Chatting with Fuad Zarbiyev

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The Person Behind the Academic

Chatting with Fuad Zarbiyev

18.11.2022

Fuad Zarbiyev Spyridoula Katsoni

Welcome to today’s interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us, we have Prof. Fuad Zarbiyev, and through the following questions, we will try to get...

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Chatting with Marco Sassòli

11.11.2022

Marco Sassòli Spyridoula Katsoni

Welcome to another interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! Through this interview, we will try to learn more about the interests and sources of inspiration of...

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Chatting with Jan Klabbers

04.11.2022

Jan Klabbers Spyridoula Katsoni

Welcome to the second interview of the Völkerrechtsblog’s symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! With us we have Prof. Jan Klabbers, and through the following questions, we will try to...

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Chatting with Mando Rachovitsa

21.10.2022

Mando Rachovitsa Spyridoula Katsoni

Welcome to the first Interview that kicks off the symposium ‘The Person behind the Academic’! For this very special interview, I could not have wished for another guest than Mando...

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“I resigned because Russia had become an absolutely indefensible client”

04.07.2022

Alain Pellet Justine Batura Julian A. Hettihewa Polina Kulish

“International law is what international lawyers do and how they think.” claims Mr Martti Koskenniemi. Given the minimal formal regulation of counsel and the absence of a code of ethics...

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« J’ai démissionné car la Russie était devenue un client absolument indéfendable »

04.07.2022

Alain Pellet Justine Batura Julian A. Hettihewa Polina Kulish

“International law is what international lawyers do and how they think.” affirme M. Martti Koskenniemi. Compte tenu de la règlementation minimale applicable aux conseils en l'absence d'un code de déontologie...

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International Law and the Political

International Law and Class Dynamics

10.06.2022

Umut Özsu Hendrik Simon

In the face of massive crises and revealed ambiguities of the liberal international order, Marxist thought has experienced a significant revival in recent years—also in (international) legal thought. But what...

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International Law and the Political

Revolutions Are Not Made by Laws

09.06.2022

Umut Özsu Hendrik Simon

In the face of massive crises and revealed ambiguities of the liberal international order, Marxist thought has experienced a significant revival in recent years—also in (international) legal thought. But what...

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International Law and the Political

On History, Responsibility and Critique

25.05.2022

Anne Orford Sué González Hauck Hendrik Simon

While in the first part of our conversation with Anne Orford we talked about the politics of "turning to history" in international legal scholarship, the second part is about possible...

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International Law and the Political

Turning to History – A Political Project?

24.05.2022

Anne Orford Sué González Hauck Hendrik Simon

In the last 30 years, a considerable part of international legal scholarship has discovered a renewed interest in the history of international law. But is this 'turn to history' perhaps...

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International Law and the Political

Sentiment without Sentimentality

08.04.2022

Gerry Simpson Hendrik Simon

In his new book, Gerry Simpson engages with the ‘Sentimental Life of International Law’ (OUP 2021). But what does ‘sentiment’ – without sentimentality, as the author points out – mean...

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The Closing Door in Strasbourg

26.02.2022

Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou Justine Batura Nesa Zimmermann

In response to the invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukrainian territory, the Committee of Ministers (CoM) has decided yesterday to suspend its rights of representation in the Council of...

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Aggression and the ‘Civilizational Turn’ in Russian Politics of International Law

25.02.2022

Lauri Mälksoo Hendrik Simon

When waking up on 24 February, a glance at the news made it clear that our worst fears have been realized: Russia is waging an aggressive war against Ukraine. On...

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“We Are Trying to Speak Up Because We Know What is Happening in Our Countries”

29.10.2021

Julian A. Hettihewa Elizabeth Wathuti

Climate activist, founder, Youth Delegate. Elizabeth Wathuti is 26 years old and committed to the fight against climate change. Her organisation, Green Generation Initiative, planted over 30,000 tree seedlings and...

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International Law and the Political

(Writing) International Legal Histories – Continuation of Politics by Other Means?

17.09.2021

Anne Peters Raphael Schäfer Hendrik Simon

Dear Professor Peters, dear Mr. Schäfer – to begin with the genesis of your anthology Politics and the Histories of International Law: How did this publication project come about? Where...

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International Law and the Political

Völkerrechtsgeschichte (schreiben) – Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln?

17.09.2021

Anne Peters Raphael Schäfer Hendrik Simon

Liebe Frau Professorin Peters, lieber Herr Schäfer - um mit der Entstehungsgeschichte Ihres Sammelbandes „Politics and the Histories of International Law“ zu beginnen: Wie kam es zu diesem Publikationsprojekt? Wo würden Sie...

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Dialing Into Jessup

‘The students bring it to life’

24.05.2021

Peter Tzeng Jens Kaiser

After authoring his first Jessup Problem in 2018, Peter Tzeng returned this year with the ‘Case Concerning the J-VID-18 Pandemic’. In an unusual competition year, the case – somewhat unsurprisingly –...

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Fünf Fragen an Stephan Marquardt

10.05.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 17. Mai 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Herr Stephan Marquardt der zwölfte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Herr Marquardt leitet die Rechtsabteilung des Europäischen Auswärtigen Dienstes (EAD) in...

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Five Questions to Álvaro Nistal

26.04.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

PLEASE NOTE: there has been a change of date. The event will exceptionally take place on Tuesday (4th of May) instead of Monday, 3rd of May. On the 4th of...

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Defining Ecocide

24.04.2021

Philippe Sands Justine Batura Philipp Eschenhagen Raphael Oidtmann

The initiative StopEcocide aims to amend the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by incorporating a fifth international crime: 'Ecocide'. To that end, it recently commissioned an independent expert drafting panel to draft a...

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Fünf Fragen an PD Dr. Roman Schmidt-Radefeldt

12.04.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 19. April 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Herr PD Dr. Roman Schmidt-Radefeldt der zehnte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Er ist Regierungsdirektor bei den Wissenschaftlichen Diensten des Deutschen Bundestages....

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Fünf Fragen an Prof. Dr. Jörg Polakiewicz

29.03.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 5. April 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Herr Prof. Dr. Jörg Polakiewicz der neunte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Er ist Direktor der Rechts- und Völkerrechtsabteilung des Europarates....

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“What Should Be a Better Alternative to the Council of Europe’s Unique System?”

24.03.2021

Axel Berg Justine Batura Muratcan Sabuncu

From November 2020 until May 2021, Germany holds the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe’s decision-making body. At the halfway point of the term, we had...

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Fünf Fragen an Dr. Katja Göcke

15.03.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 22. März 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Frau Dr. Katja Göcke der achte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Frau Dr. Katja Göcke ist Rechtsanwältin bei GvW – Graf...

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Fünf Fragen an Dr. Christiane Höhn

08.03.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 15. März 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Frau Dr. Christiane Höhn der siebte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Frau Dr. Christiane Höhn, LL.M. (Harvard) ist die führende Beraterin...

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Fünf Fragen an Dr. Nicola Wenzel

01.03.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 8. März 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Frau Dr. Nicola Wenzel der sechste Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Frau Dr. Wenzel ist Leiterin des Referats IV C 1...

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The state as Kolonialware: on virtue, commodification, and the political economy of international law

18.02.2021

Alexandra Kemmerer

The pandemic strains supply chains. Lockdowns and border closures, quarantines and bankruptcies slow down the global circulation of goods. And some goods never arrive. Last summer, Sundhya Pahuja also ran...

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Fünf Fragen an Dr. Cristina Verones

15.02.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 22. Februar 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Frau Dr. Cristina Verones der fünfte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Frau Dr. Cristina Verones ist Diplomatin für die Schweiz. In...

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„Wir haben in diesem Gremium zur Einhaltung des internationalen Rechts und zur friedlichen Konfliktlösung beigetragen“

08.02.2021

Julian A. Hettihewa Ina Heusgen

Im vergangenen Monat endete die nicht-ständige Mitgliedschaft Deutschlands im Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen (siehe hierzu bereits den Beitrag von Hannah Birkenkötter). Wir nehmen dies zum Anlass, um mit Dr. Ina...

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Fünf Fragen an RA Wolfgang Kaleck

01.02.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 08. Februar 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Herr Rechtsanwalt Wolfgang Kaleck der vierte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Herr Rechtsanwalt Wolfgang Kaleck ist Fachanwalt für Strafrecht sowie Generalsekretär...

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Fünf Fragen an Gyde Jensen

26.01.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 01. Februar 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Gyde Jensen der dritte Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe “Völkerrechtslunches“. Frau Abgeordnete Jensen ist seit 2017 Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages. Dort leitet...

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Unlikely encounters of international law and technology

20.01.2021

Dana Schmalz Valentin Jeutner

Valentin Jeutner’s book [l]ex machina: Unlikely encounters of international law and technology is a collection of international law poetry and international law visual art works that he created with the...

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Fünf Fragen an Prof. Dr. Andreas Zimmermann

18.01.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 25. Januar 2021 (12 bis 13 Uhr) ist Prof. Dr. Andreas Zimmermann der zweite Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe "Völkerrechtslunches". Er ist Professor für Öffentliches Recht, insb. Europa- und Völkerrecht...

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Fünf Fragen an Dr. Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger

05.01.2021

Lukas Kleinert Matthias C. Kettemann

Am 11. Januar 2021 ist Dr. Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger der erste Gast in unserer Gesprächsreihe "Völkerrechtslunches". Sie war 2020 Präsidentin des UN-Menschenrechtsrates und ist Ständige Vertreterin Österreichs bei den Vereinten Nationen in Genf. In insgesamt zwölf Online-Gesprächsterminen...

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The Battle for International Law

“‘The West’ might not exist anymore”

24.12.2020

Christian Pogies Anna-Julia Saiger Sebastian M. Spitra

This interview is the beginning of a book symposium on Jochen von Bernstorff and Philipp Dann´s edited volume on The Battle for International Law: South-North Perspectives on the Decolonization Era...

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A ‘golden age’ of inter-state complaints?

16.09.2020

Isabella Risini Justine Batura Lukas Kleinert

Recently, the Principality of Liechtenstein brought an inter-state complaint against the Czech Republic to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Already before, the two countries shared a complicated relationship....

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Indigenous Rights and Biodiversity

Indigenous peoples and biodiversity law in Ecuador

08.07.2020

Alexandra Tomaselli Daqui Lema Maldonado

The book symposium on Federica Cittadino’s attempt to incorporate indigenous rights in international biodiversity law raised various theoretical and practical issues for international legal scholarship. But how is the link...

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“To be a judge means to be criticized from all sides”

03.02.2020

Angelika Nußberger Raffaela Kunz Dana Schmalz

Angelika Nußberger was the German judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for nine years; her term of office came to an end at the turn of the...

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„Richter sein bedeutet, von allen Seiten kritisiert zu werden“

27.01.2020

Angelika Nußberger Raffaela Kunz Dana Schmalz

Angelika Nußberger war neun Jahre die deutsche Richterin am Europäischen Menschenrechtsgerichtshofs (EGMR), zum Jahreswechsel ist ihre Amtszeit zu Ende gegangen. Zurück an ihrem Lehrstuhl an der Universität Köln blickt die...

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Awarding inspiration

22.01.2020

Angelo Jr Golia

In 2018 the Max Planck Society established the Max Planck-Cambridge Prize for International Law (MaxCamPIL), a research prize awarded jointly by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and...

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Whose rights? Whose justice? (Second part)

13.12.2019

Anna-Julia Saiger

Völkerrechtsblog is pleased to present the second part of the interview with Marta Torre‑Schaub. In this section, we will discuss the status of the Amazonian forest in international law, the importance...

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Whose rights? Whose justice? (First part)

12.12.2019

Anna-Julia Saiger

The urgent need to combat climate change seems widely accepted. Nonetheless, the measures taken so far have remained ineffective while irreparable environmental damages are constantly augmenting and threats to the...

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Quel droit? Quelle justice? (Deuxiéme partie)

06.12.2019

Anna-Julia Saiger

Völkerrechtsblog est ravi de vous présenter la deuxième partie de l’interview avec Marta Torre‑Schaub. Dans cette partie, nous parlerons du statut de la région Amazonienne en droit international, de l’importance des...

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Quel droit? Quelle justice? (Première partie)

05.12.2019

Anna-Julia Saiger

Il ne paraît guère nécessaire de répéter l’urgence demandée pour lutter contre le changement climatique. Néanmoins, les mesures prises jusque‑là sont restées ineffectives, les dommages irréparables pour l’environnement augmentent. De...

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Law in capitalism

28.10.2019

Thomas Dollmaier

Katharina Pistor is the Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia Law School, New York, and Director of the Law School’s Center on Global Legal Transformation. After delivering...

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With a diplomatic solution, there would be no loser.

30.08.2019

Christian Pogies Rüdiger Wolfrum

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important waterways worldwide. Nearly one fifth of the global transport of oil and about one quarter of the production of liquefied...

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Bei einer diplomatischen Lösung gibt es keinen Verlierer

21.08.2019

Christian Pogies Rüdiger Wolfrum

Die Straße von Hormus ist einer der wichtigsten Wasserwege. Knapp ein Fünftel der globalen Öl-Transporte und etwa ein Viertel der weltweiten Produktion von Flüssiggas passieren jährlich die wenige Kilometer breite...

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Irresolvable Norm Conflicts

“The one who decides is guilty”

24.06.2019

Valentin Jeutner

Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) was the President of the German Bundestag from 1998 to 2005 and its Vice-President from 2005 to 2013. From 1991 to 2013, Thierse was chairman of the...

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Irresolvable Norm Conflicts

„Wer entscheidet, macht sich schuldig“

24.06.2019

Valentin Jeutner

Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) war von 1998 – 2005 Präsident und von 2005 – 2013 Vizepräsident des Deutschen Bundestages. Von 1991 – 2013 war Thierse Vorsitzender der Grundwertekommission der SPD. Das...

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‘Understanding our colonial past is a prerequisite to understanding the current migration situation’

15.02.2019

Kavena Hambira

Wolfgang Kaleck is the founder and General Secretary of the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), a legal human rights organisation based in Berlin, Germany, dedicated to hold...

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Demokratie und Völkerrecht

15.08.2018

Dana Schmalz

Es wird zur Zeit viel über die Funktionsfähigkeit von Demokratie und über die Effektivität internationalen Rechts gesprochen, aber selten über beides zusammen. Wer wäre besser aufgestellt, um dazu etwas Erhellendes...

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On history, geography, and radical change in international law

02.05.2018

Silvia Steininger Tom Sparks

These are exciting times for international legal scholarship - on this point, the interviewers and Professor BS Chimni can immediately agree. But what are the consequences of recent challenges to...

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Critical Race Perspectives on International Law

“There is still a lot of work to be done.”

28.02.2018

Dana Schmalz

Patricia Tuitt is a UK based legal academic with a sustained track record of teaching, research and strategic management within the field of critical legal studies. She has written extensively...

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David gegen Goliath

23.08.2017

Mareike Riedel Survival International

Wenn man über indigene Völker in den Medien liest, dann liest man in der Regel leider selten Gutes: Land Grabbing, Vertreibung oder, wie in Australien, der Kampf der Aborigines um...

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“You learn a lot from your teachers but mostly from your students”

06.07.2017

Dana Schmalz Raffaela Kunz

From Joseph Weiler you can learn a lot - not only about what he teaches, but also about how to teach. That was the widely shared impression of participants in the 2017 Masterclass at the Max Planck Institute...

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“The Inter-American System has always been in crisis, and we always found a way out”

17.10.2016

Raffaela Kunz Lucas Sánchez

Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot is the Vice President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and one of the most progressive judges currently in office. This summer he spent some...

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„Who among us gets to be global?“

18.05.2016

Dana Schmalz

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian wrote a book entitled „The Cosmopolites“, which speaks about global citizenship in a way that is deeply informed by the theoretical discussion but at the same time...

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Law as a site of politics (Part II)

17.02.2016

Mareike Riedel

Völkerrechtsblog is delighted to post the second part of our conversation with Hilary Charlesworth. In this part of the interview she tells us more about the power of rituals and ritualism in human rights...

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Law as a site of politics (Part I)

15.02.2016

Mareike Riedel

Hilary Charlesworth is best known for her work on feminist theory and international law, however her intellectual curiosity extends far beyond this - for example she recently explored the role...

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Debating Cosmopolitan Law

03.08.2015

Christoph Brendel

This is the second part of a fictional conversation with Immanuel Kant and Georg Friedrich von Martens. These two outstanding scholars never met face-to-face in real life but come together...

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Debating Cosmopolitan Law

29.07.2015

Christoph Brendel

This fictional conversation will bring together two persons of outstanding importance for science in the late 18th and early 19th century who never met face-to-face. One was a professor of...

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Klima- und umweltbedingte Flucht

There is no point in waiting

15.07.2015

Dana Schmalz

To better understand how climate change affects migration and displacement, we were inevitably led to interview Walter Kälin. Professor Kälin holds a chair at the University Bern, with a research...

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Klima- und umweltbedingte Flucht

Es hat keinen Sinn zu warten.

15.07.2015

Dana Schmalz

Wenn es um Klimawandel als Ursache von Migration und Flucht geht, dann bietet sich ein Gespräch mit Walter Kälin an. Seit dreißig Jahren forscht und lehrt Professor Kälin an der...

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„Am Völkerrecht kommt heute niemand mehr vorbei.“

10.07.2015

Dana Schmalz

Professor Rudolf Bernhardt hat eine glanzvolle Karriere hinter sich: Er war Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts für Völkerrecht, saß lange Jahre im völkerrechtswissenschaftlichen Beirat des Auswärtigen Amtes, war Richter und Präsident am...

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Insights from the Practitioner of International Law

08.10.2014

Katrin Kohoutek

Professor James Crawford is not only the Special Rapporteur of the Draft Articles on State Responsibility, but has extensive experience as counsel in international litigation. Thus talking to him is...

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On kitsch, zombies and true love

21.05.2014

Dana Schmalz

Listening to him doesn’t get boring. Martti Koskenniemi is one of the great critical minds in contemporary scholarship of international law, and when he talks, no stone is left on...