Research
Research Focus
The professorship mainly focuses on research regarding general public international law, taking special interest in the doctrine of sources of law (hybridization), analyzing the relation of legal systems to one another. This includes examining the interplay between national and international courts as well as examining legal systems in the light of the United Nations and intellectual property rights, while maintaining a reference to public international law and European law.
▶ Paulus & Leiss, Constitutionalism and the Mechanics of Global Law Transfers, Goettingen Journal of International Law (GoJIL) Vol. 9, No. 1 (2018)
▶The Charter of the United Nations - A Commentary, Third Edition
Entfaltung wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Menschenrechte: Internationale und rechtsvergleichende Dimensionen / Unpacking Economic and Social Rights: International and Comparative Dimensions Current research projects
Dissertation projects
The International Legal Responsibility of International Organizations in the International Law Commission's Draft Articles and Beyond
Das Menschenwürdekonzept der EMRK
Soziale Grundrechte im verfassungsrechtlichen und völkerrechtlichen Kontext
Die Bankenabgabe im europäischen Mehrebensystem
Matrix einer neuen Generation auslandsnachrichtendienstlicher Tätigkeit
Zur Rechtsquellenlehre im Völkerrecht
Die Kommunikationsfreiheit im Internet
Dogmatik and Public International Law
Building Constitutional Rights from Constitutional Bricks: An Emerging Role for the Doctrine of Constitutional Dialogue in Adjudication of Economic and Social Rights in Kenya.
Completed dissertations