Sara Wissmann

Sara Wissmann is a PhD candidate in public international law and research fellow at the Public International Law Chair of Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg (Prof Dr Kirsten Schmalenbach).

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

Even the Eagle does not Fly Higher than the Sun

Kirsten Schmalenbach Sara Wissmann

An old Russian expression goes "Даже орел не летает выше солнца" ("Even the eagle does not fly higher than the sun"). This piece of wisdom should be kept in mind...