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In light of current efforts at addressing the dangers of fake news, this article will revisit the international law relevant to the phenomenon, in particular the prohibition of intervention, the 1936 International Convention on the Use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace, and the 1953 Convention on the International Right of Correction. It will be argued that important lessons can be learned from the League of Nations' (LON) efforts in the interwar period and the UN's activities in the immediate post-WWII era, while taking into account the new challenges that arise from modern communication technology. Taking up the LON's and UN's distinction between false and distorted news, the international legal framework will be tested, in particular, against the coverage of the 2016 'Lisa case' by Russian Government-funded media. This coverage is widely considered to be fake news aimed at destabilizing Germany's society and institutions. The article argues that false news can be subject to repressive regulation in a sensible manner. Distorted news, however, will have to be tolerated legally, since prohibitions in this regard would be too prone to abuse. A free and pluralist media, complemented by an appropriate governmental information policy, remains the best answer to fake news in all its forms. Due diligence obligations to fact-check, transparency, and remedies that are effective despite difficulties in attribution, and despite a lack of universal acceptance, could likewise be conducive.

Räume begrenzter Staatlichkeit, in denen der Territorialstaat seine Hoheitsgewalt nicht mehr oder nur noch eingeschränkt auszuüben vermag, stellen das humanitäre Völkerrecht vor vielfältige Herausforderungen. Der Tagungsband widmet sich der Frage, ob und wie das Recht sich diesen Herausforderungen anpasst, maßgeblich anhand zweier Themenkomplexe: der Inhaftierung und dem Investitionsschutz im (nicht-)internationalen bewaffneten Konflikt. Existiert eine hinreichende Rechtsgrundlage für erstere? Ist zur Ausfüllung des investitionsrechtlichen full protection and security-Standards das humanitäre Völkerrecht maßgeblich?Die Beiträge erschöpfen sich jedoch nicht in solchen dogmatischen Erörterungen. Vielmehr betrachten sie die Problematik auch aus einer grundsätzlichen Perspektive. Diese fragt – rechtstheoretisch und -historisch informiert – nach den Voraussetzungen für die Leistungsfähigkeit des Völkerrechts in Räumen begrenzter Staatlichkeit – gerade auch gegenüber nicht-staatlichen Akteuren. Kann das Recht Anreize für seine Befolgung setzen? Muss es weiterentwickelt werden? Falls ja, wer ist hierzu berufen und legitimiert?

Areas of limited statehood, in which the territorial State lacks effective control, either completely or in part, challenge International Humanitarian Law in various ways. This volume explores if and how the law adapts to these challenges on the basis of mainly two legal issues: detention and investment protection in (non-)international armed conflict. Does a sufficient legal basis exist for the former? Is it International Humanitarian Law that determines what the investor is owed under a 'full protection and security' standard?

More fundamentally, the contributions strive to shed light on these practical legal issues in a manner that is also historically and theoretically informed. How can international law be effective in areas of limited statehood, in particular as regards non-State actors? Can the law provide incentives for compliance? Is it in need of being developed? If so, who enjoys the legitimacy to do so?

How (Not) to Be Cynical in International Law by Björnstjern Baade, Dana Burchardt, Prisca Feihle, Alicia Köppen, Linus Mührel, Lena Riemer and Raphael Schäfer -- Part I – Cynical Foundations of International Law: Cynicism and the Autonomy of International Law by Theresa Reinold -- Beyond Cynicism and Critique: International Law and the Possibility of Change by Gabriel M Lentner -- Cynicism as a Modus of Political Agency: Can It Speak to International Law? by Hengameh Saberi -- Part II – Cynical Actors in International Law: The International Law Commission as a Club of Cynics? Originalism and Legalism in the Commission's Contemporary Work by Konstantin Kleine -- The Added Value of the International Law Commission and Its Future Role in the Progressive Development and Codification of International Law by Patrícia Galvão Teles -- From Speaking Truth to Power to Speaking Power's Truth: Transnational Judicial Activism in an Increasingly Illiberal World by Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarín -- From Judicialisation to Politicisation? A Response to Daniel Ricardo Quiroga-Villamarín by an Academic Turned Practitioner by Andreas Paulus -- Oceans of Cynicism? Norm-Genesis, Lawfare and the South China Sea Arbitration Case by Christian R. J. Pogies -- Peace Through Law? The Role of the Law of the Sea Convention Put into Question by Nele Matz-Lück -- Part III – Cynicism in European Law and Subfields of International Law: Assessing the Strategic Use of the EU Preliminary Ruling Procedure by National Courts by Jesse T. Claassen -- In International Law We (Do Not) Trust: The Persistent Rejection of Economic and Social Rights as a Manifestation of Cynicism by Caroline Omari Lichuma -- In International Law We Shall Trust – (Even in) The Case of Economic and Social Rights by Dominik Steiger -- All Is Fair in Law and War? Legal Cynicism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Shiri Krebs -- Cynicism? Yes, Please! Embracing Cynicism at the International Criminal Court by Elisabeth Baier -- Part IV – Cynicism and Abuse of Rights: Abuse of Right in International Law: A Roman Law Analogy by Andrea Faraci and Luigi Lonardo -- Abuse of Rights: From Roman Law to International Law? Comments on the Contribution by Andrea Faraci and Luigi Lonardo by Helmut Philipp Aust -- Cynicism and Nationality Planning in International Investment Law by Philipp Janig -- (New) Ways of Combating Abuse and Circumvention of European Law on the Example of Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance by Helene Hayden -- Cynicism as an Analytical Lense for International Law? Concluding Observations by Heike Krieger.

Areas of limited statehood, in which the territorial State lacks effective control, either completely or in part, challenge International Humanitarian Law in various ways. This volume explores if and how the law adapts to these challenges on the basis of mainly two legal issues: detention and investment protection in (non-)international armed conflict. Does a sufficient legal basis exist for the former? Is it International Humanitarian Law that determines what the investor is owed under a 'full protection and security' standard? More fundamentally, the contributions strive to shed light on these practical legal issues in a manner that is also historically and theoretically informed. How can international law be effective in areas of limited statehood, in particular as regards non-State actors? Can the law provide incentives for compliance? Is it in need of being developed? If so, who enjoys the legitimacy to do so?

Analysing international law through the prism of "cynicism" makes it possible to look beyond overt disregard for international law, currently discussed in terms of a backlash or crisis. The concept allows to analyse and criticise structural features and specific uses of international law that seem detrimental to international law in a more subtle way. Unlike its ancient predecessor, cynicism nowadays refers not to a bold critique of power but to uses and abuses of international law that pursue one-sided interests tacitly disregarding the legal structure applied. From this point of view, the contributions critically reflect on the theoretical foundations of international law, in particular its relationship to power, actors such as the International Law Commission and international judges, and specific fields, including international human rights, humanitarian, criminal, tax and investment law.-- Provided by publisher.