A Declaration by German Talking Worldwide Legislation Students
We educate and analysis worldwide regulation. Regardless of holding completely different views on particular person points and diverging assessments of particular conflicts, we’re united by the next convictions:
Observance of worldwide regulation is extra essential than ever within the present scenario in an effort to preserve and restore world peace. That is very true for Germany. Germany’s legitimacy on the world stage after the crimes of the Holocaust and the German struggle of aggression, which grew to become the Second World Conflict, has all the time been based mostly decisively on Germany’s resolution to not solely adjust to worldwide regulation, but in addition to guard and advertise. The German Primary Legislation, from its preamble to its final article, is formed by a dedication to worldwide regulation. We due to this fact name for compliance with Germany’s obligations below worldwide regulation. Particularly at a time when worldwide regulation is being damaged by highly effective states, we urgently enchantment to decision-makers at federal and state ranges to not jeopardize Germany’s dedication to worldwide regulation.
We due to this fact welcome Germany’s and Europe’s help for Ukraine, which has been the sufferer of a struggle of aggression in violation of worldwide regulation, and agree that this help must be continued and strengthened by the long run German authorities in cooperation with different states on condition that the US of America has turned its again on Ukraine. Territorial modifications can not happen with out the consent of the affected state and must respect the appropriate of self-determination of peoples. This additionally guidelines out recognizing bilateral treaties signed below duress.
We stress that Germany has dedicated itself to collaborating in worldwide establishments on the idea of worldwide regulation and the Primary Legislation. Arrest warrants issued by the Worldwide Legal Courtroom should be revered and executed by state events. This is applicable to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but in addition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, no matter whether or not we take into account an arrest warrant issued by the Worldwide Legal Courtroom to be appropriate by way of its content material and no matter our evaluation of the scope of non-public immunity. Inviting Netanyahu to Germany with the peace of mind of immunity would violate worldwide and German regulation, which, with the approval of all democratic events for the reason that final legislative interval, supplies for the exclusion of useful immunity for crimes below worldwide regulation (Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz, Sec. 20(2), 2nd sentence).
Moreover, we take into account it important that the Federal Authorities, in view of the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice’s July 2024 advisory opinion on the illegality of the Israeli occupation, to which the Federal Overseas Workplace has affirmatively referred, and its assurances made earlier than the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice, ensures that no weapons are equipped to Israel which are utilized in violation of worldwide regulation.
Within the makes an attempt to forestall the UN Particular Rapporteur Francesca Albanese from talking at universities, we see – no matter whether or not we agree with Albanese’s analyses and a few controversial statements up to now – a violation of the liberty of expression and tutorial freedom enshrined within the Primary Legislation and in addition in worldwide human rights devices. Moreover, Germany’s constitutionally enshrined membership of the United Nations requires respect for its establishments, together with the particular representatives it mandates. On this regard, we agree with the criticism voiced by the European Society of Worldwide Legislation and our colleagues on the Free College of Berlin.
These assaults on worldwide regulation within the context of the Center East battle have parallels within the debate on asylum regulation. With all due respect for various views on asylum coverage, obligations below worldwide and European regulation should be revered when coping with refugees. This consists of compliance with the European Conference on Human Rights and EU regulation, the rulings of the European Courtroom of Human Rights, and the Courtroom of Justice of the European Union.
Notice: The Declaration is now offline. In case you are a German talking worldwide regulation scholar and want to signal, please contact Matthias Goldmann (matthias.goldmann@ebs.edu). For press inquiries, please contact Anne van Aaken (anne.van.aaken@uni-hamburg.de), Kai Ambos (kambos@gwdg.de) or Matthias Goldmann.
As of March, nineteenth 2025
Anne van Aaken, Professorin, Universität Hamburg
Andreas Paulus, Professor, Universität Göttingen
Kai Ambos, Professor, Universität Göttingen
Matthias Goldmann, Professor, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Sigrid Boysen, Professorin, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität/ Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg
Thomas Giegerich, Professor, Europa-Institut, Universität des Saarlandes
Philipp Dann, Professor, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Markus Krajewski, Professor, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Andreas Haratsch, Professor, FernUniversität in Hagen
Andreas von Arnauld, Professor, Walther-Schücking-Institut, Universität Kiel
Dagmar Richter, Professorin, Universität Heidelberg/ Universität des Saarlandes
Donald Riznik, Akademischer Oberrat, Universität der Bundeswehr München
Grażyna Baranowska, Professorin, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Bruno Simma, Professor, LMU München/ College of Michigan Ann Arbor
Stefan Oeter, Professor, Universität Hamburg
Thomas Kleinlein, Professor, Walther-Schücking-Institut, Universität Kiel
Christina Binder, Professorin, Universität der Bundeswehr München
Florian Jeßberger, Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Nele Matz-Lück, Professorin, Walther-Schücking-Institut, Universität Kiel
Alexander Proelß, Professor, Universität Hamburg
Rainer Hofmann, Professor, Universität Frankfurt a.M.
Dominik Steiger, Professor, Zentrum für Internationale Studien, Technische Universität Dresden
Eva Pils, Professorin, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Nora Markard, Professorin, Universität Münster
Claus Dieter Classen, Professor, Universität Greifswald
Christian Tomuschat, Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Marc Bungenberg, Professor, Europa-Institut, Universität des Saarlandes
Mehrdad Payandeh, Professor, Bucerius Legislation College, Hamburg
Birgit Peters, Professorin, Universität Trier
Ralf Michaels, Professor, Universität Hamburg und Queen Mary College London
Andreas Fischer-Lescano, Professor, Universität Kassel
Felix Hanschmann, Professor, Bucerius Legislation College, Hamburg
Karin Oellers-Frahm, MPI für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg
Daniel-Erasmus Khan, Professor, Universität der Bundeswehr München
Stefanie Bock, Professorin, Philipps-Universität Marburg
Eckart Klein, Professor, Universität Potsdam
Markus Kotzur, Professor, Universität Hamburg
Marten Breuer, Professor, Universität Konstanz
Nico Krisch, Professor, Graduate Institute of Worldwide and Improvement Research
Franz Mayer, Professor, Universität Bielefeld
Claudia Maria Hofmann, Professorin, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Frank Neubacher, Professor, Universität zu Köln
Karsten Nowrot, Professor, Universität Hamburg
Matthias Ruffert, Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Peter-Tobias Stoll, Professor, Universität Göttingen
Ingo Venzke, Professor, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Lukas Rass-Masson, Professor, Université de Toulouse
Felix Lange, Professor, Universität zu Köln
Sina Fontana, Professorin, Universität Augsburg
Angelika Siehr, Professorin, Universität Bielefeld
Andreas Müller, Professor, Universität Basel
Astrid Epiney, Professorin, Universität Freiburg, Schweiz
Yvonne Karimi-Schmidt, Professorin, Universität Graz
Erich Schweighofer, Professor, Universität Wien
Oliver Dörr, Professor, Universität Osnabrück
Christian Walter, Professor, LMU München
Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack, Professor, Universität Regensburg
Björn Schiffbauer, Professor, Universität Rostock
Jürgen Bröhmer, Professor, Murdoch College, Perth, West-Australien
Eibe Riedel, Professor (em.), Universität Mannheim
Matthias Mahlmann, Professor, Universität Zürich
Manfred Nowak, Professor, Universität Wien
Theodor Schilling, apl. Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Martina Haedrich, Professorin, Universität Jena
Kay Hailbronner, Professor, Universität Konstanz
Jochen von Bernstorff, Professor, Universität Tübingen
Katja Ziegler, Professorin, College of Leicester, Vereinigtes Königreich
Stephan Breitenmoser, Professor (em.), Universität Basel
Stephanie Schiedermair, Professorin, Universität Leipzig
Meinhard Schröder, Professor,Universität Trier
Ulrich Fastenrath, Professor, Zentrum für Internationale Studien, Technische Universität Dresden
Anuscheh Farahat, Professorin, Universität Wien
Karsten Thorn, Professor, Bucerius Legislation College, Hamburg
Michaela Hailbronner, Universität Münster
Anna Petrig, Professorin, Universität Basel
Sabine von Schorlemer, Professorin, Zentrum für Int. Studien, Technische Universität Dresden
Professor Dr. Dirk Hanschel (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg)
Professor Dr. Matthias Valta (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)
