Anne Peters, List of Presentations (as of May 2016)

List of Presentations Prof. Dr. Anne Peters (as of May 2016)
Anne Peters, List of Presentations (as of May 2016)
2016
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„Freiheit und Verantwortung in der Wissenschaft“, Keynote at the conference „Kultur
der Verantwortung – Transparenz in der Wissenschaft“ convened by
VolkswagenStiftung and the ministry for science and culture of Lower Saxony,
Hannover, 11 May 2016.
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„Encounters: The Mutual Influence between Italian and Foreign Scholars”, Comment
to Robert Kolb und Giovanni Distefano, Workshop: “A History of International Law in
Italy” (EUI and Univ. Roma 3); Fiesole, 19 April 2016.
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„Can we learn from the assessments of previous generations of scholars?“, comment
to Jochen von Bernstorff at the Opening Conference „How to Assess the Role of
International Law in Today’s Changing Global Order?“ of the Berlin Potsdam
Research Group ‚The International Rule of Law – Rise or Decline?’, Berlin, 15 April
2016.
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“Self-defense against Non State Actors – Is International Law Changing?“,
presentation at the Centre for International Law, Institute of International Relations,
Prague, 31 March 2016.
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“Legality as a Principle of Global Constitutional Law“, presentation at the conference
„European Convention on Human Rights and the Crimes of the Past“, European
Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 26 February 2016.
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“Globales Tierrecht und die Internationalisierung der Rechtsordnung“, inaugural
address at the Faculty of Law, Freie Universität Berlin, 19 January 2016.
2015
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“Globales Tierrecht: Aktuelle Kontroversen“, guest speaker at the Faculty of
Philosophy, University of Mannheim, 10 November 2015.
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“Krieg in der Ukraine und die Krise des Völkerrechts“, presentation at the Juristische
Studiengesellschaft Karlsruhe, Federal Court of Justice Karlsruhe, 3 November 2015.
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“Sketching a human rights approach to corruption”, opening presentation at the side
event during the 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva,
30 September 2015.
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“A human rights-based approach to good governance in the public service”,
moderation of a panel discussion during the 30th session of the United Nations
Human Rights Council, Geneva, 24 September 2015.
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“Regeln und Institutionen globaler Ordnung: Deutschlands Interessen und
Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten”, moderation of a workshop during the 14th ambassador's
conference "Krise – Ordnung – Gestaltung", Berlin, 24 August 2015.
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“The Decision to Use Military Force or Participate in Collective Security”, presentation
at a session of the same name at Duke University – Geneva Conference "Comparative
Foreign Relations Law", Geneva, 11 July 2015.
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“La responsabilité de protéger est morte, vive la responsabilité de protéger!”,
presentation at the colloquium “En l'honneur du professeur Nicholas Michel“,
Geneva, 29 June 2015.
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“Minding the gap: (How) do humans differ from other animals, and what follows for
morality and law”, Round Table, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, 26 June 2015.
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“Korruption und Menschenrechte”, inaugural address at the Faculty of Law, old
auditorium, University of Heidelberg, 10 June 2015.
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“Wandel der Menschenrechte im Völkerrecht”, presentation at the lecture series “350
Jahre Universität Kiel – Das Völkerrecht vom 17. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart“,
Kiel, 21. May 2015.
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“The Individual as a Focal Point of International Legal Thought”, presentation at the
workshop “System and Order in the Philosophy of International Law from Machiavelli
to Hegel“, Villa Vigoni, Loveno di Menaggio, Italy, 19.-20. May 2015.
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“Korruption als Menschenrechtsverletzung?“, presentation at the colloquium
“Current Developments in International Law“, Max Planck Institute for Comparative
Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, 20 April 2015.
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“Die Ukrainekrise und das Völkerrecht”, presentation at the lecture series of the
president “Konfliktregionen im östlichen Europa“, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, 19
January 2015.
2014
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“Aktuelle Probleme des Gewaltverbots“, presentation at the colloquium „Current
Developments in International Law“, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law
and International Law, Heidelberg, 15 December 2014.
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“Grundrechtsfunktionen jenseits des Staates“, presentation about „Future Concepts
of Law“ – Kölner Forum zur Zukunft des Rechts (University of Köln), Cologne, 4
December 2014.
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President of the panel about “Les mouvements sociaux: cadre juridique et rôle de
l’internet” at the „Kolloquium zum Arabischen Frühling“ at the Max Planck Institute
for comparative public and international law, Heidelberg, 25 - 26 November 2014.
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President of the panel about "L‘acte juridique établissant la frontière“ at the
conference "Droit des frontières nationales” of the Société française pour le droit
international, Bruxelles, 14 November 2014.
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“Transparency in International Law“, lecture at the Institute of International Law,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 29 October 2014.
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“Transparency in International Law“, lecture at the China University of Political
Sciences and Law (CULP), Beijing, 27 October 2014.
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“Proportionality as a Principle of Global Constitutional Law“, Wang Tieya
International Law Lecture, Peking University Law School, Beijing, 24 October 2014.
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“International Legal Aspects of the Incorporation of Crimea into the Russian
Federation in March 2014“, lecture at the China Youth University, Beijing, 23 October
2014.
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Moderator of the discussion about “Dritte Gewalt im Wandel: Veränderte
Anforderungen an Legitimität und Effektivität?“ at the Staatsrechtslehrertagung
2014, Düsseldorf, 2-4 October 2014.
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Keynote at the conference of the German Society for International Law and the
Institute for International and European Law (University of Göttingen):
“Verhältnismäßigkeit im Völkerrecht“, Göttingen, 12-13 September 2014.
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President of the panel about “International Law and History” at the annual
conference of the ESIL (European Society of International Law), Vienna, 3-6
September 2014.
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President of the panel at the workshop “The Incorporation of Crimea by the Russian
Federation in Light of International Law”, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public
Law and International Law, Heidelberg, 2 September 2014.
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“The Unlawfulness of Extraterritorial Secret Surveillance under International Law”,
presentation at the symposium: “Privacy and Power. A Transatlantic Dialogue in the
Shadow of the NSA-Affair”, Freiburg, 8-9 July 2014.
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“Global Constitutionalism”, presentation at the conference “Governance and
Globalisation: International and European Answers”, Lauterpacht Center for
International Law, Cambridge, 4 July 2014.
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“Procedure in International Bodies“, presentation at the inaugural conference of the
International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) and at the panel: “Administrative
Procedure: Current Evolutions“, Florence, 26-28 June 2014.
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“Die Situation auf der Krim – eine völkerrechtliche Beurteilung“, presentation at the
Heidelberger Kreis, Heidelberg, 17 June 2014.
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“Brennpunkt Ukraine – wie gültig ist das Referendum?“, panel discussion at the MaxPlanck-Forum EXTRA, Wissenschaftsforum, Berlin, 22 May 2014.
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Laudatory speech for the winner of the Schader Award, Professor Dr. Stephan
Leibfried, Schader Foundation, Darmstadt, 15 May 2014.
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“The social and solidarity elements of global constitutional law“, presentation at the
First Workshop on Global Constitutionalism and East Asia: “How should we approach
Global Constitutionalism?” (Waseda University, the Leuven Center for Global
Governance Studies and the Research Section of Japanese Studies at the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven), Catholic University of Leuven, 22 February 2014.
2013
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“Der Mensch im Mittelpunkt des Völkerrechts”, Taking office as a director at the Max
Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Max-Planck-Haus
Konferenzzentrum, Heidelberg, 27 November 2013.
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“La transparence comme principe du droit international public”, ESIL lectures.
Colloquium Le cosmopolitisme juridique, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris, 21
November 2013. Shoot of the presentation: http://esil-sedi.eu/node/288.
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“Global Constitutionalism“, International Law Forum at the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 5 November 2013.
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“Recht für eine globale Weltgesellschaft: Bedingungen und Grenzen universeller
Normsetzung“, Österreichischer Wissenschaftstag 2013: Wissenschaft. Antrieb oder
Ergebnis globaler Dynamik?, Semmering, 26 October 2013.
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“The Effects of Judgments: A Comparison”, Panel “Presentation of the report on the
Implementation of International Treaties on Human Rights, by the Sub-commission
on Latin America of the Venice Commission”, International Conference on Electoral
Law, Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación, Mexico City, 24 October
2013.
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“The Venice Commission as a facilitator of the implementation of international law in
domestic law”, Perspectives on international and domestic law, ESIL-SEDI
Symposium, University of Bucharest, 26 September 2013.
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“Human Rights and Business Actors”, The Sixth Beijing Forum on Human Rights,
China Society for Human Rights Studies, Beijing, 12-13 September 2013.
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“The Transparency of Global Governance and its Actors”, ILA Regional Conference:
Imperium Juris: Governance, Trade, Resources, Athens/Cape Sounion, 29 August
2013.
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“Das Max-Planck-Institut als Avantgarde einer globalen Völkerrechtswissenschaft”,
10. Meeting of alumni of the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and
International Law, 25 May 2013.
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“Jenseits der Menschenrechte: Das subjektive internationale Recht”, Berliner Seminar
Recht im Kontext, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, 6 May 2013.
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“Liberté, egalité, animalité”, presentation at the Colloquium Politsche Theorie und
Philosophie, Prof. Bernd Ladwig, Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft, 30 April
2013.
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“The Role of Transparency in Public International Law”, The 2013 Stead Lecture on
International and Comparative Law, University of Baltimore Student Center, 3 April
2013.
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“The Constitutionalisation of International Law”, lecture at the Università degli Studi
di Verona, 6 March 2013.
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“Catch-22: Menschenrechtswidrige Umsetzung gezielter UN-Sanktionen: Zum EGMRUrteil Nada v Schweiz”, presentation at the Humboldt-University of Berlin, 23 January
2013.
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“Konstitutionalisierung des Völkerrechts”, presentation at the DFG-Graduiertenkolleg
“Verfassung jenseits des Staates: Von der europäischen zur globalen
Rechtsgemeinschaft?”, Humboldt-University of Berlin, 16 January 2013.
2012
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“Issues of Transparency, Accountability and Relationship between the General
Assembly and the Security Council”, panel presentation at the Annual Conference
“Reforming the Working Methods of the United Nations Security Council”, Graduate
Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, 31 October 2012.
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“The Security Council, its Members, and the Responsibility to Protect”, presentation
at the seminar “Global Responsibility for Human Rights Protection” by Prof. Andreas
Gattini, University of Padua, 10 October 2012.
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Moderator of the working group on European Constitutional Law on the topic
“Gespräch zur Lage der EU”, Jahrestagung der Vereinigung der Deutschen
Staatsrechtslehrer, Kiel, Germany, 3 October 2011.
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“Collective Change of Nationality”, president of and presentation at the panel on the
topic “Nationality in International and Constitutional Law“ at the conference of the
International Law Association (ILA), Palace of Justice, Sofia, Bulgaria, 27 August 2012.
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“Perspectivas regionales del derecho internacional”, presentation at the “Segundo
Congreso de la Sociedad Latinoamericana para el Derecho International: América
Latina y el Derecho Internacional – Herencia y Perspectivas“, Hotel Pestana Atlântica
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 23 August 2012.
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“Global Constitutionalism”, presentation at the Summer Seminar on Public
International Law and Human Rights, University of Coimbra and Portuguese Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Coimbra, Portugal, 11 July 2012. The Translation of this
presentation into Portuguese can be found in: Universidade de Coimbra (ed),
“Caminhamos para a constitucionalização da comunidade mundial?”, Boletim da
Faculdade de Direito 88 (2013), 789-816.
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“Liberté, égalité, animalité: International Human Rights and Global Animal Welfare
Law – Reflection, Action, and Codification”, presentation at the conference “Animal
Law and Ethics: Reflecting on European, American and Asian Concepts”, University of
Zurich, 7 July 2012.
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“Global constitutionalism”, presentation at the Third Annual Conference of the Japan
Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan, 30
June 2012.
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“Chancen und Risiken von soft law als Steuerungsinstrument“, presentation at the
Public Annual Conference 2012 of the association “Unser Recht“, Bern, 27 June 2012.
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“Der internationale Schutz der Menschenrechte”, presentation at the Akademientag
2012 of the “Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften Berlin“ zum on the
topic “Recht und Willkür“, Leibniz University Hannover, 18 June 2012 (also available
as Podcast at DRadio Wissen: http://wissen.dradio.de/hoersaal.86.de.html).
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“Schweizer Recht und Völkerrecht: Problematische Volksinitiativen”, lecture at the
Seniorenuniversität, Volkshochschule beider Basel, 21 and 22 May 2012.
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“Syrien – was nun, was tun?”, discussion group in the DRS 1-Gesprächssendung “Doppelpunkt
Forum” oft he Swiss radio DRS 1 (with Daniel Hitzig), 15 May 2012.
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President of the Panel on the topic “The Modern Positivist Response to Confronting
Complexity in International Law”, 106th Annual Meeting: Confronting Complexity of
the American Society of International Law (ASIL), Washington DC, 30 March 2012.
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“The Principle of ‘uti possidetis juris’: How relevant is it for issues of Secession?”,
presentation at the conference on the topic “After Kosovo: Legal Issues of Autonomy
and Secession in the Commonwealth of Independent States”, Ludwig Maximilians
University, Munich, 17 February 2012.
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2011
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“Bienes jurídicos globales en un orden mundial constitucionalizado”, presentation at
the XVI Jornadas del anuario de la facultad de derecho o the topic “La protección de
los bienes jurídicos globales”, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 25 November
2011.
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“The Security Council and the Responsibility to Protect”, presentation at the
international colloquium “La responsabilité de protéger, 10 ans après/The
Responsiblity to Protect, Ten Years on”, Université Paris Ouest/Le Centre de droit
international (CEDIN), Paris, 14 November 2011.
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President of the panel on the topic “Plurality and Interaction of Legal Orders in the
Protection and Management of Global Public Goods”, ESIL-ASIL-EJIL-HiiL Symposium
“Global Public Goods and the Plurality of Legal Orders”, European University
Institute, Florence, Italy, 24-25 October 2011.
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President of the panel on the topic “Legal Duties and Poverty: Can Charity be
Required?” at the conference “Poverty and the International Economic Legal System:
Duties to the World’s Poor”, Faculty of Law, University of Basel, 20-22 October 2011.
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Moderator of the working group on European Constitutional Law on the topic “Die EU
als globale Akteurin und ihre Aussenverfassung”, Jahrestagung der Vereinigung der
Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer, Münster, Germany, 5 October 2011.
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“Current Problems of Citizenship (Nationality) in International Law”, lecture at the
Doktorandenseminar “The Diversity of Human Rights:
Human Rights and
Citizenship”, InterUniversity Centre Dubrovnik, 5 September 2011.
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“Constitutionalization of International Law or just a new ‘droit public européen’?”,
presentation during the “Wang Tieya Lecture Series of International Law” at the
Peking University Law School, Beijing, China, 25 August 2011.
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“Asia – Europe – Eurasia”, presentation at the 3. Biennial Conference of the Asian
Society of International Law “Asia and International Law: A New Era”, Sunworld
Dynasty Hotel, Beijing, China, 27-28 August 2011.
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“Les changements collectifs de nationalité”, presentation at the annual conference of
the French Society for International Law (Colloque annuel de la Société française pour
le droit international (SFDI)) “Droit international et nationalité”, Université de
Poitiers, 9-11 June 2011.
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Concluding Panel “International Law and Power Politics: Old Questions and Some
New Answers?”, 4th Research Forum der European Society of International Law,
Tallinn, Estonia, 26-28 May 2011.
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“Rollen von Rechtsdenkern und Praktikern – aus völkerrechtlicher Sicht”,
presentation at the 32. Conference of the German Society for International Law
(Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Völkerrecht (DGVR)) on the topic
“Paradigmen im internationalen Recht”, University of Köln, Cologne, 30 March-2 April
2011.
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Speaker am Panel “What the Kosovo Advisory Opinion Means for the Future”, 105th
Annual Meeting: Harmony & Dissonance in International Law der American Society of
International Law (ASIL), Washington DC, 23-26 March 2011.
2010
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“Das Kosovo-Gutachten und globaler Konstitutionalismus”, presentation at the
conference “Die Unabhängigkeitserklärung des Kosovo – Das Gutachten des IGH vom
22. Juli 2010 und seine Auswirkungen auf das geltende Völkerrecht”, University of
Innsbruck, 16 December 2010.
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“Is there a law market and – if yes – is this a good thing?”, presentation at the
conference “Law as a Product” at the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS), Ludwig
Maximilians University, Munich, 15 December 2010.
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“The Future of International Law”, presentation during session 6 “Human Rights –
Global Culture – International Institutions” at the conference “Our Common Future“,
Volkswagenstiftung und Stiftung Mercator, Hannover, 4 November 2010.
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“Les organisations internationales entre technocratie et démocratie”, Colloque en
l'honneur du professeur Peter Haggenmacher – Conference in honour of Professor
Peter Haggenmacher “Les origines du droit international – The Roots of International
Law”, The Graduate Institute Geneva, 28-29 October 2010 (http://www.esilen.law.cam.ac.uk/the_conference/forum_4.php#peters).
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President of the panel at the symposium “Diplomatic and Judicial Means of Dispute
Settlement: Can They Get along?”, Université de Genève, The Graduate Institute
Geneva, 23 October 2010.
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“Statehood after 1989: ‚Effectivités‘ between Legality and Virtuality”, presentation at
the 4. Biennial Conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) “International Law 1989-2010: A Performance Appraisal”, University of Cambridge, 2-4
September 2010.
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“Europäische Gespräche – welche Verfassung braucht Europa?”, discussion group in
the broadcast “Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (with Christoph B. Keller), Basel,
30 August 2010.
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Participation in the panel discussion on the topic “Eine Frau muss ein Mann sein um
Karriere zu machen”, for the 10th anniversary of “WIN – Women into Industry”
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(gemeinsames Mentoringprogramm der University of Basel und Novartis), Novartis
Campus Basel, 23 June 2010.
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“Steht die Schweiz bald im völkerrechtlichen Abseits?”, discussion group in the
broadcast “Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (with Jörg Paul Müller and Agathe
Hänni, under the direction of Christoph B. Keller), Basel, 18 June 2010.
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“Völkerrechtliche Teile des Georgien-Reports vom September 2009”, Brown bag
lunch talk at the Völkerrechtsdirektion des Eidgenössischen Departements für
auswärtige Angelegenheiten (EDA), Bern, 18 June 2010.
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“Towards a UN Security Council Obligation to Intervene in R2P Situations”,
presentation during the conference “The Responsibility to Protect: from Principle to
Practice”, Amsterdam Center for International Law, Linköping University, Sweden, 811 June 2010.
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President of the panel “Constitutions as Promoters of Nationalism” during the
research project “The Research Project Europe 1815-1914: Working Group
Constitutions and the Legitimisation of Power”, University of Helsinki, 27-28 May
2010.
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“The Constitutionalization of International Organizations”, Round Table of the
Section for International Law and International Relations, Vienna Law School, 14 April
2010.
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“Rechtsordnungen und Konstitutionalisierung: Zur Neubestimmung der
Verhältnisse”, discussion on occasion of the “new start” of the ZöR (Zeitschrift für
öffentliches Recht), Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, 13 April 2010.
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“Konstitutionalisierung des Völkerrechts”, presentation at the DFG-Graduiertenkolleg
“Verfassung jenseits des Staates: Von der europäischen zur globalen
Rechtsgemeinschaft?”, Humboldt-University of Berlin, 8 February 2010.
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“Uti possidetis in Kosovo und Kaukasus”, presentation at the 2. Schweizerischen
Geschichtstagen on the topic “Grenzen”, University of Basel, 4-6 February 2010.
2009
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Moderation/Input at the workshop “550 Jahre Uni Basel – 550 Jahre Recht auf
Bildung?”, public discussion on the topic “Boni-Gier, Bildungsnotstand und Big
Brother”, Forschungsgemeinschaft Mensch im Recht, University of Basel,
10 December 2009.
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Presidency of the panel at the EUCOR-Colloquium “Politique(s) du droit public: Neuf
Leçons européenes”, Université de Strasbourg, 27-28 November 2009.
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“Wettbewerb von Rechtsordnungen”, presentation at the 69. Annual conference of
the Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer on the topic “Gemeinwohl durch Wettbewerb?”,
Karl Franzens University, Graz, 7-10 October 2009.
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President of the panel “Reports from the workshops” and “Workshops reports to the
plenary” at the conference “Governance of Cultural Property: Preservation and
Recovery” of the Basel Institute on Governance, Hotel Hilton Basel, 29-30 September
2009.
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“Schweiz und Ghadhafi – Rechtsstaat gegen Willkür?”, discussion group in the
broadcast “Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (with Christoph B. Keller), Basel, 4
September 2009.
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“Kniefall vor Libyen – Bundespräsident Merz unter Beschuss”, discussion group in the
broadcast “CLUB” oft he Swiss television (Schweizer Fernsehen), Zurich, 25 August
2009.
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“Human Rights and International Trade Law”, short statement at the Annual
Conference of the NCCR (National Centre of Competence in Research) “The
Fragmentation of International Trade Regulation (ITR) – Re-thinking our Priorities in
Research & its Role in International Policy-making”, World Trade Institute, Bern, 7-8
July 2009.
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“Die Anwendung der EMRK durch deutsche Gerichte: Die Bindung an Urteile des
Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte”, presentation at the conference
“Menschenrechte und ihre Bedeutung für die Justiz” at the Deutsche
Richterakademie in Trier, 16 June 2009.
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“Transparency, Secrecy, and Security: Liaisons Dangereuses”, Presentation at the 6th
conference of the Societas Iuris Publici Europaei (SIPE) on the topic “Rechtsstaat,
Freiheit und Sicherheit in Europa”, Andrássy University Budapest, 4-7 June 2009.
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“Sectoral Constitutionalization in International Law”, presentation at the seminar
“Europe’s Constitutional Mosaic within a Global Constitutional Order”, School of Law,
University of Edinburgh, 24 April 2009.
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“Geschichte und Gerichte”, presentation at the colloquium “Vom Nutzen der
Geschichte” in honour of Prof. Dr. Georg Kreis, Wildt’sches Haus, Basel, 14 January
2009.
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“La constitutionnalisation du droit international à travers quelques arrêts des
tribunaux internationaux”, lecture at the séminaire casuistique 2008-2009, Ecole des
hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Centre d’études des normes juridiques,
Paris, 13 January 2009.
2008
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“Menschenrechte in Europa”, Interview with Tabea Reissenberger, Bundeszentrale für
politsche Bildung http://www.bpb.de/themen/X18DN3,0,Menschenrechte.html,
10 December 2008.
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“The Legitimacy of International Law and Governance in an International Lawyers’
Perspective”, presentation at the Preparatory Workshop “Should States Ratify
Human Rights Conventions?”, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne in association
with the University of Oslo, Paris, 27-28 November 2008.
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“Kosovo, Abchasien, Südossetien – Staat, Republik oder Territorium?”, interview with
Christoph B. Keller in the broadcast “Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2, Basel,
21 October 2008.
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“Das Folterverbot im Völkerrecht – wirksamer Schutz der Menschenwürde?”,
presentation at the summer course “The Diversity of Human Rights: Human Rights,
Human Dignity, and Violence”, InterUniversity Centre Dubrovnik, 6-13 September
2008.
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“Die Unabhängigkeit, Anerkennung und Verwaltung des Kosovo aus völkerrechtlicher
Sicht”, presentation at the Europainstitut der University of Basel, 2 September 2008.
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“Constitutionalism and Multi-layered Governance”, presentation at the Annual
Conference of the NCCR (National Centre of Competence in Research) “The
Fragmentation of International Trade Regulation (ITR) – 12 Essays on Achieving
Coherence”, World Trade Institute, Bern, 8-9 July 2008.
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“Les biens publics mondiaux, le bien public et la constitutionnalisation du droit
international”, presentation at the colloquium “La notion de biens publics mondiaux:
catégorie économique et/ou juridique”, Collège de France, Paris, 25 June 2008.
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“Geltung der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention bei Auslandseinsätzen
bewaffneter Streitkräfte”, expert talk at the conference “Die Geltung von Grund- und
Menschenrechten bei Auslandseinsätzen der Bundeswehr” organised by the Heinrich
Böll Stiftung, Amnesty International and Walther-Schücking-Institut für
Internationales Recht an der Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Berlin, 16 June
2008.
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“La constitutionnalisation du droit international public: Artifice académique ou réalité
émergente?”, guest speaker at the Faculté de droit, Institut européen de l'Université
de Genève, Geneva, 29 April 2008.
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Participation in the expert panel “Gibt es ein Menschenrecht auf eine saubere
Umwelt?”, 5. Internationales Menschenrechtsforum Luzern (IHRF) on the topic
“Menschenrechte und Umwelt“, University of Lucerne, 22-23 April 2008.
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Speaker at the Panel III “Approaches to Human Rights: International Law and
Constitutionalism” at the Harvard International Law Journal Annual Symposium “The
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Interaction between Domestic Constitutions and International Law”, Harvard Law
School, Cambridge, Mass., 18 April 2008.
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President of the workshop 1 “Transparency, legitimacy and accountability of private
initiatives” at the conference “Philanthropy in Global Health – Governance and
Effectiveness Criteria” of the Basel Institute on Governance (BIG), Basel, 10-11 April
2008.

“Die Menschenrechte und die Schweiz”, presentation at the Novartis Pensionierten
Vereinigung, Basel, 29 January 2008.

“Epistemic Nationalism in International Legal Scholarship”, presentation at the ASILESIL Joint Leadership Retreat, Tillar House, Washington, DC, 11-12 January 2008.
2007

“Transnationaler und globaler Konstitutionalismus”, presentation at the interdisciplinary colloquium “Konstitutionalismus im Wandel”, TU Dresden, 9-10
November 2007.

“Human Sovereignty as the Deep Grammar of State Sovereignty”, presentation at
the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales in Madrid, 22 October 2007.

President of the panel “Wilson – Lenin – Badinter – Self Determination or Otherwise
in East and West” at the Biennial Research Forum der European Society of
International Law on the topic “The Power of International Law in Times of European
Integration”, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 28-29 September 2007.

“Die Anwendung der EMRK durch deutsche Gerichte: Die Bindung an Urteile des
Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte”, presentation at the conference
“Menschenrechte und ihre Bedeutung für die Justiz” at the Deutsche
Richterakademie in Trier, 29 May 2007.

“Jenseits der Menschenrechte: Transnationale Individualrechte und -pflichten als
Korrelat der Konstitutionalisierung”, presentation at the DFG Graduiertenkolleg:
“Verfassung jenseits des Staates: Von der europäischen zur globalen
Rechtsgemeinschaft?”, Humboldt University of Berlin, 24 May 2007.

President of Plenary 3 “Sovereignty and territoriality” and Speaker at the Closing
plenary at the conference “Non-State Actors as Standard Setters: The Erosion of the
Public-Private Divide” of the Basel Institute on Governance (BIG), Basel, 8-9 February
2007.

“The Constitutionalist Reconstruction of International Law: Pros and Cons”,
presentation at the workshop of the NCCR (National Centre of Competence in
Research) “Compensatory Constitutionalism: Opportunites and Impediments”,
Kandersteg, 12-13 January 2007.
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
“Gerechte Vergeltung? Der Libanonkrieg 2006”, presentation at the Informationstag
der University of Basel, 11 January 2007.
2006

“Precommitment Theory Applied to International Law: Between Sovereignty and
Triviality?” A Comment on “Commitment and Diffusion: How and Why National
Constitutions Incorporate International Law” by Tom Ginsburg and others,
presentation at the conference “Public International Law and Economics: The Power
of Rational Choice Methodology in Guiding the Analysis and the Design of Public
International Law Institutions” am Max-Planck-Institute for Research on Collective
Goods in Bonn, 14-16 December 2006.

“Electoral Gender Quotas: Undemocratic, Unfair and Inefficient?”, presentation at the
conference “Dimensions of Women’s Equal Citizenship” of the Hofstra University
School of Law and the Institute for the Study of Gender, Law & Policy, New York,
USA, 3-4 November 2006.

“The Reception of the European Convention on Human Rights in France and
Germany”, presentation at the workshop on the Reception of the ECHR in Europe,
Rechtswissenschaftliches Institut, University of Zurich, 26-27 October 2006.

“Die Zukunft der Völkerrechtswissenschaft in Deutschland”, presentation during the
lecture series “Zur Zukunft der Völkerrechtswissenschaft in Deutschland” at the Max
Planck Institute for comparative public la wand international law, Heidelberg,
24 October 2006.

“International Human Rights Instruments and Cultural Relativism: A Legal
Perspective”, presentation during the summer course “The Diversity of Human
Rights: Differentiations in Justifications”, Inter University Centre Dubrovnik, 9-16
September 2006.

President of the panel “Scenarios for the future” and the “Closing panel discussion”
at the Second Conference on Regulation in the Pharmaceutical Industry on the topic
“Access to Life-Saving Medication – Innovative Solutions” of the Basel Institute on
Governance (BIG), UBS Training and Conference Center, Basel, 7 September 2006.

“Genderbezogene Ansätze im Völkerrecht”, presentation during the lecture series
“Gender und Internationales Recht” at the Christian Albrechts University, Kiel,
29 June 2006.

“Rule of Law and the Role of Courts”, presentation at the Annual Conference of the
NCCR (National Centre of Competence in Research) “International Trade Law: From
Fragmentation to Coherence”, World Trade Institute, Bern, 12-13 June 2006.
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
“The Constitutionalist Reconstruction of International Law: Pros and Cons”,
presentation at the Biennial Conference of the European Society of International Law
(ESIL) “International Law: Do We Need it?”, La Sorbonne, Paris, 18-20 May 2006.

“Constitutionalization and Nonstate Actors”, presentation at the workshop of the
NCCR (National Centre of Competence in Research) “Constitutionalization in General
International Law”, World Trade Institute, Bern, 11 May 2006.

“Réforme des Nations Unies et diplomatie préventive”, presentation at the Colloque
International à l’occasion du 10ème anniversaire des Cours Euroméditerranéens
Bancaja de Droit International on the topic “Le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité
internationales par les Nations Unies: de l’adaption à la réforme de la Charte”,
Castellón, Spain, 20-22 April 2006.

“Das Völkerrecht zwischen Grossmacht und Globalisierung”, presentation at the
Seniorenuniversität, Volkshochschule beider Basel, 8 and 9 February 2006.

“Soft Law as a New Mode of Governance: Legal Perspective”, presentation at the
NEWGOV Cluster Review Workshop, Forschungsinstitut für Politische Wissenschaft
und Europäische Fragen, University of Köln, 2-3 February 2006.

“Saddam Hussein: Verbrechen und Strafe”, presentation at the Informationstag der
University of Basel, 12 January 2006.
2005

“Feministische Kritik des Völkerrechts”, presentation at the colloquium in memory of
Angela Augustin “Paternalismus und Recht”, Juristische Fakultät der University of
Basel, Ordinariat für Strafrecht und Rechtsphilosophie, Riehen bei Basel, 1-3
September 2005.

“Zur feministischen Kritik des Völkerrechts: Wie berechtigt ist sie und was hat sie
bewirkt?”, presentation at the Conference of Ambassadors (Conférence des
Ambassadeurs 2005) “L’Action de la Suisse” of the Eidgenössische Departements für
auswärtige Angelegenheiten (EDA), Bern, 22-25 August 2005.

“Die Anwendung der EMRK durch deutsche Gerichte: Die Bindung an Urteile des
Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte”, presentation at the conference
“Menschenrechte und ihre Bedeutung für die Justiz” at the Deutsche
Richterakademie in Trier, 31 May 2005.

President of the panel “Revisiting Contemporary International Legal Theory” at the
“Biennial Research Forum on International Law: Contemporary Issues” of the
European Society of International Law (ESIL), Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes
Internationales (HEI), Geneva, 26-28 May 2005.
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List of Presentations Prof. Dr. Anne Peters (as of May 2016)

“Von der humanitären Intervention über preemptive strikes zum Krieg gegen den
Terror: Lehren vom gerechten Krieg aus völkerrechtlicher Sicht”, presentation during
the lecture series “Der gerechte Krieg” at the University of Basel, 27 April 2005.

“Odysseus and the Sirens: Legal Perspectives of Self-Regulation”, presentation at the
conference “Self-Regulation in the Pharmaceutical Industry – What can it achieve?” of
the Basel Institute on Governance (BIG), Basel, 21 April 2005.

Participation in the expert panel “Eigenverantwortung oder völkerrechtliche Bindung
von Unternehmen in der Achtung von Menschrechten?”, 2. Internationales
Menschenrechtsforum Luzern (IHRF) on the topic “Menschenrechte und Wirtschaft im
Spannungsfeld zwischen State and Nonstate Actors” of the University of Lucerne, 1920 April 2005.

President of the panel “The Legal Structure of the International Community under
the Shadow of a Hegemonic Power: Do the United States Need a New Constitution?”,
symposium on the topic “Souveränität – Recht – Moral. Die Staatsgewalt im Zeitalter
der offenen Staatlichkeit an der Freien Universität Berlin”, 15-16 April 2005.

President of the panel “La souveraineté” at the conference “Les principes
fondamentaux de la Constitution européenne” at the Centre d’études juridiques
européennes, University of Geneva, Geneva, 3-5 March 2005.

Participation in the panel discussion “Innovation und Veränderung am
Bildungsformat Hochschule. Auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Wissenschafts- und
Hochschulkultur”, conference at the University of Basel and the Fachhochschule
beider Basel on the topic “Hochschule quo vadis? Wissensgesellschaft auf dem
Prüfstand”, Basel, 4 February 2005.

“Ausgewählte Fragen des Rechtsschutzes im Zusammenhang mit den Bilateralen II”,
presentation at the advanced training course “Recht aktuell” at the Juristischen
Fakultät der University of Basel, Basel, 28 January 2005.
2004

“Wie funktioniert das Völkerrecht?”, presentation at the child psychiatric colloquium
at the Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrischen Universitätsklinik und -Poliklinik (KJUP) in
Basel, 1 December 2004.

“Das Völkerrecht zwischen Großmacht und Globalisierung”, EUCOR-presentation
within the Forum Politicum at the Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg i.Br., 24
November 2004.

“Menschenrechtsbildung an Schweizer Universitäten”, odium discussion at the
International Students Day 2004 of the University of Basel, Swiss section of Amnesty
International und StudiGruppe Basel, auditorium of the University of Basel, 17
November 2004.
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List of Presentations Prof. Dr. Anne Peters (as of May 2016)

“Verfassungsstaat, Privatisierung und Globalisierung”, presentation at the biennial
conference of the Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie
“Staats- und Verfassungstheorie im Spannungsfeld der Disziplinen”, University St.
Gallen, 12-13 November 2004.

“Recent Structural Developments in International Humanitarian Law”, introductory
statement at the final panel of the symposium “Unity and Diversity in International
Law” at the Walther-Schücking-Institut für Internationales Recht at the Christian
Albrechts University, Kiel, 4-7 November 2004.

“Die USA und die Welt am Vorabend der amerikanischen Wahlen”, discussion round
during the broadcast “Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (with Christoph B. Keller),
Basel, 29 October 2004.

“Citizens’ Voices via Referendum?”, presentation within the panel “The Process and
Impact of EU-Constitution-making: Voice and Exit” at the Asser Kolloquium (34th
Session Asser Institute Colloquium on European Law) on the topic “The EU
Constitution: The Best Way Forward?”, T.M.C. Asser Institut, Den Haag, 13-16 October
2004.

“Diskriminierungsverbot nach Art. 8 Abs. 2 BV – ein verfassungsrechtlicher
Überblick”, presentation within the seminar “andersartig?miteinander zur
Vermittlung der Rechtsgrundlagen gegen rassistische Diskriminierung in der
Arbeitswelt”, organised by “Menschenrechte Schweiz MERS”, Bern, 12 October 2004.

“International Organizations as Law-Makers”, presentation at the Round Table
“Sources of International Law – Sources of Confusion?”, law faculty of the University
of Turku, Finland, 4 October 2004.

“The Globalization of Constitutions”, presentation at the conference “New
Perspectives on the Divide between International Law and National Law, Session 2:
Changes in National Legal Orders and the International Law – National Law Divide”,
University of Amsterdam, 8-10 July 2004.

“Europäische Identität, Integration und Verfassung”, presentation during the lecture
series “Forum Juris Internationalis” at the Justus Liebig University, Giessen, 5 July
2004.

Radio interview on the annual report 2003 of Amnesty International during the
broadcast “Echo der Zeit” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (interviewed by Martin Durrer),
Basel, 26 May 2004.

“Die USA und das humanitäre Völkerrecht – keine Selbstverständlichkeit”, Radio
interview during the broadcast “Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (interviewed by
Christoph B. Keller), Basel, 18 May 2004.
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
“Warum die europäische Verfassung keine homogene europäische Identität
voraussetzt”, presentation at the international conference “Handlungsfähiger und
demokratischer? Die Verfassung Europas nach der Regierungskonferenz”, organized
by the Jean Monnet Centrum für Europastudien (CeuS) and Zentrum für Europäische
Rechtspolitik (ZERP), Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst/Bremen, 2-3 April
2004.

“Wieviel Herz verträgt das Recht?” (commentary on the detention initiative), radio
interview during the broadcast “Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (interviewed by
Maja Brändli), Basel, 13 February 2004.
2003

“The Structure of the International Constitutional Order”, presentation at the
seminar “The Future of International Constitutional Law”, Amsterdam Center for
International Law (ACIL), 28 November 2003.

“Die Verfassung der Europäischen Union”, presentation at the symposium in
celebration of the 65th birthday of Prof. Jörg Paul Müller on the topic “Die Öffnung
des Verfassungsrechts”, University of Bern, 21 November 2003.

“Wie funktioniert das Völkerrecht?”, presentation on the occasion of the general
meeting of the Basler Juristenverein at 12 November 2003.

“Das Völkerrecht im 21. Jahrhundert: Zwischen Grossmacht und Globalisierung”,
presentation at the open house of the University of Basel, 18 October 2003.

“Das Völkerrecht nach dem Irak-Krieg: Eine Ära amerikanischer Hegemonie?”,
presentation during the lecture series “Frieden – eine Utopie?”, organized by the
Volkshochschule Basel, 14 October 2003.

“Das Völkerrecht nach dem Irak-Krieg: Eine Ära amerikanischer Hegemonie? ”,
presentation
during
the
event
“Das
Unmögliche
tun.
Konkretes
Friedensengagement”, organised by the Forum für Zeitfragen und Katholische
Erwachsenenbildung, Basel, 15 September 2003.

Participation in the panel of the legal section of the symposium in celebration of the
decennial existence of the Europainstitut of the University of Basel on the topic: “Der
Beitrag der Wissenschaften zur künftigen Verfassungsordnung”, Basel, 23 June 2003.

“Macht und Recht: Völkerrechtliche Überlegungen zum Krieg im Irak”, panel
discussion with Prof. Georg Kreis during the series of events “Nach dem Irak-Krieg”,
Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Geschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts des Historischen
Seminars und des Europainstituts, University of Basel, 4 June 2003.
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
“Plädoyer für eine europäische teilparlamentarisierte Verhandlungsdemokratie”,
presentation at the Cátedra Jean Monnet de Cultura Jurídica europea, Catedrático de
Derecho Constitucional, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 25 February 2003.

“Die USA, der Irak und das Völkerrecht”, radio interview during the broadcast
“Kontext” of the Swiss radio DRS 2 (interviewed by Christoph B. Keller), Basel, 21
February 2003.

“Völkerrechtliche Aspekte des israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikts”, presentation at
the Forum für Zeitfragen der reformierten Kirche Basel-Stadt, Basel, 19 February
2003.

“Europäische Öffentlichkeit im europäischen Verfassungsprozess”, presentation at
the conference on the topic “Europäische Öffentlichkeit”, PostgraduiertenStudiengang Europawissenschaften in cooperation with the European Commission,
Berlin, 7-8 February 2003.
2002

“A Plea for a European semi-parliamentary and semi-consociation Democracy” and
Comment on Heinrich Schneider, “The Constitution Debate”, presentation at the
conference on the topic “The Future Constitution of Europe, European Convention,
IGC 2004, and the Prospects for European Integration”, Research Institute for
European Affairs – IEF, European Community Studies Association Austria and Federal
Economic Chamber of Austria Wien, 21-22 November 2002.

“Der Aufstieg des Individuums im Völkerrecht”, public inaugural address at the
University of Basel, 5 November 2002.

“Integration in der EU: Was soll aus Europa werden?”, presentation at the
symposium on the topic “Menschenrechte konkret – Integration im Alltag”,
Forschungsgemeinschaft Mensch im Recht, Basel, 12-14 September 2002.

“Der Status der Inhaftierten in Guantanamo Bay”, presentation at the event on the
topic “Humanitäres Völkerrecht und die aktuelle Terrorismusbekämpfung“,
University of Basel, 19. June 2002.

“Völkerrechtliche Aspekte des Palästinakonflikts”, presentation at the event on the
topic “Zwischen Angst, Hass und Hoffnung – Krieg der Religionen im Nahen Osten”,
Offene Kirche St. Leonhard the collaboration with the Verein Jüdischer Studierender
St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen, 6 June 2002.

“Verfassungsgesetzgebung: Demokratische Legitimation und direkte Demokratie –
aus der Sicht der EU”, speech at the conference on European Law: “Die
Verfassungsdiskussion in Europa”, University of Fribourg, Institut für Europarecht
(BENEFRI), Fribourg, 16 April 2002.
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
“Affirmative/Positive Action für Frauen in den USA und in der Europäischen Union”,
presentation at the workshop on the topic “Legal measures to combat discrimination
in the fields of gender and ‚race‘ in Europe and the United States”, Diplomatic
Academy Vienna, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, 22
March 2002.

“Le droit d’ingérence et le devoir d’ingérence – vers une responsabilité de protéger”,
presentation at the colloquium on the topic “Droits de l’Homme et souveraineté.
Etude comparative des cas allemands et des pays du Maghreb”, Université Cadi
Ayyad Marrakech and Walther-Schücking-Institut für Internationales Recht Kiel,
Marrakech, 13 bis 14. March 2002.
2001

“Rechtsvergleichung jenseits der Postmoderne”, presentation at the comparative law
seminar by Prof. Dr. Erik Jayme, University of Heidelberg, Institut für Auslandsrecht,
Heidelberg, 30 October 2001.
1999

“Frauenrechte im Grundgesetz: Ihre Entwicklung in fünfzig Jahren”, presentation at
the reception of the state capital Kiel on the topic “Fünfzig Jahre Grundgesetz”, City
Hall of Kiel, 11 May 1999.
1998

“The European Policies of Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Success and
Challenges”, Rapporteur at the conference “Combating Racial Discrimination:
‘Affirmative Action’ as a Model for Europe?”, Innsbruck, 17-18 September 1998.
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