The American Council on Germany and The University of Cologne New York Office hosted a discussion and luncheon on “Does Rule-Based Public International Law Still Exist? And If So, What For?” with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Stephan Hobe, Chair for Public International Law, European Law, and European and International Economic Law at the University of Cologne.
Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Stephan Hobe holds the Chair for Public International Law, European Law, and European and International Economic Law at the University of Cologne and is President of the German Society of International Law and Vice President of the German Association of International Law (German ILA). He is also Director of the Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law and Co-Director of the International Investment Law Centre Cologne. His scientific ouevre encompasses 3 books on public international law (11th ed. 2020), European law (11th ed. 2023) and Space Law (2nd. ed. 2023) as well as approx. 350 articles on German public law, public international law, international investment law, air law, space law and cyber law. He teaches as a guest professor at various universities in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and holds honorary doctoral degrees from the Universities of Sofia, Bulgaria and the Aviation University in Kiev, Ukraine.