Julia Emtseva
About/Bio
Julia Emtseva is currently a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. She holds a PhD from the Free University of Berlin. From 2019 to 2024, Julia was a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. She is a co-founder and convener of the ESIL Interest Group on Critical Approaches to International Law. Her research focuses on questions related to private actors and privatization in international law, transitional justice, diversity and otherness in legal academia and practice, and radical approaches to international law.
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Privatizing Aid: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Affair
June 4, 2025
Julia Emtseva
Israel and its allies have introduced quite a number of legal and political configurations over the past 19 months that even the most creative Jessup moot court problem writers would not dare to imagine. One such staggering development was the announcement of a new plan to replace the United Nations (UN) agencies that were vital in the provision…
The withdrawal mystery solved: how the European Court of Human Rights decided to move forward with the cases against Russia
February 8, 2023
Julia Emtseva
At the end of January 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered judgments on the issues that have been occupying the minds of the Court’s aficionados. On January 25, the Court ruled on the admissibility and partly on the jurisdiction in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, where the ECtHR mostly focused on the issues…
Small conflicts with big impact: The Tajik-Kyrgyz war no one talks about
October 11, 2022
Julia Emtseva
The whole world is shaken by the tragic events happening along Ukrainian frontlines. Other conflicts, however, including those which might be profoundly important for regional, and perhaps even global security remain overlooked. One such conflict is the recent escalation of violence on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border that remained mostly uncovered by international media. The exchange of fire between the…
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The withdrawal mystery solved: how the European Court of Human Rights decided to move forward with the cases against Russia
February 8, 2023
Julia Emtseva
At the end of January 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered judgments on the issues that have been occupying the minds of the Court’s aficionados. On January 25, the Court ruled on the admissibility and partly on the jurisdiction in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, where the ECtHR mostly focused on the issues…
Small conflicts with big impact: The Tajik-Kyrgyz war no one talks about
October 11, 2022
Julia Emtseva
The whole world is shaken by the tragic events happening along Ukrainian frontlines. Other conflicts, however, including those which might be profoundly important for regional, and perhaps even global security remain overlooked. One such conflict is the recent escalation of violence on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border that remained mostly uncovered by international media. The exchange of fire between the…
Collective Security Treaty Organization: Why are Russian Troops in Kazakhstan?
January 13, 2022
Julia Emtseva
Background One matchstick is enough to burn the house down, especially when gas is involved. Shortly after New Year’s Eve, protests began in Kazakhstan, the biggest and economically strongest state in the Central Asian region, over rising gas prices. The protests have transformed from mere price reduction demands into anti-government riots. A decade ago,…