritz Pollack analyses to what extent the #WorldBank’s legal framework considers #animal welfare. Read his article here: www.inlibra.com/de/document/... #ZaöRV #HJIL #InternationalLaw #OpenAccess

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🌍 Greenland & International Law Katja Göcke’s 2009 #ZaöRV article breaks down Greenland’s legal status under international law—a very topical (re-)read in light of current headlines and Trump’s expressed interest in U.S. control over Greenland. Read now #OpenAccess. www.zaoerv.de/69_2009/69_2...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🌊 Resilience of UNCLOS in the Ocean-Climate Nexus UNCLOS turns 40+ but can it adapt to climate change? Yoshifumi Tanaka argues that due diligence, precaution, & ecosystem approaches may hold the key. Read now #OpenAccess in the latest issue of the #ZaöRV: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🌍⚖ Do We Need a World Climate Court? In the new ZaöRV, Keller, Gurash and Heri explore the mandate, limits& legitimacy of a World Climate Court. Would a World Climate Court help enforce global climate obligations—or politicize them further? Read now #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🇩🇪⚖In the #ZaöRV’s Re-reading Historic Articles series, Paulina Starski revisits Steinberger’s classic on the Federal Constitutional Court and explores how today’s case law engages with EU & international law. Available now #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🔹 The Right to Vote of Non-Resident Citizens In the new #ZaöRV’s comment, Davide Paris explores if all expats should vote in home elections - or only those with a “close connection”. A provocative rethink on democracy & diaspora suffrage. Read now #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

📖✨ Sneak peek into #ZaöRV 3/2025: From diaspora voting & German constitutional openness to a world climate court, UNCLOS, animal welfare + a symposium on Digital Empires. Plenty of insights and debates await in this issue. Available now #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

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Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

📖 My review of Anu Bradford’s "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology" (Oxford University Press 2023) is out on @zaoerv.bsky.social Many thanks to @alexanderwentker.bsky.social and @erik.d-64.social for editing this timely book review symposium. 🔗 doi.org/10.17104/004...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

📚 The new issue of the Heidelberg Journal of International Law (ZaöRV) is out and available now (Issue 3/2025)! #OpenAccess articles on international law, European law & more. 👉 Read here: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/... #ZaöRV #HJIL #InternationalLaw #OpenAccess

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

📢 When Solange I Met Neubauer In #ZaöRV 2/2025, Eyal Benvenisti explores what happens when national courts use Solange to protect global interests while reviewing international organizations. Now available #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

📢 Solange and Anti-Globalism In the latest #ZaöRV, Karen Alter shows how the Solange doctrine has become a tool to defend constitutional democracy against rising anti-globalist pressures. Read her interesting article #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/... #HJIL #InternationalLaw

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

ZaöRV 2/2025 features an article by Anuscheh Farahat & Teresa Violante, who compare Solange I to Solange IV, and argue why Solange IV is at least as bold as Solange I was at the time. Read their assessment of the role of national courts from Solange I to IV: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

📢 Freeing Constitutional Identity @jscholt.bsky.social reads Solange I as a groundbreaking judgment on constitutional identity, arguing why constitutionaly identity does not need to be linked to unamendability. A truly interesting article #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/... #ZaöRV

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ZaöRV | Heidelberg Journal of International Law @zaoerv.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📢 Constitutional Courts and the EU In ZaöRV 2/2025, Ana Bobić analyzes how constitutional courts confront the EU’s reconfiguration, especially in the area of the Euro crisis and criminal law. Find the ZaöRV's article - as always - #OpenAccess: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.17104/...

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