On April 9th, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in favor of the Association Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz. This landmark decision marked the first
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This blog is part of a series ahead of the roundtable “Protecting Civilians in Conflicts: From the Ottawa Treaty 25 years ago to the Political
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Nach der Anerkennung Palästinas durch die UNO sind die Verhandlungen über eine Lösung des Nahostkonflikts zwar neu angelaufen, aber zum Scheitern verurteilt. Es braucht deshalb
Those “ashes” line up with the sharper register Leo has used since taking office: in his annual New Year address to the diplomatic corps, he
Napoleon instructed his representative to the Pope to address him as if he commanded 200,000 men. The ambassador later remarked that the emperor might have