ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aziz Epik

Prof. Dr. Aziz Epik, LL.M. (Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Criminal Law, International Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Hamburg (Germany)

POSTS BY Aziz Epik

19 April 2024

Without a Doubt

The German Federal Court of Justice recently announced that the exclusion of functional immunity for foreign state officials in cases of international crimes is “without a doubt” part of customary international law. Like many others in academic literature, we agree with this conclusion – the German government would be well advised to embrace it and put an end to its long-standing ambiguous position on the matter. Continue reading >>