Claus Kress
Guest Author
Claus Kreß (Dr. jur. Cologne; LL.M. Cantab.) is Professor for Criminal Law and Public International Law. He holds the Chair for German and International Criminal Law and he is Director of the Institute of International Peace and Security Law at the University of Cologne. His prior practice was in the German Federal Ministry of Justice on matters of criminal law and international law. Since 1998 he has been representing Germany in the negotiations regarding the International Criminal Court. Claus Kreß is co-editor of several law journals, including the Journal of International Criminal Justice and the Journal of the Use of Force and International Law. He is Life Member of Clare Hall College at the University of Cambridge, Member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Northrhine-Westfalia and recipient of the 2014 M.C. Bassiouni Justice Award.
Articles by this author:
A German Sentence of Life Imprisonment for Crimes Against Humanity – A Small Measure of Justice for Syria
by Claus Kress
Jan 14th, 2022
Evacuating Nationals – A Noteworthy New Element of German Practice and Opinio Juris
by Claus Kress
Jan 14th, 2022
On Functional Immunity of Foreign Officials and Crimes under International Law
by Claus Kress
Mar 31st, 2021
German Court Major Judgment on Foreign Officials’ Lack of Immunity in War Crimes Trials
by Claus Kress
Feb 1st, 2021
The German Constitutional Court on the Right of Self-Defense Against ISIS in Syria
by Claus Kress and Benjamin Nußberger
Oct 16th, 2019