Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches Offentliches Recht und Volkerrecht

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The Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (ZaöRV)/Heidelberg Journal of International Law (HJIL) has been published since 1929 under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• (Laws) Made in the ‘First World’: A TWAIL Critique of the Use of Domestic Legislation to Extraterritorially Regulate Global Value Chains

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Caroline Omari

• The Role of International Law in Vaccinating Against COVID-19: Appraising the COVAX Initiative

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Armin, Pedro A.

• Exploring the Autonomy of the European Union Legal Order

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Koen, José A., Stanislas

• Sovereignty Fever: The Territorial Turn of Global Cyber Order

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Chien-Huei

• Life Beyond the Law – From the ‘Living Constitution’ to the ‘Constitution of the Living’

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Marie-Catherine

• EU Sanctions Against Propaganda for War – Reflections on the General Court’s Judgment in Case T-125/22 (RT France)

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Björnstjern

• Business and Human Rights: Towards a ‘Smart Mix’ of Regulation and Enforcement

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Anne, Sabine, Chris, Marc-Philippe

• Race, Borders, and Jurisdiction

  Citation: 3

  Authors: E. Tendayi

• With or Without You: Suspension, Expulsion, and the Limits of Membership Sanctions in Regional Human Rights Regimes

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Silvia

• Integrity in the ‘Infinite Space’ – New Frontiers for International Law

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Rolf H.