Live conversation: Democracy in the crosshairs
Video of an event in Stuttgart, Germany about the threats to democracy and what we can learn from the time of the Weimar Republic.
Category: News
A selection of recent publications, news, media appearances, and updates.
Lectures Summer 2022
I look forward to seeing you at one of the lectures this summer across Southern Germany:
Interview with BBC World News
In a television interview with BBC World News, I commented on international law violations, 50 days after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Op-ed in Dutch daily on why war crimes investigations in Ukraine make sense
For the leading Dutch daily De Volkskrant, I wrote an op-ed on the need to conduct war crimes investigations in Ukraine now – even when the prosecution of perpetrators seems unlikely.
Interview with German public radio DLF Nova
I explain in an interview with German public radio Deutschlandfunk Nova what war crimes are and how they can be prosecuted.
Interview with German public radio on Ukraine and international law
In an interview with the German national public radio ARD, I explain how international law applies to the conflict in Ukraine.
Essay: Why Europe is sleepwalking in Ukraine
In an essay for the liberal Dutch weekly De Groene Amsterdammer, I analyse why Europe seems to be so indifferent about a military escalation in Ukraine.
Op-ed on persons with disabilities in times of crisis and conflict
In an op-ed for The New Humanitarian, we argue persons with disabilities should receive more attention and protection when a crisis or conflict breaks out.
Erzberger lectures in Southern Germany
I presented the new biography at two events at Matthias Erzberger’s birthplace in Southern Germany.
Presentation in Brussels on Nuremberg Trials
I spoke at a conference in Brussels on the lessons from the Nuremberg war crimes trials – 75 years after the verdicts.