Vincent Widdig
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Vincent Widdig is a lecturer in International Law and Research Associate at the Leibniz University in Hannover (Germany). His research focuses on International Humanitarian Law and International Security.
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Arms Exports and Access to Justice: Enforcing International Law through Domestic Courts
Since 8 October 2023, the day after Hamas’s attack on Israel, arms exports have been the subject of much debate. After spiking in 2023 (see report concerning Germany), exports have since declined. Governments in Canada, Belgium, Italy, and Spain have voluntarily suspended trade. Others, such as the Dutch Government, have done so…
A quest for transparency in arms exports: The Berlin administrative court’s stance on exports of arms to Israel
In May 2024, a German Berlin-based NGO, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the Gazan based Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, as well as the Ramallah-based Palestinian human rights organization Al Haq and five Palestinian individuals from Gaza brought a case against the German government…
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Arms Exports and Access to Justice: Enforcing International Law through Domestic Courts
Since 8 October 2023, the day after Hamas’s attack on Israel, arms exports have been the subject of much debate. After spiking in 2023 (see report concerning Germany), exports have since declined. Governments in Canada, Belgium, Italy, and Spain have voluntarily suspended trade. Others, such as the Dutch Government, have done so…
A quest for transparency in arms exports: The Berlin administrative court’s stance on exports of arms to Israel
In May 2024, a German Berlin-based NGO, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the Gazan based Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, as well as the Ramallah-based Palestinian human rights organization Al Haq and five Palestinian individuals from Gaza brought a case against the German government…