Prof Lieblich has already dealt in depth with questions of the theory and history of international law in his previous research projects and is an internationally renowned legal scholar. He will be leaving his home university, Tel Aviv University, for one year to conduct research and teach in Cologne.

‘The academic exchange of international experts in the field of international law is at the core of the visiting professorship. We are delighted that such a renowned voice like Prof Eliav Lieblich will help shape the discourse in this field’, emphasizes Lena Altman, Co-CEO of the Alfred Landecker Foundation.

‘My team and I are very happy that Eliav and his family have arrived in Germany. We are very much looking forward to what is sure to be an intensive exchange with him in the coming year, not least on questions of international law of a more theoretical nature,’ says Professor Dr Claus Kreß, Director of the Institute for International Peace and Security Law at the University of Cologne.

More information on Prof Lieblich and his current research projects can be found on the Institute’s website.

About the Hans Kelsen Visiting Professorship

The visiting professorship is dedicated to research in the history and theory of international law. Issues relating to the protection of minorities, collective rights in international law, the prevention and prosecution of crimes under international law, as well as the protection of cultural assets and restitution will be addressed. The professorship is named in memory of Hans Kelsen, the eminent legal theorist and constitutional and international lawyer, who was forcibly dismissed from the service of the University of Cologne in 1933 due to his Jewish origin and democratic convictions.