Research Interests
- public international law: general international law and foundations of public international law (constitutionalisation/international component of global constitutionalism, philosophy of international law, theory of international law, history of ideas of international law), law of international organizations, human rights, law of treaties, peacekeeping and international humanitarian law, international law and public goods, international law and domestic law
- European constitutional law and institutional EU law
- comparative constitutional law (esp. United States, Canada, EU; global constitutionalism; comparative foreign relations law)
- German constitutional law (esp. federalism, fundamental rights and, in particular, structures of the fundamental rights protection, foreign relations law, war powers)
Research Profile
At the chair, a team of young researchers conducts research on topics that tie in with Professor Kleinlein’s research focus. Moreover, subjects concerning the history of international law, global public goods, or questions related to the crisis of the rule of law in the European Union are also possible research topics.
A guiding idea of this research is that global challenges such as climate change, migration, increasing inequality or the instability and proneness to crisis of the economy – especially in view of a widespread globalisation fatigue – require in-depth knowledge of the relevant international law and its interplay with European Union law and domestic law, both for the analysis of problems and the development of reform proposals.
In our research colloquium for graduate and advanced students, we discuss work in process, the work process itself, and fundamental and topical texts. Participants are specifically trained in the scholarly techniques of writing, lecturing and presenting at conferences. The research colloquium focuses on the internationalisation of public law, public international and EU law which are of wide-ranging relevance. Doctoral students receive support in their interdisciplinary research and in developing international networks.
Academic Events
- "Historicization of International Law and its Limits: Preconditions, Modes and Legacies", Workshop on 8 and 9 Juni 2023 in Dornburg
- "Translational Global Law", Workshop on 12 May 2023 in Dornburg
- "A Review of Current Trends in Foreign Relations Law", Workshop on 9 and 10 May 2019 in Dornburg
- " de100 Years of the Weimar Constitution: Constitution-Making in the International Context", Conference on 4 and 5 April 2019 in Weimar de
Recent Publications
- Dekolonisierung und Postkolonialismus in der Völkerrechtswissenschaft der Bundesrepublik (1949-1989), in: P. Dann/I. Feichtner/J. von Bernstorff (Hg.), (Post)Koloniale Rechtswissenschaft, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2022, S. 427–463
- The State of the Human Rights Treaty Body System – Normativity and Compliance, Special Issue,External link Oxford Journal of Human Rights Practice 14 (2022) 1, S. 1–222 (Hg. mit Dominik Steiger) (The State of the International Human Rights System—Normativity and Compliance: Introduction,External link mit Dominik Steiger)
- Artikel 59 (Völkerrechtliche Vertretung, parlamentarische Zustimmung zu Verträgen), in: W. Kahl/C. Waldhoff/C. Walter (Hg.), Bonner Kommentar zum Grundgesetz, Heidelberg: C.F. Müller, 215. Aktualisierung, Juni 2022
- Encounters Between Foreign Relations Law and Public International Law: Bridges and BoundariesExternal link (Open Access, Hg. mit Helmut Aust), Cambridge University Press 2021 (Introduction: Bridges Under Construction and Shifting Boundaries)External link
- Freizügigkeit als Menschenrecht, Internationales Asylrecht (EMRK und Völkerrecht), in: F. Wollenschläger (Hg.), Enzyklopädie Europarecht – Band 10: Europäischer Freizügigkeitsraum – Unionsbürgerschaft und Migrationsrecht,External link Baden-Baden: Nomos 2021, S. 657–698
In Publication:
- International Law-Making: Domestic Channels to Express Consent to be Bound,External link in: H. Aust/H. Krieger/F. Lange (Hg.), Research Handbook on International Law and Domestic Legal Systems, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
- Matters of Interpretation: How to Conceptualize and Evaluate Change of Norms and Values in the International Legal Order,External link in: H. Krieger/A. Liste (Hg.), Decline or Transformation? Norm Change and Values in International Law
Complete information on Prof. Dr. Kleinlein's publications can be found in his list of publications.pdf, 175 kb · de
On his SSRN authors’ page,External link some of the publications can be viewed in full text.