Lena Riemer’s research while affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin and other places

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How (Not) to Be Cynical in International Law
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January 2021

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Björnstjern Baade

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Dana Burchardt

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Prisca Feihle

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Raphael Schäfer

This chapter introduces the concept of cynicism in international law. It argues that looking at international law through the prism of ‘cynicism’ can contribute to the discussion about a ‘crisis’ of, or ‘backlash’ against, international law. The chapter develops a concept of cynicism in international law from the varying understandings among philosophers and legal scholars. It then provides a brief overview of the contributions to this book.


From Context to Content of Human Rights: The Drafting History of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Enigma of Article 7
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December 2020

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Journal of the History of International Law

The context that leads to human rights treaties being drafted or adopted has garnered much attention, especially concerning the developments in the 1970s. However, the link to the content of those human rights treaties is often missing in the analysis. In addition, less attention has been paid to one of the major developments at the time: The adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The paper engages with these gaps from the perspective of the drafting process of the African Charter, using the unique wording of article 7 to illustrate four significant political and historical factors that helped determine its content.

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... Nevertheless, sings of dissatisfaction with the regional Court can be traced even before its own creation. Since the drafting of the African Charter, African states showed their lack of will to fully give up their sovereignty in hands of an international human rights tribunal (Plagis & Riemer, 2020). Consequently, the resulting version of the Charter did not consider any judicial organ to oversee the implementation thereof. ...

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African human rights system in crisis? Causes and effects of the withdrawal of the declarations that allow individuals and NGOS to submit communications to the african court on human and peoples’ rights
From Context to Content of Human Rights: The Drafting History of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Enigma of Article 7

Journal of the History of International Law