Currently @UniofOxford. PhD @UniHeidelberg. Senior Research Fellow @MPILheidelberg. Associate Fellow @RoyalHistSoc. Managing ed. @JHIL_RHDI. RT ≠ endorsement.
Heidelberg, Deutschland
Joined August 2017
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Did you ever wonder how today's international humanitarian law came about and to what extent it is ruled by a eurocentric understanding of the past? Then @NomosVerlag might have something of interest for you. My book 'Humanity as a Vehicle' will be published soon! @MPILheidelberg
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The Workshop on Sociological Inquiries into International Law will be held at the Utrecht University on 13-14 November 2025. Anyone interested in this (fascinating) field, please consider submitting an abstract (deadline 31 March 2025). uu.nl/sites/default/files/re…
Excited to share that I had the chance to join Christopher Murphy for a deep dive into the laws of war. We traced their historical roots & discussed their relevance for contemporary conflicts.
A big thank you to @maxplancklaw for featuring my research!
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#Lawcast: Peace is the aim of international law, but when war becomes inevitable, the focus shifts to making it ‘humane’ and ending it swiftly. Join @RaphSchaefer as he explores the laws of war, their history, and lessons for today’s politicians: law.mpg.de/lawcast/?id=10455…
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We're pleased to host Michaela Hailbronner (co-President of @ICON__S) discussing her forthcoming book "Acting When Others Aren’t. Arguments from Failure in Comparative Public and International Law" next Tuesday at @DretUPF, in our seminar, coord. with @Rgargarella & @jlmarti2075!
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You can watch Tokyo International Law Seminar(TILS)2024 here⬇️Lecturers include Paul Reichler, @DapoAkandeLaw, Philippa Webb, Joan Donoghue, Tomoko Akane(ICC) and Makane Mbengue. Sorry for this rather belated reminder. I thank all the lecturers search.app/AgT41Bjy2y1nGHmg9
General Assembly @UN requests advisory opinion from the @CIJ_ICJ on “the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence & activities of the @UN, other international organizations & third States” in & in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory icj-cij.org/sites/default/fi…
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It is a pleasure to announce that the Max Planck - Cambridge Prize for International Law 2025 (#MaxCamPIL) has been awarded to Professor Eliav Lieblich @eliavl (@TAU_LAW) for his significant contributions to #IHL & general #IL. @Lauterpacht_Ctr
Learn more mpil.de/en/pub/research-inte…
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The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry on ‘Governing the Marine Environment’ 🌊 and invites written submissions.
The Committee is interested in how the UK implements its international obligations relative to the marine environment.
🌊With so many competing demands on our seas and oceans, are international treaties that the UK has signed and ratified adequately protecting this vital ecosystem?
➡️Read more: committees.parliament.uk/com…
ALT Image of the ocean with text reading: Environmental Audit Committee. Governing the marine environment. We've launched an inquiry
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Mit Eingaben & Petitionen gegen die Kolonialmacht: Ab 1911 organisierte #MangaBell den friedlichen Widerstand gegen Grundstücksenteignungen & Zwangsumsiedlungen in #Kamerun. Dafür musste er mit dem Leben bezahlen.
Mehr dazu in unserem neuen Online-Beitrag: bundesarchiv.de/themen-entde…
ALT Entwurf zur Umgestaltung der Stadt Duala mit Wohnvierteln für „Weiße“ und „Schwarze“ und einem 1 km breiten Geländestreifen („Freie Zone“) (Quelle: BArch, R 1001/4428, Image 0352)
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#NewEpisodeAlert🚨: Ep. 6 is out now! Fasten your seatbelts & join us on this very special journey into the distant past!
@MPILheidelberg @Brill_History
Listen now 🎧 : tinyurl.com/49bbc9cm
#ComingSoon🚨: In ep. 6 of the Voices of JHIL #podcast we are going far back in the history of int’l law! Together w/ Seth Richardson (@ISAC_UChicago) we discuss Amnon Altman's 2004 article on early concepts of int’l law in southern Mesopotamia. @MPILheidelberg @Brill_History
Are you interested in law in the Old Babylonian Period? @JHIL_RHDI has you covered! Be sure to listen to the latest episode of "Voices of JHIL", this time w/ @UofC's Seth Richardson on the Ancient Near East and the Earliest Recorded Concepts of Int'l Law.
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And here it is! Our latest episode of Voices of JHIL. This time w/ @UofC's wonderful Seth Richardson. Join us in a deep dive into Mesopotamia's Old Babylonian period (ca. 2000–1600 BC) and get ready for a unique encounter between int'l law and Assyriology!
🆕Just in time for the holidays: Ep. 6 of Voices of @JHIL_RHDI is out!
Seth Richardson and @RaphSchaefer discuss the role of law in early Mesopotamia and why int law might be an unconventional way to understand early interstate relations. shorturl.at/JyVy5
@MPILheidelberg
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It was a great pleasure contributing to this episode. A heartfelt thanks to the @APuZ_bpb team for having me!
Wie wirksam ist das humanitäre #Völkerrecht gegen Kriegsverbrechen? Das fragen wir im #Podcast "Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte" @WolfgangKaleck, @RaphSchaefer und @Heikekrieger2. Die neue Folge jetzt auf @bpb_de bpb.de/557258
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Wie wirksam ist das humanitäre #Völkerrecht gegen Kriegsverbrechen? Das fragen wir im #Podcast "Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte" @WolfgangKaleck, @RaphSchaefer und @Heikekrieger2. Die neue Folge jetzt auf @bpb_de bpb.de/557258
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Humboldt University Berlin is launching an English-language LL.M. programme!
Start: fall 2025
Applications welcome: 1 to 31 March 2025
More information on the programme: humboldt-llm.hu-berlin.de
Questions?: [email protected] (or pm)
Big shoutout to @KCL_Law’s @LA_Duvic, environmental lawyer of the first hour, for representing the @_AfricanUnion before the @CIJ_ICJ. In the current hearings on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Das Spektrum des Anspruchs von Donald-Duck-Comics ist fast so groß wie das der Beiträge von Völkerrechtsprofessoren.
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this looks fantastic - I’m so sorry I couldn’t attend the workshop, but it’s great to see that it’s hybrid, and I encourage everyone who can to join.
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Dec 4: Zur Zeit | Gespräch "Are Democracies Dying from Elections?" with Fellows @PetraSchleiter, Florian Meinel, and Permanent Fellow @ChristophMllers wiko-berlin.de/veranstaltung…
ALT Petra Schleiter, Christoph Möllers, Florian Meinel
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Join us online on 4 December 2024, 13:15 to 15:00 (CET) for the book launch of Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt, Jen Hendry (eds.): Socio-legal Trajectories across Europe: Comparative Perspectives soclaw.lu.se/en/calendar/boo…