01/08/2026
In November of last year, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Claus Kreß LL.M. (Cambridge) received his certificate of…
12/06/2025
Prof. Kreß speaks on Deutschlandfunk radio about US sanctions against the ICC.
11/19/2025
On November 8, the human rights organization honored his decades of extraordinary work to strengthen international law,…
11/12/2025
Author Gregory Gordon, who was himself a prosecutor in war crimes trials and now teaches in China, has published a new…
10/22/2025
In her new contribution for Articles of War, Rosa-Lena Lauterbach analyses how the relationship between individual…
10/20/2025
In the Journal of International Criminal Justice, Prof. Kreß analyses the state of the debates and reform efforts…
10/10/2025
On Deutschlandfunk radio, Prof. Kreß discusses the legal assessment and prospects for success of the Gaza peace plan.
10/07/2025
A recording of Prof. Kreß's conversation with Prof. Gerry Simpson at the London School of Economics on prospects for…
10/05/2025
The Faculty of Law at the University of Cologne is delighted to welcome Prof. Vec to the team!
08/14/2025
In a new article in LTO, Gleb Bogush gives his assessment of whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
In Articles of War, Rosa-Lena Lauterbach examines how Germany is attempting for the first time to prosecute the use of…
07/10/2025
In his new article, Alexander Elfgen analyses the Council of Europe's plans to set up a special tribunal to sanction the…
06/25/2025
In his new article for the German Yearbook of International Law, Alexander Elfgen analyzes Germany's hesitant and…
06/16/2025
In the Völkerrechtspodcast, Rosa-Lena Lauterbach talks about sieges, hunger in wars, the armed conflict in the Gaza…
05/14/2025
In her new publication, Teresa Fachinger analyses the constitutional deficits of parentage law for same-sex parents.
05/13/2025
Panel of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on 25 March 2025 on the administration of world justice in Germany with the…
04/28/2025
Recordings of the presentations from the Conference on the Review of the ICC's Rome Statute in Seoul are now available.
A recording of the colloquium at the Cour de Cassation on 17 March is now available.
03/24/2025
In his new essay, Prof. Claus Kreß analyses the threat to international law posed by Putin and Trump and calls for…
A recording of the Conversation between the Former President of the International Criminal Court Chile Eboe-Osuji and…
02/28/2025
In an interview, Prof. Kreß submits that the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant should be enforced if the…
01/10/2025
Prof. Kreß speaks on the WDR 5 program 'Neugier genügt - Redezeit' about the current position of the International…
12/19/2024
Prof. Lieblich, the first Hans Kelsen Visiting Professor, is being honored for his outstanding contributions to…
12/09/2024
Prof. Kreß has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He will belong to the section "Cultural Sciences",…
11/27/2024
Tomorrow, Thursday, 28.11.2024, the 9th Hans Kelsen Memorial Lecture with Prof. Gregory Gordon will take place.
11/26/2024
Keiichiro Kawai untersucht, wie die ICC-Vorverfahrenskammer II in ihrer Entscheidung zu Mongolias Noncompliance im Fall…
11/22/2024
Rosa-Lena Lauterbach analyses the challenges and requirements for NATO allies to ensure common standards and legal…
11/11/2024
On October 21, Prof. Kreß delivered the Inaugural Lecture for the "Advanced Course on International Criminal Law" at The…
11/02/2024
A conversation between Dr. Mónica Castillejos Aragón and Prof. Claus Kreß, moderated by Philipp Bremer…
10/24/2024
In their latest blog post for the Völkerrechtsblog, Paulina Rob and Fiona Abken examine the Monetary Gold Principle of…
10/10/2024
The Institute is organizing a Workshop on the ICRC's Study of Customary International Humanitarian Law. Find more…
10/01/2024
The Cologne team, composed of five students—Elisa Müsgen, Janik Koch, Laura Fuß, Jule Rehorst, and Nina Wieland—reached…
09/20/2024
In the 'Interview of the Week' with Deutschlandfunk, Prof. Kreß talks about how the explosions of communication devices…
08/15/2024
The University of Cologne warmly welcomes Prof. Lieblich to the Faculty of Law.
08/01/2024
In her latest article for the KriPoZ, Dr. Svenja Raube discusses the recent reform of the VStGB.
07/24/2024
In his guest contribution for LTO, Prof. Kreß analyzes the legal opinion on the Middle East conflict issued by the ICJ…
07/18/2024
On June 3rd, the Institute hosted the eighth Hans Kelsen Memorial Lecture with Prof. Dr. David Kretzmer. The recording…
07/05/2024
Together with Prof. Michael Schmitt, Rosa-Lena Lauterbach analyzes the legal obligations of the besieged war party for…
06/05/2024
Applications will be accepted until 30.6. An information evening will be held on 13.6 in the institute.
04/23/2024
Celina Greppler and Jan Homann trace the development of decolonization of cultural heritage in the Zeitschrift für die…
04/19/2024
In her most recent article, Joana de Andrade Pacheco explores the evolution of international law regarding the debate on…
04/17/2024
On April 10, Prof. Kreß delivered the keynote address as part of a seminar organized by the Council of Europe on the…
04/02/2024
In the WDR 5 Morgenecho interview, Prof. Kreß talks about the violations of international law by Russian warfare.
03/14/2024
For an English summary on the current developments on Germany’s position concerning immunity in International Criminal…
For a Portuguese summary on the current developments on Germany’s position concerning immunity in International Criminal…
02/09/2024
In an interview with the public German Radio ‘Deutschlandfunk’, Prof. Kreß spoke about the German federal plans to…
In a joint interview with Senior Public Prosecutor Klaus Hoffmann, Prof. Claus Kreß discussed the chances of arresting…
01/24/2024
In view of the desolate humanitarian situation in Gaza, Rosa-Lena Lauterbach analyzed whether Israel is required by…
12/06/2023
Rosa-Lena Lauterbach analyzes whether Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip after Hamas’s attacks on 7 October 2023 is…
11/24/2023
Christoph Heinemann interviewed Prof. Claus Kreß on matters of International Peace and Security Law concerning the…
10/26/2023
From October 6 to October 11, 2023, the Vienna Conference on Amendments took place under the motto "Towards one…
08/22/2023
The situation in Niger following the military coup of July 26, 2023, is the subject of an article by Dr. Svenja Raube on…
08/08/2023
The team congratulates its member Dr. Svenja Raube on receiving one of the three Osborne Clarke Dissertation Prizes.
07/21/2023
On July 17, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal…
06/06/2023
On March 27, 2023, Professor Kreß delivered this year's Luther Dispute Resolution Lecture at Bucerius Law School. The…
05/16/2023
On May 4, 2023, Prof. Kreß delivered the second Nuremberg Academy Lecture in the historic Nuremberg Courtroom 600.
04/12/2023
The Institute for International Peace and Security Law mourns the loss of Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving chief…
03/13/2023
In a new edition of the Europa Magazine, ARD discussed whether Vladimir Putin can be brought before an international…
03/06/2023
Im Interview der Woche des Deutschlandfunks sprach Prof. Kreß am 5. März 2023 ausführlich über Waffenlieferungen an die…
02/27/2023
Am 24. Februar 2023 sprach Prof. Kreß zum Verbrechen der Aggression im Ukraine-Krieg auf einer internationalen Konferenz…
Die ARD hat eine Dokumentation zur Spur der Kriegsverbrechen in der Ukraine mit Beiträgen von Prof. Kreß veröffentlicht.
01/16/2023
Das Institut für Friedenssicherungsrecht gratuliert seiner wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin Frau Fiona Abken ganz…
01/11/2023
Am 11. Januar 2023 hat Prof. Kreß im Rahmen der Gesprächsreihe "Russia's aggression against Ukraine: Conversations on…
