Lorenz Wielenga

Lorenz Wielenga is a research assistant and doctoral student at the Academy for European Human Rights Protection at the University of Cologne.

Symposium
Progress and International Law: A Cursed Relationship?

Introducing the Symposium ‘Progress and International Law: A Cursed Relationship?’

Alexander Holzer Lisa Kujus Rebecca Kruse Júlia Miklasová Jasper Mührel Paula Rhein-Fischer Lorenz Wielenga Sara Wissmann

The notion of progress is firmly embedded at the core of international law discourse. “When we speak of something as progressive, we assume that it is a desirable improvement compared...

Article

A Court, Not a Policymaker

Lorenz Wielenga

On Wednesday, under the eyes of great public interest, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) opened a chapter to what may become the ECtHR’s greatest...