Andreas Zimmermann

About/Bio

Andreas Zimmermann is Professor of International and European Law at the University of Potsdam, Germany and Director of the Potsdam Centre of Human Rights.

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Serbia ≠ Fidji? or: What happened to Serbia’s Intervention in the Case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Sudan v. United Arab Emirates)

I. Introduction Certain aspects and the (then still potential) outcome of the ICJ Case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Sudan (Sudan v. United Arab Emirates) were already discussed on this blog here and here, including the issue of…

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‘There’s life in the old dog yet …,’ or: the news of the death of Art. 124 Rome Statute were premature

Ukraine, the ICC and Art. 124 Rome Statute On August 15, 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy submitted to the Ukrainian parliament a bill on the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its amendments. Ukraine might thus in the foreseeable future become the 125th contracting party of the Rome Statute. At the same time,…

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Council of Europe: Kosovo ante portas?

Since declaring independence in 2008, Kosovo has made the recognition of its statehood and the related issue of its membership in international organizations a priority of its foreign policy. After the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recommended on 16 April 2024, by 131 votes in favour, 29 against and 11 abstentions, that Kosovo be invited…

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