Hamburg Workshop
3rd Biennale Hamburg Young Scholars'
Workshop in International Law
20 – 21 September 2019
Institute for International Affairs,
University of Hamburg Faculty of Law, Germany
The 3rd Hamburg Young Scholars’ Workshop in International Law will be held from 20 – 21 September 2019, bringing together promising doctoral students and postdocs with a background in international law and neighboring disciplines. During the workshop, research projects in international law (e.g. a chapter of a dissertation, a draft of an article, case comments etc.) will be discussed among peers. All participants ought to exchange ideas and arguments to inspire each other and advance with their research. Public international law and common sense serve as a shared basis that will allow to discover parallel developments and similar issues in different fields of international law.
Each participant is granted 60 minutes for presentation including an in-depth discussion of the ideas and arguments brought forward.
Please submit your 300-500 words abstract as well as your CV (up to 3 pages) to workshop-PIL@uni-hamburg.de until 31st May 2019. The selection of presentations is based on the quality of the abstract, as well as its capacity to engage with the other proposals towards a collaborative academic and intellectual discussion.
Selected proposals will be announced by mid-June 2019.
The workshop takes place at the Aby Warburg Haus in Hamburg.
Please note that there is no funding available to cover travel or accommodation expenses.
Questions may be directed to Anne Dienelt (anne.dienelt@uni-hamburg.de).
We look forward to your submission!
The Call for Submissions is available here (PDF).
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2. Hamburg Young Scholars' Workshop in International Law
The program of the 2. Hamburg Workshop held from 15-16 September 2017 at Warburg Haus can be found here.
If you wish to attend the Workshop in the audience, please send an e-mail to pauline.weller"AT"uni-hamburg.de.
The Hamburg Workshop will be held from 15 - 16 September 2017 to discuss research projects in international law among peers (e.g. a chapter of a dissertation, a draft of an article, case comments). The workshop brings together promising doctoral students and postdocs with a background in international law and neighbouring disciplines. All participants ought to exchange ideas and arguments to inspire each other and advance with their research. Public international law and common sense will serve as a shared basis that will result in discovering parallel developments and similar issues in different fields of international law.
Each participant is granted 60 minutes for presentation including a discussion, which will allow for an in-depth debate to constructively discuss the ideas presented.
Please submit in one single PDF file your 300-500 words proposal as well as your CV (up to 3 pages) to anne.dienelt@uni-hamburg.de until 31st May 2017. The selection of presentations is based on the quality of the abstract, as well as its capacity to engage with the other proposals towards a collaborative academic and intellectual discussion. Selected proposals will be announced by mid-June 2017. The workshop will take place in the premises of the University of Hamburg. Unfortunately, there is no funding available to cover travel or accomodation expenses.
Questions may be directed to Anne Dienelt (anne.dienelt"AT"uni-hamburg.de).
We look forward to your submissions and participation!
The official call is available here (PDF).
1. Hamburg Young Scholars' Workshop in International Law
25 - 26 September 2015
Provisional Agenda
Friday, 25 September 2015
14:00 Welcoming remarks
Session 1: Current Topics of IHL and Use of Force
14:30
“Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law: the search for an objective rule”
Jeroen van den Boogaard
15:30
“Investigation and prosecution of international law violations in peace enforcement operations”
Vito Todeschini
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45
“The responsibility to clear explosive remnants of war and minesfields in peace treaties and resolutions of the UN Security Council“
Jasmin Oschkinat
17:45
“Aus der deutschen Völkerrechtspraxis der Gewaltanwendung”
Carl-Philipp Sassenrath
20:00 Dinner
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Session 2: States and International Law
9:00
“Dissonanzen des Widerstandsrechts”
Felix Würkert
10:00
“Understanding international state responsibility: Insights from rational choice theory”
Julia Lemke
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 “Der Einfluss der Mitgliedstaaten auf Internationale Organisationen– völkerrechtliche Vertragsauslegung im Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Funktionalität und Legitimation”
Alina Winter
12:15 Lunch
13:30
“UN’s use of private military and security companies”
Tina Linti
14:30
“Culpa in contrahendo im Völkerrecht?”
Christina Henrich
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
Session 3: Current Topics in Human Rights Law
15:45
“State Secrecy and Gross Violations of Human Rights”
Elena Carpanelli
16:45
“Die Umsetzung der Urteile des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte – Ein Blick in die Praxis”
Julie-Enni Zastrow
19:00 Dinner