Voices of JHIL

In the tenth episode of the Voices of JHIL Podcast, we are joined by Kate Parlett, who is a barrister at Twenty Essex in London and specializes in public international law and international arbitration. Together we discuss her 2008 article, “The PCIJ’s Opinion in Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig. Individual Rights under Treaties,” published in JHIL 10(1) 2008, 119–145. Analyzing the advisory opinion given by the PCIJ in the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig in 1928, Parlett explores some of the conflicting interpretations it has brought to the fore. Join in as we debate the ways in which the international legal system engages with the rights and obligations of individuals and how it adapts in response to specific issues. Guest: Kate Parlett Barrister at Twenty Essex, London, specializing in public international law and international arbitration https://www.twentyessex.com/people/kate-parlett/ Host: Dr. Raphael Schäfer https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

In Episode 9 of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we once again turn to history to discuss timely and pressing questions. This time, Scott Andrew Keefer joins us to discuss his article “Building the Palace of Peace: The Hague Conference of 1907 and Arms Control before the World War,” published in JHIL 9(1) (2007), 35–81, which explores the international legal dynamics of the naval arms race of the early 20th century. From a comparative historical analysis of the multilateral failure of the 1907 Hague Conference and the bilateral success of the 1902 Argentine-Chilean Naval Armament Treaty, we move on to broader questions regarding international law’s capacity to respond to global security issues. Guest: Dr. Scott Andrew Keefer, Senior Lecturer in History at Bournemouth University. https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/skeefer  Hosts: Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm  Sylvia Wu - Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Amaya Gandy Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

In Episode 8 of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we are talking to political scientist Peter Niesen about Bruno Arcidiacono’s 2006 article, “‘Non par la guerre, à la manière des sauvages’: Kant et l'avènement de l'état de droit entre les nations,” published in JHIL 8(1) (2006), 39–89. Together with Professor Niesen, we explore Immanuel Kant’s conceptualisation of international law. How have scholars of international law interpreted his ideas? And which methodological pitfalls do we encounter when we attempt to interpret historical philosophical texts in search of guidance for contemporary issues? Tune in to find out! Guest: Prof. Dr. Peter Niesen –  Professor of political science at the University of Hamburg specializing in political theory. https://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereich-sowi/professuren/niesen/team/niesen-peter.html Hosts:  Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm Amaya Gandy – Part of JHIL’s student assistant team together with Sylvia Wu Bruno Arcidiacono’s JHIL Article:  https://brill.com/view/journals/jhil/8/1/article-p39_3.xml Niesen, Peter and Oliver Eberl. ‘Kein Frieden mit dem ‚ungerechten Feind’? Erzwungene Verfassunggebung im Ausgang aus dem Naturzustand’, in Transnationalisierung der Volkssouveränität. Radikale Demokratie diesseits und jenseits des Staates, ed. Oliver Eberl (Stuttgart: Steiner, 2011), 219-247, available at: https://www.steiner-verlag.de/Transnationalisierung-der-Volkssouveraenitaet/9783515098304 Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

In this seventh episode of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we are talking to Christoph Stumpf about his article “Christian and Islamic Traditions of Public International Law,“ published in JHIL 7(1) (2005), 69–80. Together with Professor Stumpf, we explore Christian and Islamic religion in their functions as foundations to international legal systems, and we trace the process of secularization in law throughout history. Are there similarities between legal and religious interpretation techniques? How is religion still relevant in current international law? Tune in to find out!   Guest: Prof. Dr. Christoph Stumpf – Lawyer and Partner of the law firm Curacon, Hamburg.  https://www.curacon.de/expert-innen/info/89-christoph-stumpf/    Hosts:  Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm Sylvia Wu - Part of JHIL’s Student Assistant Team with Amaya Gandy     Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze     Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

In Episode 6, we will be talking to Seth Richardson about Amnon Altman’s article “Tracing the Earliest Recorded Concepts of International Law. The Early Dynastic Period in Southern Mesopotamia”, published in JHIL 6(2) (2004), 153 -172. Join us, as we talk to Seth about the role of law in early Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi and why international relations, and by extension international law, might not be the most appropriate but a rather unconventional way to understand early interstate relations.     Guest: Dr. Seth Richardson, Lecturer and Associate Researcher at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (University of Chicago). https://isac.uchicago.edu/research/individual-scholarship/richardson    Hosts: Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/de/pub/institut/personen/wissenschaftlicher-bereich/rschaefe.cfm  Sylvia Wu – Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Amaya Gandy   Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze   Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

In the fifth episode of Voices of JHIL, we are talking to Prabhakar Singh about Ram P. Anand’s article “Family of "Civilized" States and Japan; A Story of Humiliation, Assimilation, Defiance and Confrontation,” published in JHIL 5(1) (2003), 1-75. What did it take to become recognized as a “civilized” state in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? And which role did international law play in this process for the Japanese empire? Is there something like an “Asian” perspective on the history of international law? These and many other burning questions are discussed in our exciting interview with Professor Singh. Guest: Prof. Prabhakar Singh, Ph.D., Director of the Centre for International Law at BML Munjal University, India. https://www.bmu.edu.in/faculty/dr-prabhakar-singh/ Hosts: Dr Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm  Amaya Gandy - Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Sylvia Wu.  Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure - BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

Although normative rules for the regulation of inter-power relationships have existed for centuries, the term “international law” and the meanings we attach to it today differs strongly from earlier notions of international law that we can find throughout world history. In Episode 3 of Voices of JHIL, we talk to Dominik Steiger about Heinhard Steiger’s, article “From the International Law of Christianity to the International Law of the World Citizen,” published in JHIL 3(2) (2000), 180-193. What are turning points in the history of international law and how can we periodize the history of international law despite the complex terminological issues we may face? Join us in this thrilling conversation to find out more! Guest: Prof. Dr. Dominik Steigner – Professor of Public International Law, European Law and Public Law at the Dresden University of Technology, Germany.  https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/irget/jfoeffl9/die-professur/Lehrstuhlinhaber Hosts: Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm  Univ.-Prof.  Dr. iur. Miloš Vec - https://rechtsgeschichte.univie.ac.at/team/milos-vec/  Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze 

In Episode 2, we will be talking to OGURI Hirofumi about ONUMA Yasuaki’s article "When was the Law of International Society Born? – An Inquiry of the History of International Law From an Intercivlizational Perspective", published in JHIL 2(1) (2000) 1-66. Join us, as Hirofumi sheds light on Eurocentrism in and of international law, dives into ONUMA san’s ‘intercivilizational approach’ and discusses ONUMA san’s legacy within the field of international law. Professor Hirofumi Oguri – Associate Professor, Kyushu University, Japan. Faculty Profiles - OGURI Hirofumi (okayama-u.ac.jp).    Music:  “SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar” (https://pixabay.com/de/sound-effects/lifting-guitar-12549/)

We are thrilled to begin our podcast with Professor Allott, whose work in the field of international law played a crucial role in the founding of the Journal at a time when the discipline began turning to its history. Join us as we discuss his 1999 article „International Law and the Idea of History“, where he reflects on his work 25 years later and reveals how JHIL was founded. Professor PJ Allott - Emeritus Professor of International Public Law, University of Cambridge, UK. Professor PJ Allott | Faculty of Law (cam.ac.uk) Music: Serge Quadrado Music - Cinematic Jazz LesFM - Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music For Videos Technical advice:  Dr. Niccolò Ridi