When Businesses Can Do Good: Lessons from the Coronavirus Crisis for Promoting Responsible Business Practices

Universal threats can unite opposing camps in a common effort. The new coronavirus has hit almost every country and has … More

Labour laws after the Pandemic

Every year various NGOs and Public organizations around the world remind us about the problem of pollution and global warming. … More

Data Protection and COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic distorted the way how we used to live and work, which we nowadays call “normal”, however there is … More

The 5th AML Directive in 2020: key changes (Part 2)

In 1990 the European Union (“EU”) adopted its ever first Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) Directive in order to combat the … More

The 5th AML Directive in 2020: key changes (Part 1)

In 1990 the European Union (“EU”) adopted its ever first Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) Directive in order to combat the … More

Crisis in Venezuela: key facts

In 2017 we presented the situation in Venezuela and portrayed the economic and political crisis in the country. The situation … More

New “Trump” of the South

UBO Register in the EU: a glass house without curtains

The European Union puts more effort on combating tax evasion and tax driven corporate structures. With the implementation of the 4th AML directive a new step forward was made – the introduction of the UBO register. However this EU-wide initiative may not serve its purpose.

Are we entering a period of states without territory? The impact of climate change on small island states’ legal subjectivity under international law

Against the background of the condemnation of the Paris Agreement by US President Donald Trump and the G20 being unable to find common ground on fighting climate change, it is time to deal with the international law implications of what happens to the legal subjectivity of small island states whose territory gets swallowed by the rising sea level.

The emails of Monsieur Macron: An international law perspective on the usage of hacking to interfere with foreign elections

Against the background of the latest email leaks of Emmanuel Macron shortly before the second round of the French presidential election, Tim A. Hagemann has a closer look on the classification and problems of these interferences with the democratic election process under international law.