Philipp Kehl

About/Bio

Philipp Kehl is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law, International Law and European Law at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg. His research focuses on sanctions against foreign state property.

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Russia, Israel, and the Trade in Stolen Ukrainian Grain: A Legal Analysis

In April 2026, relations between Ukraine and Israel were shaken by a considerable diplomatic crisis. In contrast to Ukraine’s recent quarrel with Hungary over the (likely illegal) interception and seizure of a Ukrainian money transport by Hungarian authorities, this dispute was not preceded by years of deteriorating bilateral relations. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of…

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Central Bank Sanctions Return to the CJEU

A Primer on the Russian Central Bank’s Legal Challenge to the Permanent Freezing of its Assets On March 3, 2026, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that it has recently filed an action for annulment under Article 263 TFEU challenging Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2600 before the General Court of the EU. This regulation…

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Treaty or No Treaty? – International Law and the Purported Trump Peace Proposal for Ukraine

The American people have spoken: Donald Trump won the presidential election in a landslide, securing himself a second term in the White House that is due to begin on January 20th next year. The Republican nominee’s resounding victory comes with major implications for the war in Ukraine: Shortly after the election, the Wall Street Journal reported that…

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