Miloš Vec

Miloš Vec is Hans Kelsen Visiting Professor for the History and Theory of International Law at the Cologne Center for Advanced Studies in International History and Law (CHL) for the 2025/26 academic year. He was appointed to a Chair in European Legal and Constitutional History at the University of Vienna in 2012. Furthermore, he works as a freelance journalist, particularly for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and is Editor of the Journal of the History of International Law.

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Remembering Abel Nathan Willing (1856-1925)

Dass der US-amerikanische Völkerrechtler Abel Nathan Willing völlig in Vergessenheit geraten ist, lag nicht nur an den juristisch-politischen Zeitumständen. Auch seine Persönlichkeit, die mit dem Etikett „schwierig“ nur unzureichend gekennzeichnet...

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Remembering Abel Nathan Willing (1856-1925)

The fact that the American international law expert Abel Nathan Willing fell completely in oblivion was not only due to the legal and political circumstances of the time. His personality,...

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The Last World: 150 Years of Franz Josef Land

This is an English version of Vec's original German article, translated by the editorial team with the author's consent. The title of Christoph Ransmayr's novel, "The Last World," fits...

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Die letzte Welt: 150 Jahre Franz-Josef-Land

Für die Geschichte der Entdeckung des Franz-Josef-Lands vor 150 Jahren würde auch ein anderer Romantitel von Christoph Ransmayr passen: „Die letzte Welt“. Das Franz-Josef-Land, ein Archipel von rund 200 Inseln,...