Stefan Talmon
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Stefan Talmon (born 1965)[1] is a professor of international law at the University of Bonn.
Leben
[edit]Talmon received his Abitur in 1984, after which he studied law at the University of Tübingen and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He received a Master of Law at the University of Cambridge. In 1995, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford, with his dissertation„Recognition of Governments in International Law: With Particular Reference to Governments in Exile“. After completing the second state exam in 1997, he completet his Habilitation at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen about the non-recognition of illegal states and the ensuing sanction. He received a „Master of Arts“ from the University of Oxford, and became a professor of international law at the University of Oxford in 2008. Starting in late 2011, Talmon became professor of internation law at the University of Bonn.[2] He is the curator of the Bonner Rechtsjournals, and publisher of the blog „German Practice in International Law“ since 2017.[3]
He is a Barrister in an English law firm, and has represented clients before the International Court of Justice in Den Haag and the European Court of Human Rights in Straßburg as well as national courts in Germany, England and the USA. He consulted for governments and Multinational corporation about questions of international law.[citation needed]
He represented Turkey as a third party during the case of the Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek, who was the first person trialed in Switzerland for denying the Armenian genocide in front of the European Court of Human Rights, where the country interfered on his behalf.[4] He also represented Turkey in front of the ECtHR against the HDP-politician Selahattin Demirtaş.[5]
He represented Myanmar during the Rohingya genocide case,[6] and has been an arbitrator at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in a case concerning state-sponsored terrorism.
Guest professorships
[edit]- The Hague Academy of International Law, Niederlande (2022)
- All Souls College, Oxford, England (2020–2021)
- Academy of European Law, European University Institute, Florence, Italien (2016)
- Centro di Direito Internacional, Belo Horizonte, Brasilien (2013)
- Xiamen Academy of International Law, China (2012)
- The Hague Academy of International Law, Niederlande (2011)
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgien (2010)
- Ohio State University, Columbus, USA (2008)
- University of Canterbury, Neuseeland (2006)
- Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Frankreich (2006)
- Ohio State University, Columbus, USA (2005–2009)
- University of Georgia, USA (2005–2009)
- Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Türkei (2003)
- Université Aix-Marseille III, Frankreich (2002, 2003)
- Jaroslaw-Mudryi Akademie, Charkow, Ukraine (2001)
Selected works
[edit]- German Practice in International Law 2019. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- Essential Texts in International Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2016.
- The South China Sea Arbitration: A Chinese Perspective (published with Bing Bing Jia). Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2014.
- The Legal Order of the Oceans. Basic Documents on the Law of the Sea (published with Vaughan Lowe). Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2009.
- The Occupation of Iraq. The Official Documents of the Coalition Provisional Authority. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2006.
- Kollektive Nichtanerkennung illegaler Staaten. Grundlagen und Folgen einer international koordinierten Sanktion dargestellt am Beispiel der Türkischen Republik Nord-Zypern. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2006.
- The Reality of International Law. Essays in Honour of Ian Brownlie (published jointly with Guy S. Goodwin-Gill). Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1999.
- Alles fließt. Kulturgüterschutz und innere Gewässer im Neuen Seerecht (with Wolfgang Graf Vitzthum). Baden-Baden: Nomos, 1998.
- Recognition of Governments in International Law: With Particular Reference to Governments in Exile. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998.
See also
[edit]- Literature by and about Stefan Talmon in the German National Library catalogue
- Webseite at the University of Oxford (englisch)
- Webseite at the University of Bonn (deutsch)
- Heinrich Wefing: Biegen und brechen. Wer sich selbst nicht an das Völkerrecht hält, kann in seinem Namen auch keine Kriege führen. Ein Gespräch über Doppelmoral mit Stefan Talmon. In: Die Zeit. Nr. 46, 6. November 2014, S. 8 f. (zeit.de).
References
[edit]- ^ "Lebenslauf/CV - Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Bonn". www.jura.uni-bonn.de. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Stefan Talmon - Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Bonn". www.jura.uni-bonn.de. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Kuratorium: Bonner Rechtsjournal". www.bonner-rechtsjournal.de. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Geiser, Urs Geiser, Celia Luterbacher, Celia Luterbacher and Urs (2015-10-15). "European Court confirms Perinçek's right to freedom of speech". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Demirtaş'ın tahliyesine itiraz reddedildi – DW – 10.09.2019". dw.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Internationaler Gerichtshof (2022-02-21). "Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar)" (PDF). International Court of Justice. Internationaler Gerichtshof. Retrieved 2022-04-07.