Kristoffer Burck

About/Bio

Kristoffer Burck is a Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at the Chair for Public Law and Public International Law at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Germany) and an Associated Researcher at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. His research focuses on international humanitarian law and arms control law.

Recently Published

A Hands-Off Approach to International Law: The Frankfurt Administrative Court’s Stance on Arms Exports to Israel

Introduction: Facts and Background of the Case On 15 July 2024, five individuals from Palestine applied for interim legal relief before the Administrative Court Frankfurt against the Federal Republic of Germany. They challenged arms export approvals by the German Government to Israel and claimed that these endangered their bodily integrity and life. The applicants argued that…

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