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A selection of recent publications, news, media appearances, and updates.

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10 December 2022

Op-ed in Dutch newspaper Trouw on UN Human Rights Day

Trouw published our piece on the need for political leadership to fulfill the promises of human rights.

18 September 2022

Op-ed in Dutch newspaper NRC on the United Nations

A call for stronger Dutch engagement with the United Nations, published by NRC today.

2 August 2022

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.

12 June 2022

Lectures Summer 2022

I look forward to seeing you at one of the lectures this summer across Southern Germany:

15 April 2022

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.

7 April 2022

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.

5 April 2022

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.

2 March 2022

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.

17 February 2022

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.

16 February 2022

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.

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