Walther Schücking Institute for International Law

The Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel was founded in 1914, originally named 'Institute for International Law'. It was renamed in 1995 in memory of its former renowned director and international judge, Walther Schücking, and his strong ties with the idea of international cooperation and peace.

Today, research focuses mainly on Public International Law (notably Human Rights Law, International Heritage Protection, Peace and Security, International Environmental Law and Law of the Sea), European Law and Comparative Constitutional Law.

The Walther Schücking Institute is the oldest academic institution in Germany dedicated especially to international law. It houses the oldest and largest German academic library on international law as well as the UN Depository library.

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24.04.2024

Nele Matz-Lück, Claiming Community Interests in International Law

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65 German Yearbook of International Law 2022 (2024), p. 93-108.

04.03.2024

EJIL Talk Podcast Episode with Andreas von Arnauld

In Episode 24 of the podcast EJIL: Talk! our director Andreas von Arnauld is one of three guest speakers.

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The Institute

The Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at the University of Kiel is the oldest academic institution in Germany dedicated especially to international law.

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The Team

The team at the Walther Schücking Institute is made up of the chairs of Prof. Andreas von Arnauld, Prof. Thomas Kleinlein and Prof. Nele Matz-Lück. More than 30 research assistants, student assistants and secretarial, administrative and library staff work at the chairs.

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Research & Publications

The academics at the Walter Schücking Institute are continuing a long tradition of research. Publications include publications by the individual chairs as well as publication series such as the German Yearbook of International Law and the publication series of the Walther Schücking Institute. Long-term third-party funded projects are pursued.

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Events

The WSI organizes a regular academic exchange in the form of our traditional "lunch talks" on current "international law topics". In addition, the WSI hosts the "Walther Schücking Lecture" once a year and organizes lectures, symposia and workshops.

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Studying at the WSI

The WSI supervises the specialization on "International and European Law" of the law degree course and - together with the Department of Political Science - the Master's degree course "International Politics and International Law" (IPIR). In addition, many students of the LL.M. program and the FFA certificate program find their way to the WSI due to the many English-language courses.

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