http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/251649b84f52cbcd https://verfassungsblog.de/without-a-doubt/ Without a Doubt - German Federal Court Rules No Functional Immunity for Crimes Under International Law Epik, Aziz Geneuss, Julia eng 2024-04-19 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Bundesgerichtshof Criminal Law Deutschland (Bundesrepublik). Bundesgerichtshof | Karlsruhe German Federal Court of Justice Humanitäres Völkerrecht Immunität [Recht] International Humanitarian Law International Law Commission (ILC) Strafrecht functional immunity Deutschland (Bundesrepublik). Bundesgerichtshof | Karlsruhe Humanitäres Völkerrecht Immunität [Recht] Strafrecht Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The German Federal Court of Justice recently announced that the exclusion of functional immunity for foreign state officials in cases of international crimes is “without a doubt” part of customary international law. Like many others in academic literature, we agree with this conclusion – the German government would be well advised to embrace it and put an end to its long-standing ambiguous position on the matter.