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Welcome to the Institute of Eastern European and Comparative Law!

Institute of Eastern European and Comparative Law (formerly the Institute for Eastern European Law) was combined with the Academy for European Human Rights Protection in 2021. The Institute is specialised in research and teaching on topics related to law in Central and Eastern European countries. The director of the Institute is Professor Dr. Angelika Nußberger. This website overviews all projects, courses and cooperations concerning the Institute. Current research projects on Central and Eastern European law can be found on the research page.

News

Podcast tip: "Is international law at an end?" - a conversation about the future of the international legal order.

Is international law at an end? Law professors Angelika Nußberger and Claus Kreß take a stand - and at the same time paint a picture of a world order that is facing multiple crises. In an interview with the F.A.Z., they analyze how Russia, the USA and other powers are challenging international law, why political restraint in the face of clear violations of the law is dangerous and why the language of international law must be defended right now. A powerful conversation about erosion, power politics and the future of the international order.

You can find the full podcast here.

Read the (abridged) interview here.

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Publications

Podcast tip: "Is international law at an end?" - a conversation about the future of the international legal order.

Is international law at an end? Law professors Angelika Nußberger and Claus Kreß take a stand - and at the same time paint a picture of a world order that is facing multiple crises. In an interview with the F.A.Z., they analyze how Russia, the USA and other powers are challenging international law, why political restraint in the face of clear violations of the law is dangerous and why the language of international law must be defended right now. A powerful conversation about erosion, power politics and the future of the international order.

You can find the full podcast here.

Read the (abridged) interview here.

Contact and opening hours

Contact the Institute

Academy for European Human Rights Protection 
Kerpener Str. 30
50937 Köln
Germany

Marina Schneider (Secretary):
Tel.: +49 221 470-5575
Fax: +49 221 470-5582
E-Mail: inst.ostrecht(at)uni-koeln(dot)de

Contact the Library

Dipl.-Bibl. Teresa Kastl  
Tel.: +49 221 470-5590
E-Mail: tkastl(at)uni-koeln(dot)de     

Opening hours

Opening hours of the Institute and the Library

The opening hours are based on those of the Academy for European Human Rights Protection. You can find them here.