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The Institute for the Internationalization of Law focuses on the increasing internationalization of law on both horizontal and vertical levels.

Thus, it is dedicated to European and International law (the horizontal level) and the mutual influence of constitutional orders (the vertical level).

International law research focuses on the law of international treaties, the role of international courts, the law of international organizations, and potential autocratic developments in international law.

Research in European law is centered around the relationship between European Union law and constitutional law, questions of constitutional identity, and the interpretive methods of the European Court of Justice.

The area of vertical internationalization concerns the vertical connections between various legal systems, which are examined through constitutional comparison and/or the adoption of foreign regulatory ideas. The aim is to highlight how constitutional orders communicate with each other through imitation, creativity, and comparison, and how constitutional ideas migrate across space and time.

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International Law in Dialogue: Seminar on the Autocratic Challenges to International Law in Baden

Seminar Baden

On Thursday, January 23, and Friday, January 24, 2025, the seminar "International Law in Dialogue with Practice" took place at the "At the Park Kurhotel" in Baden near Vienna. The seminar, funded by the Hanns-Martin Schleyer Foundation, focused on the theme "The Autocratic Challenges to International Law," aiming to foster dialogue between legal practitioners and Master's and PhD students interested in international law.

To enrich the discussions, two experienced experts were invited: Ambassador Professor Dr. Helmut Tichy, former head of the International Law Department at the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Schnutz Dürr, Head of Program Planning at the Council of Europe. They engaged in discussions with the participants, offering them valuable insights into the realities of international law and diplomacy.

Over the course of the two days, the participants presented the topics of their seminar papers, with a particular focus on the challenges posed to international law by the rising power of autocratic states and the declining influence of the West. The seminar’s engaging format provided ample opportunities for participants to network and exchange ideas, particularly during shared dinners and other social events.

On 15.August 2024 Prof. Dr. Monika Polzin, LL.M.(NYU) published a guest article on the topic of the Autocratization of International Law in the NZZ.

The article can be found here: https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/people-law-as-autocratic-states-the-human-rights-abolish-ld.1843593

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Tom Ginsburg Delivers Inaugural Vienna Lecture on the Internationalization of Law

On October 25, Prof. Tom Ginsburg gave the official Inaugural Vienna Lecture on the Internationalization of Law, titled “The Authoritarian International Law,” held at the Gallery of the University of…

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Aktuelle Fragen des Völkerrechts

Internationale Experten diskutieren aktuelle Fragen des Völkerrechts.