Voices of JHIL

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Welcome to the Voices of JHIL! Join us, as we celebrate 25 years of the Journal of the History of International Law (JHIL). In this podcast, we reflect on our multi-faceted research published by JHIL. Exploring the past and the recent development of international law, JHIL has provided valuable insights into the potential but also the challenges of the field. In over 25 episodes, we highlight one selected article for each volume and get to know the scholar behind the work. Music: Serge Quadrado Music - Cinematic Jazz LesFM - Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos Technical advice: Dr Niccolò Ridi

Episodes

  1. FEB 12

    "Building the Palace of Peace: The Hague Conference of 1907 and Arms Control before the World War" with Scott Andrew Keefer

    In Episode 9 of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we once again turn to history to discuss timely and pressing questions. This time, Scott Andrew Keefer joins us to discuss his article “Building the Palace of Peace: The Hague Conference of 1907 and Arms Control before the World War,” published in JHIL 9(1) (2007), 35–81, which explores the international legal dynamics of the naval arms race of the early 20th century. From a comparative historical analysis of the multilateral failure of the 1907 Hague Conference and the bilateral success of the 1902 Argentine-Chilean Naval Armament Treaty, we move on to broader questions regarding international law’s capacity to respond to global security issues. Guest: Dr. Scott Andrew Keefer, Senior Lecturer in History at Bournemouth University. https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/skeefer  Hosts: Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm  Sylvia Wu - Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Amaya Gandy Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

    30 min

  2. 09/25/2025

    "Reason Is Pacifist" – Re-Reading Bruno Arcidiacono's "Non par la guerre, à la manière des sauvages: Kant et l'avènement de l'état de droit entre les nations" with Peter Niesen

    In Episode 8 of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we are talking to political scientist Peter Niesen about Bruno Arcidiacono’s 2006 article, “‘Non par la guerre, à la manière des sauvages’: Kant et l'avènement de l'état de droit entre les nations,” published in JHIL 8(1) (2006), 39–89. Together with Professor Niesen, we explore Immanuel Kant’s conceptualisation of international law. How have scholars of international law interpreted his ideas? And which methodological pitfalls do we encounter when we attempt to interpret historical philosophical texts in search of guidance for contemporary issues? Tune in to find out! Guest: Prof. Dr. Peter Niesen –  Professor of political science at the University of Hamburg specializing in political theory. https://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereich-sowi/professuren/niesen/team/niesen-peter.html 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 together with Sylvia Wu Bruno Arcidiacono’s JHIL Article:  https://brill.com/view/journals/jhil/8/1/article-p39_3.xml Niesen, Peter and Oliver Eberl. ‘Kein Frieden mit dem ‚ungerechten Feind’? Erzwungene Verfassunggebung im Ausgang aus dem Naturzustand’, in Transnationalisierung der Volkssouveränität. Radikale Demokratie diesseits und jenseits des Staates, ed. Oliver Eberl (Stuttgart: Steiner, 2011), 219-247, available at: https://www.steiner-verlag.de/Transnationalisierung-der-Volkssouveraenitaet/9783515098304 Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

    59 min

  3. 06/26/2025

    “Christian and Islamic Traditions of Public International Law“ with Christoph Stumpf

    In this seventh episode of the Voices of JHIL podcast, we are talking to Christoph Stumpf about his article “Christian and Islamic Traditions of Public International Law,“ published in JHIL 7(1) (2005), 69–80. Together with Professor Stumpf, we explore Christian and Islamic religion in their functions as foundations to international legal systems, and we trace the process of secularization in law throughout history. Are there similarities between legal and religious interpretation techniques? How is religion still relevant in current international law? Tune in to find out!   Guest: Prof. Dr. Christoph Stumpf – Lawyer and Partner of the law firm Curacon, Hamburg.  https://www.curacon.de/expert-innen/info/89-christoph-stumpf/    Hosts:  Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/rschaefe.cfm Sylvia Wu - Part of JHIL’s Student Assistant Team with Amaya Gandy     Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze     Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

    26 min

  4. 12/12/2024

    “Tracing the Earliest Recorded Concepts of International Law. The Early Dynastic Period in Southern Mesopotamia” by Amnon Altman, in conversation with Seth Richardson

    In Episode 6, we will be talking to Seth Richardson about Amnon Altman’s article “Tracing the Earliest Recorded Concepts of International Law. The Early Dynastic Period in Southern Mesopotamia”, published in JHIL 6(2) (2004), 153 -172. Join us, as we talk to Seth about the role of law in early Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi and why international relations, and by extension international law, might not be the most appropriate but a rather unconventional way to understand early interstate relations.     Guest: Dr. Seth Richardson, Lecturer and Associate Researcher at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (University of Chicago). https://isac.uchicago.edu/research/individual-scholarship/richardson    Hosts: Dr. Raphael Schäfer - https://www.mpil.de/de/pub/institut/personen/wissenschaftlicher-bereich/rschaefe.cfm  Sylvia Wu – Part of JHIL’s student assistant team with Amaya Gandy   Music:  Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze   Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

    47 min

  5. 10/17/2024

    “Family of ‘Civilized’ States and Japan; A Story of Humiliation, Assimilation, Defiance and Confrontation” by Ram P. Anand, with Prabhakar Singh

    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 Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure - BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

    40 min

  6. 09/19/2024

    "Amicitia in Renaissance Peace and Alliance Treaties (1450 – 1530)” with Randall Lesaffer

    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.cfm Dr. Inge van Hulle - https://www.lhlt.mpg.de/van-hulle/en  Music: Serge Quadrado Music – Cinematic Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze Find us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jhil_rhdi

    28 min

  7. 05/30/2024

    “From the International Law of Christianity to the International Law of the World Citizen,” by Heinhard Steiger, with Dominik Steiger

    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 Jazz LesFM – Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos SamuelFrancisJohnson – Lifting Guitar Mr Pleasure – BurnishedBronze

    38 min

  8. 04/25/2024

    "When was the Law of International Society Born? – An Inquiry of the History of International Law From an Intercivlizational Perspective" by Onuma Yasuaki, with Oguri Hirofumi

    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/)

    38 min

  9. 02/08/2024

    "International Law and the Idea of History" with Philip Allott

    We are thrilled to begin our podcast with Professor Allott, whose work in the field of international law played a crucial role in the founding of the Journal at a time when the discipline began turning to its history. Join us as we discuss his 1999 article „International Law and the Idea of History“, where he reflects on his work 25 years later and reveals how JHIL was founded. Professor PJ Allott - Emeritus Professor of International Public Law, University of Cambridge, UK. Professor PJ Allott | Faculty of Law (cam.ac.uk) Music: Serge Quadrado Music - Cinematic Jazz LesFM - Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music For Videos Technical advice:  Dr. Niccolò Ridi

    22 min
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Welcome to the Voices of JHIL! Join us, as we celebrate 25 years of the Journal of the History of International Law (JHIL). In this podcast, we reflect on our multi-faceted research published by JHIL. Exploring the past and the recent development of international law, JHIL has provided valuable insights into the potential but also the challenges of the field. In over 25 episodes, we highlight one selected article for each volume and get to know the scholar behind the work. Music: Serge Quadrado Music - Cinematic Jazz LesFM - Acoustic Guitar Indie Background Music for Videos Technical advice: Dr Niccolò Ridi

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    Journal of the History of International Law (JHIL), Brill
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
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