Voices of JHIL

In the fifth episode of Voices of JHIL, we are talking to Prabhakar Singh about Ram P. Anand’s article “Family of "Civilized" States and Japan; A Story of Humiliation, Assimilation, Defiance and Confrontation,” published in JHIL 5(1) (2003), 1-75. What did it take to become recognized as a “civilized” state in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? And which role did international law play in this process for the Japanese empire? Is there something like an “Asian” perspective on the history of international law? These and many other burning questions are discussed in our exciting interview with Professor Singh.Guest: Prof. Prabhakar Singh, Ph.D., Director of the Centre for International Law at BML Munjal University, India. https://www.bmu.edu.in/faculty/dr-prabhakar-singh/ Hosts: Dr Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm Amaya Gandy - Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Sylvia Wu. Music: Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic JazzLesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for VideosSamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting GuitarMr Pleasure - BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

To what extent can we characterize the relations between states as Amicitia, as interstate friendships, and do they exist as juridical concepts? Join us in Episode 4 as we trace the historical and legal origins of Amicitia with Randall Lesaffer, discussing his 2002 article “Amicitia in Renaissance Peace and Alliance Treaties (1450-1530)", published in JHIL 4(1) (2002), 77–99. What significance does Amicitia have in the European legal tradition and why is it still relevant today? How might the history of international law help us better understand ancient concepts that can be found in our current legal systems? Tune in, to find out more about the fascinating concept of interstate friendships! Guest: Prof. Dr. Randall Lesaffer – Professor of Legal History at the KU Leuven and at Tilburg University. - https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/staff/r-c-h-lesaffer , https://www.law.kuleuven.be/romrecht/engels/people/00004223 Hosts: Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfmDr. Inge van Hulle - https://www.lhlt.mpg.de/van-hulle/en Music:Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic JazzLesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for VideosSamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting GuitarMr Pleasure – BurnishedBronzeFind us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi 

Although normative rules for the regulation of inter-power relationships have existed for centuries, the term “international law” and the meanings we attach to it today differs strongly from earlier notions of international law that we can find throughout world history. In Episode 3 of Voices of JHIL, we talk to Dominik Steiger about Heinhard Steiger’s, article “From the International Law of Christianity to the International Law of the World Citizen,” published in JHIL 3(2) (2000), 180-193. What are turning points in the history of international law and how can we periodize the history of international law despite the complex terminological issues we may face? Join us in this thrilling conversation to find out more! Guest:Prof. Dr. Dominik Steigner – Professor of Public International Law, European Law and Public Law at the Dresden University of Technology, Germany.  https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/irget/jfoeffl9/die-professur/Lehrstuhlinhaber Hosts:Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm Univ.-Prof.  Dr. iur. Miloš Vec - https://rechtsgeschichte.univie.ac.at/team/milos-vec/ Music: Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic JazzLesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for VideosSamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting GuitarMr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze 

In Episode 2, we will be talking to OGURI Hirofumi about ONUMA Yasuaki’s article "When was the Law of International Society Born? – An Inquiry of the History of International Law From an Intercivlizational Perspective", published in JHIL 2(1) (2000) 1-66. Join us, as Hirofumi sheds light on Eurocentrism in and of international law, dives into ONUMA san’s ‘intercivilizational approach’ and discusses ONUMA san’s legacy within the field of international law. Professor Hirofumi Oguri – Associate Professor, Kyushu University, Japan. Faculty Profiles - OGURI Hirofumi (okayama-u.ac.jp).  Music:  “SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar” (https://pixabay.com/de/sound-effects/lifting-guitar-12549/)