The EPIS Thinktank for International Law & Comparative Jurisprudence brings together Research Fellows to analyse international legal frameworks, treaties, and comparative legal systems. Through Report and Format Groups, it produces rigorous legal scholarship connecting students, practitioners, and experts across eight domains of international law.
The ECGT offers a stronger framework for deterring misleading claims, but the balance is less certain once legal predictability and compliance burdens are considered. Greenhushing should therefore be treated as a…
Germany’s renewable energy expansion faces growing challenges from grid congestion and potential increases in industrial electricity demand…
EU consumer law protects an “average consumer” presumed to be rational and well informed. Yet online platforms exploit cognitive biases…
The United States decided in July 2026 not to extend the USMCA, yet the agreement remains in force. This article asks how far Washington…
Not only should EDIP be viewed as complementary to other tools such as SAFE or UASL, but it must also be understood as laying the…
Regardless of what one believes about the merits of this policy direction, the EU KIDS Act is not the legislative text we need
An employee uploads a confidential workplace document to ChatGPT, deletes the conversation, and nobody notices. Has a legal breach already…
Ever since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan the violations of academic freedom have increased, especially for women who have…
The war in Ukraine has exposed a structural weakness in the international system: a permanent member directly involved in a conflict can…
After Mongolia’s refusal to cooperate with the execution of Putin’s arrest warrant, the ICC was confronted with its main weakness:…
In autumn 2026, Moldova and Sweden notified their withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty. However, the treaty’s sunset clause will…
Can a host State lawfully destroy a foreign investment during armed conflict and still be required to compensate the…
Financial monitoring can flag transactions linked to human trafficking, but it cannot, by itself, establish who…
The Revolut incident highlights how impersonation, human judgement and third-party vulnerabilities can expose…
The EU’s new anti-money laundering framework seeks to reconcile financial transparency with fundamental rights. This…
In October 2008, Bitcoin was launched as a new Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. It wasn’t until 2013, when…
The United States has now sanctioned the ICC itself. As judges and civil-society actors face banking restrictions and…
This paper examines the forced displacement of the Yanomami people caused by illegal mining (garimpo) in Brazil. While…
Newly emerging risks are interfering into the business area more than ever before (Duzgun, 2026). ESG variables and…
This article focuses on the GloBE Rules, specifically the IIR, UTPR and QDMTT, rather than Pillar Two as a whole, which…
One in five people who have lived through war carries a mental health condition, yet no targeting decision is ever…
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