Publications
Marc Weller, professor of international law and constitutional studies, explains whether Israel and Hamas have broken the laws of war.
Publications
Military advantage must be balanced against the risk of civilian casualties, even when vital interests are at stake, says Professor Marc Weller.
Publications
Beyond the dark headlines and predictions, could Israel use this moment of great moral and military strength to achieve a real reordering of the Middle East?
Announcements
On 29 August 2023, the European Court of Human Rights ruled again, in Kovačević v Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the compatibility of the ethnic requirements of power-sharing arrangements in the Dayton Peace Agreement with the European Convention on Human Rights.
Announcements
On 20 July 2023, the UN Secretary-General presented his Policy Brief on the UN’s New Agenda for Peace in preparation for the UN’s Summit of the Future to be held in 2024. The New Agenda outlines his vision of multilateral cooperation for peace and security within a world in transition.
Events
The second DAAD Cambridge intensive workshop on ‘Global Reordering and Regional Security after War in Ukraine’ to be hosted by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the University of Hamburg.
[Wednesday, 5 July 2023]
Kosovo
Professor Weller offers further analysis on why the Brussels negotiations on normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia has ran into deadlock over the past months.
Publications
This paper outlines the importance of minority and language rights for peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, in light of international legal and soft law standards.